Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Kaiser Permanente nurses approve 22.5% wage hike

A Northern California nurses union has approved their new employment deal with Kaiser Permanente after negotiating a 22.5% wage increase. 

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CMS proposes rule on prior authorization

Prior authorization, which requires healthcare providers to get approval from insurance providers before giving certain treatments to patients, has been long-hailed as extremely burdensome to physicians, even causing delays in patient care.

An updated look at the latest self-expandable and balloon-expandable TAVR devices

Researchers have completed a new analysis of the Evolut Pro and Pro+ devices from Medtronic and the Sapien 3 Ultra devices from Edwards Lifesciences, sharing the results in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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New cancer risk analysis prompts experts to call for 'careful justification' of pediatric head CTs

There is a significant dose-response relationship between radiation incurred during head CT scans and brain cancer in children and young adults, according to a new paper published in The Lancet Oncology.

Little-known hereditary ataxia may gain understanding in the wake of high-profile NFL head traumas

A radiologist with a rare inherited neurological condition is drawing strength from, of all things, the NFL’s concussion protocol.

Most devices implanted during LAAO procedures are oversized—and patients benefit

Oversized devices are becoming more common as time goes on, which suggests operators are growing increasingly comfortable with this treatment choice.

Virtual reading room remains popular post-pandemic among certain radiologists, referrers

A large academic medical center launched a virtual radiology reading room in 2020 to comply with COVID-related social distancing guidelines. Today the room is still something of a hit.

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EHR review for burnout reveals hostility toward physicians in patient messages

A study that aimed to look at the association between physician burnout and electronic health record message characteristics did not find a strong link, but did reveal opportunities to improve negativity and hostility toward physicians in some messages.