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 Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Industry Watcher’s Digest
HHS isn’t waiting to see what its incoming secretary does before filling some key leadership positions.
Doctors removed a patient's ovaries without her knowledge or consent, lawsuit claims
Melissa Hubbard says her gynecologist and surgeon decided to remove her ovaries during a colectomy but failed to inform her of their intent. The case’s fate is now in the hands of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
FTC, DOJ and HHS release report warning of private equity consolidation in healthcare
The agencies said private equity firms are rolling up healthcare sectors through serialized purchases that fly under the radar of regulators, creating an unsustainable level of consolidation.
AI in the ICU (and elsewhere): Less stress, better conditions, alleviated shortages
When appropriately applied in critical care settings, AI can deliver considerable value to clinical staff, hospital management and local communities. In the process the technology may help resolve persistent staffing shortages.
Report highlights flaws in FDA rapid approval of Alzheimer drug
A new report from the Office of the Inspector General found the FDA failed to properly record meetings with drug manufacturers, ultimately approving drugs later shown to have safety and efficacy issues.

FDA clears AI software for reading portable MRI brain scans

An AI application that interprets MRI scans of the brain for signs or confirmation of injury has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.

January 15, 2021

Health system boosts cardiac rehab rates, improves patient care, with new referral process

Straightforward, easy-to-replicate changes helped transform a hospital's CR referral rates.

January 14, 2021

HHS goes live with online locator of COVID-countering therapeutic drugs

The agency has posted an interactive map showing the locations of drug distributors that have recently received shipments of two monoclonal antibody medications good for treating COVID-19.

January 14, 2021

Predicting psychiatric readmission proves ‘hard for humans, hard for machines’

Researchers have found that some AI models do better, on average, than expert psychiatrists at the difficult task.

January 13, 2021

Rapid go-live as first trust in Greater Manchester patient diagnostic imaging initiative deploys Sectra solution

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first of eight NHS trusts in the UK to deploy the imaging IT solution.

January 11, 2021

Cardiological AI gets 510(k) nod

The FDA has cleared UK-based Ultromics to sell an AI-powered tool for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) on echocardiograms.

January 8, 2021

3 reasons humans are irreplaceable by colonoscopy AI

Gastroenterologists need not fear being replaced by machines—and patients don’t have to worry about robot colonoscopists.

January 7, 2021

Eye AI performs unexceptionally in clinical settings

Detecting diabetic retinopathy on eyeball imaging has been touted as one of medical AI’s most promising applications, as “the machine” has repeatedly equaled or bested humans at the task.

January 6, 2021

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Doctors removed a patient's ovaries without her knowledge or consent, lawsuit claims

FTC, DOJ and HHS release report warning of private equity consolidation in healthcare

AI in the ICU (and elsewhere): Less stress, better conditions, alleviated shortages

Report highlights flaws in FDA rapid approval of Alzheimer drug