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.

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.
Telehealth diabetes management offering now part of Amazon marketplace
The integration was announced during the annual JP Morgan Health Care Conference in San Francisco. The program works through Amazon Benefits Manager to remotely help patients with weight and blood pressure management.
High-intensity focused ultrasound could allow prostate cancer patients to avoid surgery
The less invasive method could help men avoid some of the unpleasant side effects such as urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction, which are known deterrents for patients facing potential prostatectomy.
FDA announces another recall for surgical devices over safety concerns—7 new injuries reported
Maquet Cardiovascular, a subsidiary of Getinge, is recalling two of its endoscopic vessel harvesting devices due to issues with different pieces bending, peeling or detaching during use. Some of the company's other EVH devices were recently involved in a separate recall for similar reasons.

‘Selfies’ that save lives: AI detects heart disease using photographs

The AI algorithm was trained using photographs of more than 5,000 patients.

August 21, 2020

Brain imaging a likely focus for ‘AI vs. mental illness’ researchers

Researchers in Canada are working to develop AI models for diagnosing and treating mental illness. One application in their sights involves automated interpretations of brain scans.

August 21, 2020

Smartphone cameras use AI to detect diabetes

It has been estimated that more than 200 million people around the world have diabetes and don’t know it. Could AI technology and smartphone cameras help reverse that trend?

August 20, 2020

AI model suggests COVID-19 will grow more infectious

When a virus mutates, the researchers explained, it can be benign or even make the virus less dangerous to humans. In this instance, however, many detected mutations have a significant chance of becoming more infectious strains of COVID-19.

August 20, 2020

Cardiovascular patients crave personalized care, attentive physicians

For the new report, Abbott surveyed patients, physicians and administrators from nine countries about cardiovascular care, technology and more.

August 19, 2020

Pandemic has opened doors for telehealth, but security concerns could narrow the space

More than half of Americans, 54%, have seen doctors remotely during the COVID crisis. However, some 48% might not touch telehealth again if their data were to get hacked during a telehealth-related breach.

August 19, 2020

AI all over COVID-countering advances backed by the NIH

Along with new or improved algorithmic applications for chest imaging, watch for word of an AI-powered breathalyzer and other diagnostic techno-weapons aimed at COVID. What they’ll all have in common is full-throated NIH support.

August 18, 2020

CDS software improves patient outcomes as well as practitioner performance

Computerized clinical decision support has strong upsides and few to no downsides for both clinicians and patients, according to a systematic literature review.

August 17, 2020

Patient Care

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

Report highlights flaws in FDA rapid approval of Alzheimer drug

Telehealth diabetes management offering now part of Amazon marketplace

High-intensity focused ultrasound could allow prostate cancer patients to avoid surgery

FDA announces another recall for surgical devices over safety concerns—7 new injuries reported