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.

‘A really horrifying situation’: Cardiologist recalls treating patients after Beirut explosion

“It's a strong, deep, horrible shock,” he said. “This is what I can express.”

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Verma gets behind Trump’s telehealth plan, ‘sweeping’ healthcare executive order to come

CMS Administrator Seema Verma has taken to cable news in the wake of President Donald Trump’s Aug. 3 executive order for Medicare to expand telehealth coverage during the pandemic and make much of it permanent afterward.

Three-quarters of the chronically ill see plenty of doctors but don’t know what to do next

Unmade lifestyle changes are the main impediments for patients with chronic conditions who see their doctors and take their meds but don’t see much improvement in their overall health status.

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‘The New Normal’ AI toolset coming to a public place near you?

A company with a name that sounds like a book title has formed to beat back COVID and future health crises by tapping the powers of AI.

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Surgical AI raises ethical questions

If an AI-brained surgical robot refuses to do its job at a critical moment in the OR, who is responsible for stepping in?

Humana partners with Heal to reach patients where they live

Humana is sinking $100 million into a primary care startup to send doctors into patients’ homes via 1-touch telemed or old-school housecalls.

3 ways hospitals can cope with costly, dangerous supply shortages

Before COVID hit, the U.S. was importing around a third of its PPE from China. Then that most populous of all countries moved to protect its own people, keeping what it used to ship.

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Even with EHRs, tracking performance scores related to cardiovascular health remains a challenge

In this modern era of healthcare where value trumps volume, assessing a physician’s performance is more important than ever.