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.

FDA announces recall of carotid stent system after 5 reported injuries

The recall is due to the potential separation of the atraumatic distal tip of the sheathed delivery system, the FDA reported. 

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With added X-ray insights, AI helps diagnose heart arrhythmic disorders

The newly developed tool predicts the location of accessory pathways inside the heart that can cause irregular heart pulses.

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Cigna and Oscar Health offer new small business health plan

Health insurance giant Cigna has teamed up with technology-first health insurance provider Oscar Health to offer a new small business health plan in Connecticut.

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Skip the catheterization? AI uses imaging data to ID coronary plaque blockages that require surgery

The team's AI-based fractional flow reserve calculations achieved a strong area under the curve, sensitivity and specificity. 

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Advanced AI model predicts risk of CVD death using low-dose CT exams

Sharing their findings in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, the researchers said their AI model should be easy to implement without creating a lot of additional work. 

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Why a more diverse cardiology workforce is so important—and how to make it a reality

Improved diversity can benefit clinicians and patients alike, according to a new analysis in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

AI teases out socioeconomic factors as personalized predictors of health

Researchers have used machine learning to predict wellbeing—not only objective physical condition but also subjective overall health—as a function of demographic, socioeconomic and geographic factors.

Learn from an expert: How to limit cardiovascular disease among patients with diabetes

Rita Rastogi Kalyani, MD, an endocrinologist and associate professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine, shared her perspective on this crucial topic.