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.
Teledoc 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.

Record breaches soared 273% in beginning of 2020

The number of record breaches containing sensitive information is on the rise across multiple business sectors, including healthcare, according to a new report from Atlas VPN.

May 18, 2020

California cardiologist loses license after sexual assault allegation

The Medical Board of California will revoke the medical license of a cardiologist accused of sexual assault.

May 18, 2020

$20M to help machine learning map the immune system

AI startup Immunai has announced it’s working to map the entire human immune system with $20 million in seed funding to push the project along.

May 16, 2020

AI called the ‘perfect tool’ to flag signs of serious trouble ahead for new COVID patients

An experimental set of algorithms has achieved accuracy of 70% to 80% at predicting which of 53 COVID-positive patients at two hospitals in China would get the sickest.

May 16, 2020

6 hurdles primary care must clear to begin leveraging AI

Despite the inroads AI has made into many medical specialties, the technology has failed to find a foothold in primary care. Why is that?

May 15, 2020

Digital health a hub as HHS makes $5M available to COVID researchers

How has digital health contributed to the fight against COVID-19? What kinds of outcomes has it produced? What have been some unintended consequences of its deployment?

May 15, 2020

New consortium seeks the ‘sweet spot of AI’ in the fight against COVID

Fresh off an investment infusion of $25 million, a tech startup has launched an ambitious virtual consortium to seek “breakthrough medical discoveries and actionable findings” for the global battle against COVID-19.

May 13, 2020

Federated machine learning to take on brain-tumor diagnosis

The University of Pennsylvania is teaming with Intel to lead a federation of more than two dozen medical and research centers on an AI system for identifying brain tumors.

May 13, 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

Teledoc 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