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.

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FDA clears wearable heart device that captures multiple signals at once

The newly approved device captures electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram and seismocardiogram signals at the same time. It can also be paired with advanced AI models to monitor patients for specific conditions.

Pediatrics

Joint Commission to view pediatric hospitals as specialized centers, not just care facilities for ‘small adults’

The largest accrediting and certifying organization in U.S. healthcare announced July 29 it will begin upholding standards that distinguish children from adults.

Video with former ACC president Kim Williams, MD, discusses a heart screening outreach program he created in low-income Louisville neighborhoods.

Successful outreach program brings heart screenings to underserved communities

Former ACC president Kim Allan Williams Sr., MD, shared his experience bringing helpful heart screenings to low-income neighborhoods. "You've got to be willing to go out and find where the patients are," he said. 

AdventHealth Orlando Hospital is ranked No. 1 on the 2025 U.S. News Honor Roll for best hospitals in America list.

List of America's best hospitals announced by U.S. News

Hospitals are awarded Honor Roll points if they rank in one or more of the 15 specialties that U.S. News evaluates, and in one or more of the 22 procedures or conditions for patient outcomes.

Woke DEI

Healthcare AI today: Woke AI pros & cons, AI in the states, Doximity’s free AI scribe, more

We’ve looked at woke from all sides now. Woke AI, that is. It’s become a widely discussed thing, thanks to President Donald Trump’s July 23 executive order “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government.” 

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The best heart hospitals in the United States

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking of the top U.S. hospitals for cardiology, heart surgery and vascular surgery. Did your facility make the cut this year?

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Implementing LLMs in healthcare? First, do some harm reduction

By viewing large-language AI models through the lens of harm-reduction thinking, healthcare adopters can cultivate a responsible, ethical and optimal integration of the technology. 

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ICD patients may experience fear, anxiety or depression due to their devices

Some patients feel anxiety due to the risk of being shocked. Others have device recalls and/or cybersecurity threats on their mind.