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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.

Covera Health to vet prostate MRI providers for ‘Radiology Centers of Excellence’
The startup has partnered with employers such as Walmart, providers and health plans (including BCBS Michigan) to steer patients to top imaging centers.
Healthcare AI newswatch: FDA’s AI gambit, FDA’s blind spot, everybody’s agentic AI, more
The FDA is getting AI-aggressive about speeding up device reviews. Its plan is to unleash generative AI on tedious and repetitive tasks.
Cardiologists are first in world to use new cooling device to terminate AFib during surgery
Patients often develop AFib during cardiac surgery, leading to longer hospital stays, additional healthcare costs and a higher risk of mortality. Cooling the oblique sinus of the patient's heart as soon as AFib starts to develop may represent a new way to stop the problem in its tracks.
New data highlight 'critical' need to raise awareness about interventional radiology offerings
The specialty has seen significant growth in recent years, but a new analysis suggests that IR knowledge is still relatively limited outside the U.S.
Researchers identify ‘universal determinants of AI acceptance’ among healthcare workers
What attributes tend to nudge clinicians toward accepting AI into their work lives? Several, of course—but the most broadly determinative can be trimmed to just two.

Semaglutide linked to ‘significant and consistent’ benefits for heart bypass surgery patients

The popular GLP-1 receptor agonist appears to help limit adverse events and new-onset diabetes in patients with a history of CABG. Researchers shared the full study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Radiologists can play key role in radiation therapy planning, but reimbursement an impediment

Image interpretation can be one major source of variability, with some radiation oncologists forced to read MR, CT and other exams during the RT planning process.

Mayo Clinic sues insurer over $740K in medical bills for patient

The nonprofit health system accused Sanford Health Plan of failing to pay for a patient’s 52 days of treatment, despite approval and authorization.

technologist remote scanning Philips Radiology Operations Command Center ROCC

Imaging leaders share 7 key considerations for remote scanning programs

A new AHRA report provides an in-depth overview of concerns related to remote operations, highlighting everything from safety issues to regulatory oversight.

From left to right: Sunita Ferns, MD; Mark Plunkett, MD; Harma Turbendian, MD. Images courtesy of OSF Healthcare.

History made: Young child treated with new heart device for very first time

A care team in Illinois has performed the first heart procedure of its kind on a two-year-old patient diagnosed with Brugada syndrome.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Hospital boards of trustees should be grilling their CEOs about AI.

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5 healthcare AI predictions for 2025 from Wolters Kluwer Health

Watch for healthcare AI to increase its footprint in the patient-safety domain over the coming year.

FDA issues warning on endoscopes after injuries, death from infections

All lots of Olympus-branded endoscopes are subject to an alert from the FDA, due to a sanitation issue associated with improper reprocessing.

Patient Care

Covera Health to vet prostate MRI providers for ‘Radiology Centers of Excellence’

Healthcare AI newswatch: FDA’s AI gambit, FDA’s blind spot, everybody’s agentic AI, more

Cardiologists are first in world to use new cooling device to terminate AFib during surgery

New data highlight 'critical' need to raise awareness about interventional radiology offerings

Researchers identify ‘universal determinants of AI acceptance’ among healthcare workers