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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Spread Too Thin? Strategies for Deploying Cardiology Teams Across Sites of Service

As healthcare strives to be everywhere for every patient, clinicians may be on the fast track to burnout. Here’s how some practices are dispersing their teams to achieve quality care, efficient workflows and satisfied clinicians.

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UTHealth to lead AI research project focused on stroke, diabetes

Numerous healthcare providers and technology companies are working together on a new research project focused on using AI to improve care for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhages and diabetes.

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The Art of Storytelling: Innovation, Advocacy & the War on ‘Fake News’ in Medicine

In his new book, Haider Warraich, MD, looks back at cardiology’s remarkable past and predicts what today’s challenges signal for the specialty’s future.   

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As AI continues to evolve, radiologists must once again embrace change

Healthcare technology is constantly changing, something radiologists know all too well. And while some within the specialty have expressed fear or concern over the continued rise of AI, a new commentary in Clinical Radiology noted that it’s all par for the course—and radiologists must rise to the occasion yet again.

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Cardiology’s Challenge for the 2020s: Turning the Trend on Rising Mortality

The latest numbers on cardiovascular deaths put the focus on innovative ways to point the trend line down again.

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'Tons of information but not nearly enough wisdom': The state of cardiology in 2019

The past year has seen a whole lot of change for the field of cardiology, but it’s hard to discern where that leaves us as we prepare for 2020. MedAxiom President Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, helped clarify the situation.

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CMS selects 25 participants in AI challenge

CMS has chosen 25 participants to advance to Stage 1 of its AI Health Outcomes Challenge, an initiative aimed at developing AI-driven healthcare predictions for providers and clinicians.

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Google will pay $2.1B to acquire Fitbit

Google is taking over wearables company Fitbit for an acquisition price of $2.1 billion, the companies confirmed Nov. 1.