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.

American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care
Cardiologist Gregg Fonarow, MD, reviewed decades of data and discussed the long-term impact of the AHA's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program.
Healthcare AI newswatch: Apple’s AI Doctor, AI’s expectant medical specialties, AI-watching teens, more
Apple’s AI Doctor had better be one good virtual physician.
5 ways AI can help a hospital’s discharge department
Among the myriad processes to which AI could be meaningfully applied in healthcare, perhaps few are more easily overlooked than discharging patients from the hospital.
FDA announces new recall of Medtronic surgical devices over safety concerns
The agency warned that any unused devices should be removed from the market and returned to the manufacturer.
‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes
Patients who present with type 2 diabetes and PAD often face substantial mobility issues. According to new data presented at ACC.25, however, treatment with semaglutide could represent a major step forward for this high-risk population.

Civica Rx will develop drugs with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Civica Rx, the startup drug company founded by health foundations, is teaming up with Thermo Fisher Scientific in a seven-year agreement to develop and manufacture medications, with Civica serving as the owner of the regulatory pathway.

Computer-animated counselors could improve patient understanding of breast cancer

Interacting with a computer-animated virtual counselor could help patients know more about complex health issues, including breast cancer, according to new findings published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Burnout: How cardiologists stack up against other physicians

Forty-two percent of physicians are burned out in 2020, according to Medscape’s annual National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report, and cardiologists fall in the top half of most-burned-out specialists.

AI can help spine specialists cut costs, predict outcomes, assess imaging findings

AI technologies could make a significant impact on the future of spine care, according to a new analysis published in Global Spine Journal.

Meet Google’s secret weapon for improving AI speeds—no cloud required

AI is only going to be a true game-changer if it can work its magic with significant speed and efficiency.

CVS will open 600 HealthHub locations in 2020

CVS Health is on track to expand its HealthHub store concept to more than 600 locations in 2020, the company revealed during a presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

Cigna partners with health insurer startup Oscar for small biz plans

Global healthcare company Cigna has partnered with New York-based health insurance startup Oscar Health to provide commercial health options to small businesses.

Patients trust medical AI more than healthcare providers do

Patients and healthcare providers both see potential in AI’s ability to improve healthcare. Patients, however, appear to trust AI technology more than providers.

Patient Care

American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care

Healthcare AI newswatch: Apple’s AI Doctor, AI’s expectant medical specialties, AI-watching teens, more

5 ways AI can help a hospital’s discharge department

FDA announces new recall of Medtronic surgical devices over safety concerns

‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes