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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3 key differences between the diagnostic reasoning of humans and AI

The use of AI in healthcare is rapidly rising, but healthcare providers remain an absolutely essential part of patient care, according to a new analysis published in CMAJ.

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AI can predict patient responses to common antidepressants

Machine learning can play a key role in planning treatment for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD), according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.

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AI solution for skin cancer receives 2 FDA Breakthrough Device designations

3Derm Systems, a Boston-based skin imaging and diagnostics company, has received two FDA Breakthrough Device designations for its 3DermSpot AI solution.

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Margin, Mission, Mindset: Healthcare Organizations Take on Another Priority—Protecting Their Patients’ Financial Health

In the debut of CVB's 2020 Vision series, healthcare administrators talk about the challenges they are facing as new financial realities descend on their patients and practices. It’s out with the old ways of tackling revenue cycle management. It’s time, they say, to adopt a mindset that safeguards patients' financial well-being while also furthering the organization's mission and protecting its margin. 

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Performance Report: Critical Characteristics of High-performing Cardiology Programs—Leadership & Culture

Here’s how top-performing cardiology programs set a tone that supports leadership and creates a culture aimed at success.

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Metric Disconnect: How to Manage a Practice When Compensation & Productivity Are Out of Sync

Tread carefully, analysts warn. In the era of value-based healthcare, it may take more than shopworn business strategies to close the budget gap.

Mix of advanced imaging, AI accurately IDs brain tumors

Researchers have found a new technique for brain tumor image classification that combines advanced optical imaging with AI and published their findings in Nature Medicine.

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AI model excludes presence of obstructive CAD

Machine learning can help physicians exclude the presence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients once they undergo coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS), according to new research published in Academic Radiology. Could this help limit unnecessary imaging examinations?