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.

Half of cancer patients ignorant about imaging, and it’s causing them depression, anxiety and stress
Such “scanxiety” can have a detrimental effect on exam quality, delay care and necessitate additional imaging, experts write in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.
AI newswatch: Lifecyle AI oversight, data matters, AI vs. animals, more
AI may finally end the paper chase caused by prior authorization. Or it may worsen it.
Pre-procedure patient questionnaires reduce IR scheduling hiccups
Increased demand for interventional procedures has inevitably resulted in more patients with complex medical needs entering the IR suite.
Cardiology, radiology professionals unite to explore the challenges of diagnosing CAD in women
Coronary artery disease is both underdiagnosed and undertreated in women, and they often receive less guideline-recommended care than men. Why do these disparities persist? And what can today’s healthcare providers do to bring about change?
AI has come a long way in healthcare, still has a long way to go: Research recap
As AI continues its march through healthcare organizations around the world, the notion that it will replace the sector’s human workers fades but does not disappear.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Black-box outputs aren’t just a problem with AI. They’re also a problem with physicians.

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When life sciences met artificial intelligence

The pace of AI adoption is quickening in the sector, which includes biopharmaceuticals, digital health, clinical diagnostics and medical devices.

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Radiologists are more accurate, confident when they know the full story

Providing radiologists with key details about the patient's symptoms can go a long way toward improving the quality of their work.

DEA, HHS extend telehealth controlled substance prescription rule

The COVID-era flexibility has been extended until 2026 as the DEA and HHS work on a permanent fix that will appease regulators and providers alike.

Patients frequently fail to obtain follow-up imaging. Could radiologist-referrer disagreements be to blame?

Harvard researchers recently set out to answer this question, sharing their results Friday in the Journal of the American College of Radiology

Experts develop highly sensitive X-ray detector to minimize radiation dose, cut costs

The hope is that by creating detectors that are more sensitive, less ionizing radiation will be needed to produce diagnostic quality imaging.

Surgical devices recalled after 17 serious injuries—FDA warns of possible shortage

Vessel harvesting devices from Getinge have been recalled due to pieces breaking off during medical procedures. In some cases, surgeons were unable to retrieve the broken pieces.

Hospitals pilot policies to test older radiologists’ mental and physical fitness

About 5% of U.S. healthcare organizations have now implemented such competency testing, with about 13% of physicians deemed unfit for the job.

Patient Care

Half of cancer patients ignorant about imaging, and it’s causing them depression, anxiety and stress

AI newswatch: Lifecyle AI oversight, data matters, AI vs. animals, more

Pre-procedure patient questionnaires reduce IR scheduling hiccups

Cardiology, radiology professionals unite to explore the challenges of diagnosing CAD in women

AI has come a long way in healthcare, still has a long way to go: Research recap