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.

Epic, Microsoft lead the AI vendor charge into healthcare: KLAS
Many if not most hospitals and other provider organizations take a decided interest in what their peer institutions are doing with AI. A major motivator for the keen curiosity is gauging how well one is keeping up with the Joneses. So to speak.
Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation
Researchers tracked patient outcomes through the use of 15 performance measures related to hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
Bill that would require providers report extravasations of radioactive drugs is back on the House floor
Patient advocacy groups say the proposal "is common-sense legislation that will protect patients."
Patients eligible for both breast and lung cancer screening are getting mammograms while ditching low-dose CT in droves
This finding underlines the need for interventions to increase LCS awareness and address common barriers such as confusing eligibility criteria.
Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later
Researchers show certain blood pressure patterns during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy were more likely to develop into hypertension later in life.

Google, Ascension clarify health data partnership

Google and Ascension, the nation’s second-largest health system, are insisting their newly revealed data partnership is not secret, despite having the code name Project Nightingale.

AI-powered imaging solution from Hologic gains FDA approval

Hologic has received FDA approval of its AI-based solution designed to speed up interpretation times for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams.

HCCI partners with Blue Health Intelligence

The Health Care Cost Institute has partnered with Blue Health Intelligence to bolster data and research insights.

Could AI keep medical students away from radiology?

Medical students see AI technologies as a considerable threat to the future of radiology, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

Google collecting personal data of millions in health project

Google is collecting one of the biggest troves of personal data in its healthcare initiative, known as “Project Nightingale,” with detailed information of millions of Americans, according to The Wall Street Journal.

AI improves radiologist accuracy, reduces false-positive findings

AI-powered software can help radiologists identify malignant lung cancers with improved accuracy, according to new research published in Radiology.

Blast from the past: USB drives make impact on AI development

Working closely with AI has led researchers from one institution to embrace a familiar piece of technology that may surprise many of their peers: the USB drive.

Microsoft, SRL Diagnostics use AI for cervical cancer screening

Microsoft and SRL Diagnostics have collaborated on a new AI-powered tool aimed at improving cervical cancer screening in India.

Patient Care

Epic, Microsoft lead the AI vendor charge into healthcare: KLAS

Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation

Bill that would require providers report extravasations of radioactive drugs is back on the House floor

Patients eligible for both breast and lung cancer screening are getting mammograms while ditching low-dose CT in droves

Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later