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.

Robotic mitral repair compares favorably to surgery—but some concerns remain
Robotic-assisted mitral valve repair is associated with short-term outcomes comparable to conventional surgery, according to a new analysis of more than 40,000 patients. Robotic treatment also helps patients spend less time in the hospital, but the costs are much higher.
FDA has now cleared more than 1,000 AI models, including many in cardiology
Cardiology is the medical speciality with the second most FDA clearances overall.
Interventional radiologists across the globe agree: Specialty must increase awareness
Researchers recently fielded the survey, hoping to collect information about the state of IR practice and factors that impact access.
Payment incentives fail to push physicians toward MRI surveillance of low-risk prostate cancer
BCBS of Michigan has sought to push urologists away from aggressive treatment for low-risk cancer, offering a payment perk to shift their approach.
UnitedHealth shareholders push company to report on impact of claims denials
The motion is being advanced by religious groups and hedge funds alike, with the decision to develop a report set to be voted on at the UnitedHealth Group 2025 annual meeting.

‘Alarming’ number of patients died before OHSU heart transplant program shut down

Oregon Health & Science University Hospital saw an “alarming” number of patient deaths in 2017, the year before its heart transplant program ultimately crumbled, new data has revealed.

July 15, 2019

Dashboards Offer an Odometer of Practice Performance

Customized dashboards are helping health systems, hospitals and practices realize improvements in quality and cost of care.

July 12, 2019

Medicare Tiptoes Around Modernization with New Codes for Virtual Check-ins & Remote Consults

The opportunities to bring in new money for non-face-to-face services are encouraging, but the requirements present obstacles.

July 11, 2019

Wearables & Workflow: How One Practice Is Hurdling Time, Liability & Billing

Sanjaya Gupta, MD, MBA, details how his practice is leverage wearables as a patient engagement tool.

July 11, 2019

Uber Health to leverage blockchain

Uber Health, the healthcare subsidiary of rideshare company Uber, has granted access of its American fleet to a blockchain startup. The relationship establishes blockchain and cryptocurrency in the healthcare space.

July 11, 2019

Algorithm for managing diabetes 90% accurate at risk prediction

Machine learning can tease out which location-specific—or “area-level”—social determinants of health warrant close monitoring in people who have diabetes and are at risk of losing control over it.

July 11, 2019

The Rise of Wearables: What Experts Say About Patients, Platforms & Getting Paid

Cardiologists discuss the questions and concerns swirling around the thriving wearables market as patients strap on a variety of smart devices and expect their physicians to catch up.

July 10, 2019

UK to leverage Amazon Alexa for medical advice

U.K. residents will soon be able to utilize their Amazon Alexa voice technology to get certain medical information, after the National Health Service (NHS) struck a partnership with Amazon.

July 10, 2019

Patient Care

Robotic mitral repair compares favorably to surgery—but some concerns remain

FDA has now cleared more than 1,000 AI models, including many in cardiology

Interventional radiologists across the globe agree: Specialty must increase awareness

Payment incentives fail to push physicians toward MRI surveillance of low-risk prostate cancer

UnitedHealth shareholders push company to report on impact of claims denials