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.

FDA highlights risks of evaluating blood pressure with unauthorized medical devices
The agency emphasized that many over-the-counter technologies marketed for this purpose have not been properly evaluated.
Healthcare AI today: Another angle on AI regulation, move fast but don’t break things, WISeR in the real world, more
Getting healthcare AI to fulfill its destiny—can we call it that now?—will require ‘scenario-based’ consideration of every use case.
Lit review identifies a ‘glaring gap’ involving older Americans and healthcare AI
Conventional wisdom has it that older adults willingly lag behind younger subpopulations when it comes to reaping the benefits of emerging healthcare technologies, including AI.
Joysticks recalled after power wheelchairs move on their own, injuring a patient
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of Mo-Vis BVBA joysticks after a faulty firmware version was linked to the malfunction. Users will need to have their devices upgraded.
ED pivots to virtual radiology service, slashing CT turnaround times and lengths of stay
Syracuse, New York-based Upstate Medical University had previously relied on rad residents to handle initial reads, with attendings finalizing interpretation in the a.m.

Want to supercharge AI vs. COVID? Get more humans in the learning loop

For AI to make a truly damaging dent in COVID-19’s armor, developers need to better connect big-data analytics with regularly refreshed input from frontline healthcare workers.

Cleveland Clinic develops first risk prediction model for COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have created the first risk prediction model that allows healthcare providers to find the likelihood of an individual patient testing positive for COVID—19, as well as possible outcomes from the virus.

Senators ask to make COVID-19 telehealth extensions permanent

A group of bipartisan senators have banded together to call for expanded telehealth benefits allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic to become permanent.

AI helps diabetes patients manage glucose levels

In a pilot study of 16 patients, the system’s recommendations were deemed safe by expert endocrinologists at a clip of more than 99% over the course of four weeks.

COVID-19 has opened telehealth, virtual care to the masses

The authors further found that a majority of hospitals are now using standalone telemedicine products rather than those that are part of their EHR.

Patient dies at home after doctors miss evidence of heart defect, including 2 chest x-rays

An inquest into the death of a 24-year-old scaffolder has found that the patient was “failed” by his healthcare providers.

Machine learning predicts drug cardiotoxicity

Machine learning is playing a key role in predicting all major forms of drug cardiotoxicity, potentially helping reduce late-stage clinical trial failures.

How telehealth affected cardiovascular care during the pandemic’s peak

As the COVID-19 pandemic escalated in March and April 2020, many cardiologists made the transition to telemedicine. How did this necessary adjustment affect patient care?

Patient Care

FDA highlights risks of evaluating blood pressure with unauthorized medical devices

Healthcare AI today: Another angle on AI regulation, move fast but don’t break things, WISeR in the real world, more

Lit review identifies a ‘glaring gap’ involving older Americans and healthcare AI

Joysticks recalled after power wheelchairs move on their own, injuring a patient

ED pivots to virtual radiology service, slashing CT turnaround times and lengths of stay