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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Idaho electrophysiologist 1st woman to complete 1,000 robotic catheter ablations

A cardiac electrophysiologist in Boise, Idaho, is the first woman in the world to complete 1,000 cardiac catheter ablations using the Stereotaxis Robotic Magnetic Navigation System.

Amazon pilots virtual care clinic for employees

In another sign of its trek into the healthcare space, Amazon has opened a virtual care clinic for its Seattle-based employees, with in-home or in-office follow-ups.

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IBM Watson partnering with contrast company on prostate AI

Aiming to develop and market AI algorithms for diagnosing prostate cancer on MRI scans, IBM Watson Health is working with Guerbet, a France-based maker of contrast agents used in medical imaging.

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AI proves as good as physicians at interpreting medical images

A meta-analysis of 14 studies has shown AI algorithms correctly diagnose diseases in medical imaging around 87% of the time while ruling out specific diseases with 93% accuracy.

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Europe’s 1st digital health CV conference kicks off in October

The ESC Digital Summit, Europe’s first-ever cardiac conference centered around digital health, is slated for Oct. 5 and 6 at the Creative Hub in Tallinn, Estonia, the European Society of Cardiology announced.

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Machine learning can read cardiac MRI scans––fast

Machine learning can read cardiac MRIs with the same accuracy as a physician, with much higher speed, according to a recent study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging and reported by Cardiovascular Business.

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Humana’s digital health hub ramping up new projects

Health insurance giant Humana is hoping to make its new digital health hub in Boston look and feel like a technology startup.

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Deep learning improves vision care with superior image analysis

Deep-learning analysis of eye scans has proven superior to conventional analysis of the same images for the task of detecting and tracking vision diseases like glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.