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.

Widely-used machine learning method is flawed

One algorithmic approach used to model and analyze complex networks is fundamentally flawed and fails to capture the full properties of real-world complexities, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Telehealth benefits expanded during coronavirus crisis

The Trump administration expanded telehealth benefits coverage under Medicare in order to treat patients without traveling to a healthcare facility and risk catching or spreading the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

 

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How AI can be used to identify high-risk coronavirus patients

As the U.S. continues ramping up its response to the new coronavirus, COVID-19, the role of AI could loom large in helping identify the highest risk patients.

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What new AI research could mean for children with epilepsy

Researchers have located the part of the brain that causes pediatric patients to stop breathing during a seizure, sharing their findings in JCI Insight.

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Data Dilemma: Taming Healthcare’s Beautiful Beast

To get the operational perspective, CVB hosted a roundtable discussion with service line leaders about the opportunities and challenges they encounter around data.
 

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90 Days a Dyad (or Triad): Strategies for Success & Errors to Avoid in the Crucial Early Days of Partnership

Experienced dyad and triad partners share tips for setting the stage for success and putting the brakes on mistakes.

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Heartbeat Health raises $8.2M to expand virtual CV care platform

New York-based digital health company Heartbeat Health announced March 12 that it had closed $8.2 million in Series A funding led by .406 Ventures, Optum Ventures and existing investors.

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AI model for pneumothorax gains FDA clearance

behold.ai, a London-based imaging technology company, has received FDA clearance for its AI algorithm designed to help radiologists triage pneumothorax patients.