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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Microsoft launches $40M program to support nonprofit AI research

Microsoft has announced a new $40 million, five-year program designed to help nonprofit organizations and academic researchers develop AI-based healthcare solutions.

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Yet another key way AI could improve stroke care

Stroke care is one of the fields where AI research has made its biggest impact in recent years, and a new study published in Radiology focused on yet another way this evolving technology can make a difference.

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AI specialists contribute supplies for combating coronavirus

Group 42, an Abu Dhabi-based AI technology company, has announced its efforts to help healthcare workers battling the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in China.

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Humana expands connectivity of its wellness program

Humana is expanding the connectivity of its health and wellness program, Go365, by partnering up with personal health data company Validic.

 

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How AI can boost colonoscopy quality in real time

Researchers out of Wuhan, China, have developed a new AI-based quality improvement system for colonoscopies, sharing their findings in The Lancet: Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

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FDA greelights AI algorithms that detect heart murmurs, AFib via stethoscope

The FDA has cleared a series of AI algorithms designed by California tech company Eko to facilitate the detection of atrial fibrillation and heart murmurs.

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Physician salary gender gap tops $36K

Male physicians starting out make more than $36,000 than their female counterparts on average, according to a new study in Health Affairs that compared starting compensation.

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AI optimizes treatment plans for cancer patients almost immediately, limiting delays

Cancer patients are often expected to wait before starting radiation therapy so that a full treatment plan can be developed. Could AI help prevent such delays?