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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First primary care clinic with VillageMD opens in Houston Walgreens

Walgreens has opened up the first in-store primary care clinic with VillageMD, a primary care company based in Chicago that operates nationally. The clinic, based in Houston, is one of five planned sites of care in the city.

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AI could play pivotal role in impending psychiatrist shortage

The United States is expected to experience a massive shortage of psychiatrists within the next five years. According to some researchers, however, AI technology could ease some of that burden.

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Lunit’s AI solution for x-ray analysis gains CE certification

Lunit, a medical software company based out of South Korea, has gained CE certification for its newest chest x-ray analysis solution, Lunit INSIGHT CXR.

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Healthcare organizations still rely on old technology

An overwhelming 89% of the healthcare industry is still reliant on using fax machines as part of its communication, according to a survey from TigerConnect, a healthcare communication platform.

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Q&A: George Shih previews RSNA 2019, discusses AI’s impact on radiology

RSNA 2019 in Chicago is just days away, and the continued evolution of AI in radiology promises to be one of the hottest topics of the entire conference.

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Imaging data help AI models predict lymph node metastasis

Deep learning models can be trained to predict lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients, according to new findings published in Radiology.

How AI-powered triage impacts radiology, radiologists

AI can provide significant value to radiologists by sending urgent imaging studies to the top of their worklists, according to a new analysis published in Academic Radiology.

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How radiology trainees can keep up with AI

The rise of AI is one of radiology’s biggest trends of the last decade, a move that has energized some radiologists while worrying others.