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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6 serious risks associated with AI in healthcare

The rapid rise of AI could potentially change healthcare forever, leading to faster diagnoses and allowing providers to spend more time communicating directly with patients. According to a new report from the Brookings Institution, however, there are also risks associated with AI in healthcare that must be addressed.

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EHRs get an ‘F’ from Yale researchers

Electronic health records received an 'F' rating from Yale researchers who analyzed and rated the technologies on quality and efficiency.

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Google canceled publication of chest x-ray dataset due to privacy concerns

Google was hoping to release a massive dataset of chest x-rays to the public in 2017, but had to cancel at the last minute after receiving an urgent call from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).   

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Telehealth follow-ups aid communication between patients, physicians

Following up with heart patients via computer or smartphone helped facilitate communication between patients, families and care teams in a small-scale study out of Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

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AI system for ultrasound-based heart scans receives FDA approval

Ultromics, a U.K.-based healthcare technology company, has gained FDA clearance for its new AI-powered image analysis solution.

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‘Incredibly valuable’: AI predicts life expectancy of heart failure patients

Machine learning can help predict the life expectancy of heart failure patients, according to new research published in the European Journal of Heart Failure.

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Sheba Medical Center aims to become world’s 1st VR-based hospital

Sheba Medical Center (SMC) in Israel has announced that it is working with XRHealth to become the first fully VR-based hospital in the world.

AI uses ECG results to predict death risk, irregular heartbeat

AI can identify patients at risk of dying—of any cause—within the next year or of developing an irregular heartbeat, according to two new studies to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019.