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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 Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Contractor for clinician-focused addiction recovery program sued over ‘punishingly expensive’ practices
The plaintiffs, 10 nurses and one doctor, are all enrolled in the state-mandated initiative for clinicians with past substance abuse issues. The rules require monitoring and regular drug testing to prove sobriety; however, the lot argues that the contractor in charge, Maximus, is being dishonestly punitive.
Healthcare AI today: Rusty clinical skills, AI growing up so fast, AI for the malnourished
Clinicians who come to rely on AI for decision support risk the dulling of their skills. The concern is not new. But now comes a pointed call to researchers: Inquire about the particulars of the peril.
Which LLM is best for explaining radiology results?
With patients gaining access to imaging reports earlier than ever, it's critical they have access to large language models that can accurately summarize the results.
More good news for renal denervation: FDA-approved systems linked to positive long-term data
New data on the RDN systems from Recor Medical and Medtronic confirmed that this relatively new technology brings long-term relief to patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
Pennsylvania woman accused of giving patients weight loss drugs meant for animals
The U.S. Department of Justice says Nicole Millen—who is neither a medical doctor nor a veterinarian—gave visitors to her clinics Chorulon, a drug meant for cows, without properly labeling it as for animal use only.

Medicare Tiptoes Around Modernization with New Codes for Virtual Check-ins & Remote Consults

The opportunities to bring in new money for non-face-to-face services are encouraging, but the requirements present obstacles.

Wearables & Workflow: How One Practice Is Hurdling Time, Liability & Billing

Sanjaya Gupta, MD, MBA, details how his practice is leverage wearables as a patient engagement tool.

Uber Health to leverage blockchain

Uber Health, the healthcare subsidiary of rideshare company Uber, has granted access of its American fleet to a blockchain startup. The relationship establishes blockchain and cryptocurrency in the healthcare space.

Algorithm for managing diabetes 90% accurate at risk prediction

Machine learning can tease out which location-specific—or “area-level”—social determinants of health warrant close monitoring in people who have diabetes and are at risk of losing control over it.

The Rise of Wearables: What Experts Say About Patients, Platforms & Getting Paid

Cardiologists discuss the questions and concerns swirling around the thriving wearables market as patients strap on a variety of smart devices and expect their physicians to catch up.

UK to leverage Amazon Alexa for medical advice

U.K. residents will soon be able to utilize their Amazon Alexa voice technology to get certain medical information, after the National Health Service (NHS) struck a partnership with Amazon.

5 hills AI must take and hold to make it big in healthcare

If it’s to progress from capturing the public’s imagination to earning widespread clinical implementation, healthcare AI has a long road to travel.

Just 55% of countries offer cardiac rehab, leaving 18M patients without access

Only half of the world’s countries offer cardiac rehabilitation programs, according to a recent survey, leaving some 18 million heart patients across the globe without access to therapy that could vastly improve their prognosis and quality of life.

Patient Care

Contractor for clinician-focused addiction recovery program sued over ‘punishingly expensive’ practices

Healthcare AI today: Rusty clinical skills, AI growing up so fast, AI for the malnourished

Which LLM is best for explaining radiology results?

More good news for renal denervation: FDA-approved systems linked to positive long-term data

Pennsylvania woman accused of giving patients weight loss drugs meant for animals