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.

Amazon’s healthcare venture details emerge

New details emerged about the healthcare venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase during a court battle with UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest healthcare insurer, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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HIMSS report: Digital health tools must provide better results in 2019

As the use of digital health tools continues to grow, developers will be expected to prove how the technology can benefit the healthcare industry, according to a new HIMSS report.

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Apple rumored to be in talks with Medicare Advantage plans

Apple is in talks with at least three Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to bring its watch technology to at-risk seniors, according to a report from CNBC. 

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Lifting the veil on prices is key to lowering healthcare costs

Readily available procedure pricing may be the key to reducing healthcare costs in the country, according to new research from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor (UM).

AI algorithm IDs wrist fractures with 98% sensitivity

Researchers have trained an AI algorithm to identify and locate radius and ulna fractures on wrist radiographs with 98 percent sensitivity and 73 percent specificity, on a per study basis. Their findings were published in the Radiological Society of North America’s new journal Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

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AI-based company to study 1M physician shifts for causes of burnout

In an effort to understand the ongoing physician burnout crisis, Lightning Bolt Solutions, a company that offers AI-based, physician shift scheduling technology, is attempting to study one million physician shift hours.

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Primary care follow-up within 7 days of hospital discharge reduces readmissions, cost

New research published in JAMA suggests primary care follow-up within seven days of a hospitalization is associated with fewer Medicaid readmissions.

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Gum disease may be cause of Alzheimer’s

A seemingly harmless disease could actually be a cause of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study reported by BBC News.