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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How med school recruiters can help solve cardiology's diversity problem

One college dean is taking a new approach to attracting diverse talent to medical schools and fellowships across the country, and it’s one that involves taking a hard look at established prejudices and recognizing directors’ own biases.

Hospitals are shifting Medicare patients away from skilled nursing facilities

Since 2009, the days Medicare beneficiaries have spent in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) have fallen by 15 percent on a per capita basis, which may be the result of value-based payment models leading hospitals to rely more on observational stays which wouldn’t make patients eligible for a SNF.

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Palliative care: Why is it so difficult for cardiologists to talk about death?

Avoidance and mixed signals have long plagued the palliative care discussion in cardiology, but that could be changing, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

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Weak work-life balance leads to burnout for cardiologists—especially women

In an age of rapid physician burnout, one clinical cardiologist is calling for stronger practice policies to ensure a better work-life balance.

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Palliative care: Why is it so difficult for cardiologists to talk about death?

Avoidance and mixed signals have long plagued the palliative care discussion in cardiology, but that could be changing, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

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HIMSS18: How digital technology is addressing today’s most pressing health crises

At a March 7 presentation at HIMSS18 given by Samsung Health, experts explained how technology is addressing health crises including chronic pain and geriatric care through telehealth, mobile devices and implantables.

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Teaming Up to Treat Pulmonary Emboli: Clotbusters Illustrates Potential of Coordinated Response Programs

At one hospital, an aggressive treatment PE treatment program has dramatically reduced mortality.

Scrypt, Inc. expands its healthcare portfolio with a HIPAA secure document management platform

AUSTIN, Texas, February 25, 2016 – Scrypt, Inc. (OTC Pink: SYPT) developers of secure and compliant productivity tools for regulated industries, announced today that it is launching Stak, a document management platform built expressly for the healthcare industry. Stak comes with powerful functionality that can be used in organizations of all sizes from a single physician to enterprise-level hospital groups.