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

Sesame Street is coming to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
The partnership begins with a video series called “Ask a Doctor” featuring clinicians from the health system alongside Muppet characters.
Q&A: Vulnerable patients hit hardest by anesthesia reimbursement cuts
Tracy Young, CRNA, vice president at the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, details the ongoing fight between providers and insurers over how anesthesiologists get paid.
Momentum continues for renal denervation as CMS considers national Medicare coverage
CMS is accepting public comments on the topic for a period of 30 days. Recor Medical and Medtronic have both shared statements in support of the potential policy shift.
‘A team effort’: VUMC sets world record for heart transplants in a single year
The center's 2024 total of 174 heart transplants represents an increase of 36% compared to 2023, and 10 of the patients receiving a new heart were young children.
Industry Watcher’s Digest
Having released the latest version of Llama in December, Meta is telling the world that open-source AI is the future of AI in healthcare.

AcerMed goes belly-up, president points to lawsuit

AcerMed, an ambulatory EMR provider in Irvine, California, has gone out of business, and its president, Richard Younis, blames a lawsuit with MedInformatix for the company's demise.

September 13, 2007

Patient Care

Sesame Street is coming to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Q&A: Vulnerable patients hit hardest by anesthesia reimbursement cuts

Momentum continues for renal denervation as CMS considers national Medicare coverage

‘A team effort’: VUMC sets world record for heart transplants in a single year

Industry Watcher’s Digest