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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LA organization receives $250K grant for ‘smart’ inhaler project

With help from a $250,000 grant, a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization is working to provide asthmatic children with “smart” inhalers.

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How Montana negotiated lower healthcare costs

Rising healthcare costs aren’t good for workers or employers, which wind up shouldering higher costs even though employers could negotiate better prices with insurance companies, NPR and ProPublica reported.

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Fitbit health data used to arrest man accused of killing stepdaughter

A woman’s Fitbit health data was used to arrest her 90-year-old stepfather accused of killing her and staging her death to look like a suicide, according to a report by USA Today.

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Commentary: AI systems should be evaluated in clinical settings

Though AI-based systems have proven their worth when it comes to diagnosing various conditions from medical images, there’s still a need to prove the capabilities in a clinical setting, according to a recent invited commentary piece published in JAMA.

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Digital pathology company raises $8.3M to expand AI platforms

Digital pathology company Proscia raised $8.3 million in a Series A financing round to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) platforms for cancer diagnosis.

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‘Twitter doesn’t require peer review’: The benefits, risks of cardiology chatter on social media

Some cardiologists at TCT 2018 worried negative posts about ongoing trials could affect patient enrollment, while others encouraged more colleagues to join social media discussions so the medical community can better quash misinformation.

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Detroit Medical Center cardiologists say demotions were act of retaliation

The Detroit Medical Center removed three cardiologists from leadership positions and another resigned over what the hospital system says are conduct violations but the doctors say is punishment for raising concerns about patient safety and quality of care.

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Newly-launched Caren app helps families manage care for senior citizens

A graduate student at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, recently launched a mobile application that helps families and caregivers manage the care of senior citizens.