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.

10 survey findings: Telehealth continues to grow but patients still lack understanding into benefits

Although patient resistance to telehealth declined 4 percent in 2017, understanding is still lacking, according to a survey by Avizia.

Top apps for physicians and medical students

The number of applications used for healthcare purposes is in the thousands. A list compiled by Software Advice listed the best ranked by specialty.

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Smart socks assist in diagnosis, treatment of injuries in remote patients

A new type of "smart" socks could improve the diagnosis and treatment of remote patients by providing physiotherapists with real-time information on lower body movements.

Interruptions in emergency department workflow could affect patient care

Interruptions in clinical workflow, occurring during electronic medical record documentation and direct patient care, could have adverse effects on patient care, according to a study published March 9 in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

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Restructuring care delivery can improve access, streamline workflow

At MedAxiom’s CV Transforum on April 12, Ginger Biesbrock and Jacob Turmell presented examples of how health systems around the country are reorganizing their care delivery models to boost patients’ access to services while improving care coordination and collaboration.

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Text messaging tool reduces opioid misuse, cuts costs in small study

An automated text messaging service could help fight the opioid epidemic by reducing relapse rates while decreasing the cost of treatment, according to a study published April 17 in NEJM Catalyst.

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Single-page tool improves patient satisfaction, physician feedback

A single-page form asking patients to list discussion points and goals improved patient satisfaction and physicians' ability to receive timely feedback, according to a study published April 14 in Neurosurgery.

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Telehealth allows patients to become influential consumers—and fight against excess regulation

Telehealth has allowed patients to become more involved in their own care. It has also made them more influential consumers of healthcare. But such disruptions in medicine often face difficult regulatory hurdles.