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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High vs. low oxygen levels during heart surgery: Is one strategy safer than the other?

Researchers tracked patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery at a high-volume medical center, treating 50% of the selected cohort with above-average oxygen levels.

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Woman says hospital lost her missing daughter’s body for a year

Gina Congi was told her daughter was discharged from Mercy San Juan Medical Center. A year later, Jessie Peterson’s body was found in cold storage, a pending lawsuit claims.

Radiologist-hospitalist collaboration could boost lung cancer screening rates

About 12% of the U.S. population, or 35 million individuals, are hospitalized each year, with caregivers collecting critical information that could facilitate imaging. 

Interventional cardiologists in Canada have performed the world’s first implant of a new coronary sinus reducer designed to treat chest pain patients who see no benefits from other available interventional or surgical treatments. The A-Flux Reducer System was designed and developed by VahatiCor, a new medical device company associated with California-based T45 Labs.

Cardiologists detail world’s first implant of new device for ‘no-option’ chest pain patients

The A-Flux Reducer System by VahatiCor was designed to “conform seamlessly” to any patient’s anatomy, and it can be repositioned or retrieved as necessary.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

When a hacker breaches a business, the usual break-and-entry point is a hole opened by a phishing scam. 

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Welcome to your teched-out world, baby

Smart machines have watched over the little bundle of joy practically since conception—and will be an omnipresent part of his or her life for decades to come. What can we tell this individual their life will be like?

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McLaren confirms it was hit with ransomware; disruptions to last until September

The Michigan-based health system is not sure what data may have been taken during the breach. An investigation is ongoing.

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Atlanta hospital lost piece of patient’s skull, lawsuit claims

A lawsuit claims surgeons at Emory University Hospital were forced to make a synthetic bone flap for a replacement surgery when they were unable to locate Fernando Cluster's real one.