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.

Proposed HHS budget would close NINR, cut nursing programs
The American Nurses Association is warning that eliminating support for the training and research offered by the National Institute of Nursing Research could be devastating to the public, as many programs support specialties such as maternal and mental health.
Resilia tissue developed by Edwards Lifesciences linked to long-term benefits
Researchers tracked nearly 1,000 SAVR patients, presenting eight-year data at the Heart Valve Society’s annual meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
Most patients trust AI to interpret their imaging, but certain demographic factors shape these opinions
“Incorporating patient perspectives into AI implementation strategies ensures that these technologies improve and not hinder patient care."
A 'very tough situation'—as Hawaii's radiologist shortage persists, imaging backlogs climb into the thousands
One organization in the state informed staff members that more than 8,000 images are currently pending review.
Family of heart patient who died awarded $45M after suing health system for negligence
The 55-year-old patient woke up experiencing chest pain one morning and an ambulance was called. He was dead just a few hours later. His family's lawsuit argued that delays in care, communication errors and other issues were directly responsible for his death.

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Steward sells physician group to private equity firm for $245M

Stewardship Health, a group represented by 3,500 doctors, will be sold to Rural Healthcare Group, owned by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries.

Advanced imaging prompts treatment changes for nearly half of high-grade glioma patients

New research calls for greater utilization of advanced imaging in post-treatment protocols for patients with high-grade glioma.

Alabama security breach exposes personal information of cardiologists, heart patients

Both patients and physicians were impacted by the incident, with outside forces gaining access to everything from names and social security numbers to banking information.

Woman succumbs to injuries sustained in radiology suite explosion

Initial police reports indicate that an electrical short circuit started the fire, leading to the explosion of an oxygen cylinder.

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Cardiologists perform world’s first valve-in-valve caval valve procedure in heart transplant patient

A care team in Germany has completed what may be the first structural heart procedure of its kind on a high-risk patient. It started as a straightforward heterotopic caval valve implantation, but then paravalvular leak resulted in a change of plans.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

The FDA has approved 107 AI-equipped medical devices so far this year.

Sustainable AI: 5 ways healthcare can do its part

Did you know healthcare is responsible for 4.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions?

Clinical decision support significantly reduces volume of CT pulmonary angiogram requests

That’s according to a new analysis from Boston-based researchers, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Patient Care

Proposed HHS budget would close NINR, cut nursing programs

Resilia tissue developed by Edwards Lifesciences linked to long-term benefits

Most patients trust AI to interpret their imaging, but certain demographic factors shape these opinions

A 'very tough situation'—as Hawaii's radiologist shortage persists, imaging backlogs climb into the thousands

Family of heart patient who died awarded $45M after suing health system for negligence