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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.

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Texas hospitals to begin asking patients about citizen status

The Texas Hospital Association said answering the question, which stems from an executive order from Gov. Greg Abbot, will not impact patient care.

Advanced device-based therapies are associated with significant benefits for heart failure patients and should be used alongside traditional pharmaceutical treatments, according to a new scientific statement from the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA). The statement, published in full in the Journal of Cardiac Failure, examines a number of new-look medical devices that have emerged in recent years as additional ways to treat heart failure.

Cardiologists make case for increasing use of device-based therapies for heart failure

Device-based therapies can provide considerable value for heart failure patients when used alongside traditional pharmaceutical treatments. A new HFSA scientific statement outlines the benefits of these devices, urging care teams to implement them into daily practice. 

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Women less likely to survive heart surgery complications than men

"We are failing to rescue women after high-risk surgery," one researcher said after reviewing years of Medicare data. 

FDA says CT scans sometimes damage implantable cardiac electronic devices

Despite these incidents, CT continues to be the preferred imaging technology for patients with implantable or wearable medical devices.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology won a $50,000 award to help commercialize its 3D printed, polymeric auxetic stent to treat pediatric aortic coarctation. It is bioresorbable so the patient can continue to grow without the need for as many reinterventions.

Pediatric cardiology device competition introduces world to new technologies

Most cardiac devices do not fit young children, making it especially important for growth in pediatric cardiology to continue. The FDA helped fund a contest aimed at identifying new devices that show a ton of potential. 

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Johnson & Johnson goes full transparency on AI. 

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Healthcare hirers, jobseekers: Know your healthcare AI

Among AI’s most watchful stakeholders are healthcare organizations in need of AI talent and AI talent in need of work in healthcare. Both groups need to keep up with the technology in its present as well as future iterations.

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Endoscopies at Vanderbilt exposed patients to HIV, hepatitis C

The exact number of patients potentially infected was not released. However, the botched procedures date back some six months. 

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