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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OIG audit points to $7M in overpayments by CVS Medicare Advantage plan

The insurer, Coventry Health, rejects the agency's methodology and has said it will not repay the alleged upcoding overpayments.

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How private equity influences care for heart failure patients

Overall, 30-day outcomes were not significantly different for hospitals after being acquired by a private equity firm. However, the study’s authors did identify trends that suggest there may be a drop in the quality of care. 

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CT colonography demonstrates ‘superior’ performance and cost savings vs. stool-based testing

“Given recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services coverage of CTC for CRC screening, this study and its conclusions are more important than ever,” experts write. 

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Healthcare AI now: New code of conduct, iffy FDA oversight, Dr. AI for the wealthy, more

On the technical and ethical planes, the National Academy of Medicine’s fresh guidance may represent the best way yet to ensure alignment of healthcare AI stakeholders.

A symbiosis observed: How AI is refining the savviness of the e-patient

The shoulders on which healthcare AI stands span from the advent of the World Wide Web, email and electronic medical records to the ubiquity of smartphones, patient portals, telehealth and personal health wearables. 

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Poll: Medicaid cut fears divide Democrats and Republicans

However, partisan divides dwindled when respondents were asked about how federal cuts to healthcare spending would strain their local communities, particularly in rural and low-income areas.

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PBM lobby files lawsuit to block Arkansas law

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association—a trade lobby representing pharmacy benefit managers—argues a state law that would force companies to divest from drugstores could leave patients without access to critical medications.

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Inspired by astronauts, researchers use high-tech pants to uncover heart issues on MRI

New first-in-human data highlight the potential of pants designed to improve the quality of MRI-based cardiac stress tests.