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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7 points of positivity likely to win buy-in for healthcare AI

Kaiser Permanente AI exec Daniel Yang, MD: ‘With a focus on building trust, we use AI only when it advances our core mission of delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare services.’

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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.

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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.

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FDA approves hydrogel to stop severe, life-threatening bleeding

Traumagel is applied to wounds using a syringe and can be used even on traumatic injuries, such as those from gunshots.

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Q&A: Tips to thrive as an independent practice in the age of consolidation

An interview with Rik Baier, CMPE, Chief Executive Officer of Barrington Orthopedic Specialists and the Schaumburg Surgery Center, on the struggle of maintaining practice autonomy.

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Company that provides care options to emergency patients earns $14M in funding

MD Ally has now earned a total of $25M and has contracts in Arizona, Florida and Texas, working with emergency and social services to customize care for patients.

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Cardiovascular devices are more likely to be in a Class I recall than any other device type. The FDA's approval process appears to be at least partially responsible, though the agency is working to make some serious changes. We spoke to a researcher who has been tracking these data for years to learn more. 

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

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