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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Patient privacy concerns are rising

92% of patients believe privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase by corporations or other individuals.

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DOJ makes 36 arrests in $1.2B telemedicine fraud scheme

Defendants in the case allegedly defrauded CMS for millions of dollars that were spent on luxury vehicles, real estate and more.

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Amazon to acquire One Medical for $3.9B

Amazon is taking another big step into the healthcare space, announcing its plans to acquire technology-forward primary care organization One Medical for a whopping $3.9 billion.

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Childcare stress impacts burnout among healthcare workers

Researchers surveyed clinicians and staff in healthcare organizations with more than 100 physicians to determine if high childcare stress leads to greater intent to leave the job and reduce clinical hours.

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Clover Health expands MA plan footprint

Tennessee-based Clover Health, which first launched in 2014, currently offers MA plans in 209 counties, caring for 85,000 members.

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The highest starting salaries among U.S. physicians

Starting salaries for specialist physicians have mostly increased over the last year. Demand for those specialists is also on the rise. 

 

Surgeons successfully transplant pig hearts into recently deceased humans

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pigs hearts into recently deceased humans in June and July.

There has been fear of a small number of patient who experience myocarditis after COVID vaccination, but a new study found it is safe in patients with prior heart damage. Image courtesy of Banner Health. #COVID19 #COVIDvaccination

Moderna advancing 2 new vaccines for COVID-19 variants

The news comes as BA.5 has become the dominant subvariant in the United States. Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all on the rise. 

Around the web

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Mark Isenberg, executive vice president of Zotec Partners, discusses key developments that will reshape the specialty this year.