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.

ScImage, peerVue integrate technologies

Information and image software and services company, peerVue and medical imaging and workflow solutions company, ScImage have formed an integration agreement.

Sentinelle to license Medipatterns breast CAD technology

Medical software developer Medipattern and Sentinelle Medical, a manufacturer of MRI coils and advanced visualization software, are entering a technology access and distribution agreement.

RSNA: Peripheral and coronary arterial disease go hand-in-hand

One out of five patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) also has significant but silent coronary artery disease (CAD), according to the results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

RSNA: PACS navigation tools need improvement

CHICAGO--Surveys indicate fairly low levels of satisfaction with PACS navigation tools, but multiple existing solutions can improve satisfaction and navigation, and there are several promising developments on the horizon, according to a lecture presented at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting.

RSNA: Practical informatics for the practicing radiologist

CHICAGO--Information technology is essential to radiology practices because of their complex data and workflow. In addition, the use of IT improves efficiency and quality, reduces costs and opens doors to new services, according to Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, vice chair of radiology and informatics at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) of Boston, who spoke at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting on Monday.

Cleveland Clinic invests $1 million in Explorys

The Cleveland Clinic recently announced an equity partnership with Explorys, a newly formed health IT company, to accelerate research and improve healthcare through real-time medical data exploration and research collaboration.

Mediware acquires home infusion companies

Healthcare management company Mediware Information Systems recently announced that it will acquire a pair of companies--Healthcare Automation and Advantage Reimbursement--to grow its home infusion customer base from 150 to 450 customer facilities.

RSNA: Now's the time for IHE, REM and XDS-I profiles

CHICAGOWith the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) has found its moment in time, said David Mendelson, MD, chief of clinical informatics and director of radiology information systems at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, during a session at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting on IHE and integration issues.

Around the web

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”