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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AI assists with kidney transplant follow-through

Researchers have used deep learning to predict success, failure or complications in transplanted kidneys by analyzing pathology slides at scale.

‘Huge for patients’: AI forecasts new atrial fibrillation, stroke risk

Cardiology experts utilized more than 1.5 million ECGs performed over 35 years to develop their tool.

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AI model diagnoses COVID-19 in routine blood tests with impressive accuracy

“With new mutations of the virus with higher transmission rates, it is imperative to diagnose positive cases as quickly and accurately as possible,” researchers wrote. 

patient image portal sharing covid-19

Pandemic effects: Insurance premiums up 4%

Health insurance premiums have risen 4% for workers in 2021.

 

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1 in 3 defer healthcare due to cost

Far too many patients are deferring healthcare services due to outstanding medical bills.

 

Machine learning helps scientists predict patients’ response to antidepressants

Current trial-and-error approaches may force patients to suffer through severe depression for months, leading to loss of employment, marriage or life. 

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AI system successfully IDs colorectal cancer in whole slide images

One specialist described the findings as "revolutionary," noting that the system could help save health systems significant money. 

More than 200 advocates call on governors to retain telehealth flexibilities

Amazon, the Mayo Clinic and HIMSS are among those fighting to keep exemptions in place throughout the end of the public health emergency.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses some of the biggest obstacles facing the specialty in the new year. 

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

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.