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 could save the vision of newborns

AI technology could play a vital rule in the diagnosis and treatment of aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (AP-ROP) in infants, according to new research published in Ophthalmology.

SymphonyAI Group acquires TeraRecon

SymphonyAI Group, a private group of companies specializing in AI, announced Wednesday, March 4, that it has acquired TeraRecon. No financial details have been shared at this time.

4 key ways augmented reality could make an impact on interventional radiology

Augmented reality (AR) technology could play a pivotal role in the interventional radiology (IR) suite of the future, according to a new study published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

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Amazon’s Alexa partners with First Databank for virtual drug information

“Alexa, what is Tylenol?” Amazon’s cloud-based voice service can now answer health questions like this after partnering up with a drug and medical device knowledge company.

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New collaboration focused on using AI to improve the speed, accuracy of cancer care

Proscia, a Philadelphia-based AI technology company, has partnered with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to improve cancer diagnoses and patient outcomes.

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AI boosts quality of breast cancer screenings when paired with human radiologists

AI algorithms can improve the overall quality of breast cancer screenings, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

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TeraRecon awarded 2 AI patents for medical imaging technology

TeraRecon announced Monday, March 2, that its AI solutions have been awarded two technology patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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3 things radiologists need to realize AI’s full potential

AI is expected to impact radiology more than perhaps any other medical specialty. In healthcare, though, nothing is a given.

Around the web

With generative AI coming into its own, AI regulators must avoid relying too much on principles of risk management—and not enough on those of uncertainty management.

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.

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