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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Cigna partners with health insurer startup Oscar for small biz plans

Global healthcare company Cigna has partnered with New York-based health insurance startup Oscar Health to provide commercial health options to small businesses.

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Patients trust medical AI more than healthcare providers do

Patients and healthcare providers both see potential in AI’s ability to improve healthcare. Patients, however, appear to trust AI technology more than providers.

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RSNA reflects on 2019 annual conference, AI's importance to radiology

RSNA has announced that the official registration number for RSNA 2019 was 51,800, with another 6,754 participants registering for the online virtual meeting.

Can AI improve prediction models for heart failure?

Heart failure (HF) is a significant problem, contributing to one in every eight deaths in the United States, but the risk prediction models currently available for HF remain limited at best.

AI monitors glucose levels with ECG data

Patients can now use AI to monitor their glucose levels with off-the-shelf, noninvasive wearable sensors, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports.

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AI helps verify if imaging findings suggest heart attack or myocarditis

Radiomics and machine learning can help healthcare providers determine if late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardiac MR images is a sign of myocardial infarction (MI) or myocarditis.

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Aidoc’s AI solution for LVOs gains FDA clearance

Aidoc announced Monday, Jan. 13, that its AI solution for detecting large-vessel occlusions (LVOs) in head CTA examinations has gained FDA clearance.

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What can patents teach us about the potential impact of AI?

Researchers have found a new way to predict AI’s impact on the U.S. workforce: paying close attention to patents.

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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