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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Sheba Medical Center aims to become world’s 1st VR-based hospital

Sheba Medical Center (SMC) in Israel has announced that it is working with XRHealth to become the first fully VR-based hospital in the world.

AI uses ECG results to predict death risk, irregular heartbeat

AI can identify patients at risk of dying—of any cause—within the next year or of developing an irregular heartbeat, according to two new studies to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019.

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3 can't-miss AI sessions at RSNA 2019

RSNA 2019, the world’s largest radiology conference, kicks off at Chicago’s McCormick Place on Sunday, Dec. 1. This year's show promises to include more AI content than ever before.

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Google, Ascension clarify health data partnership

Google and Ascension, the nation’s second-largest health system, are insisting their newly revealed data partnership is not secret, despite having the code name Project Nightingale.

AI-powered imaging solution from Hologic gains FDA approval

Hologic has received FDA approval of its AI-based solution designed to speed up interpretation times for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams.

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HCCI partners with Blue Health Intelligence

The Health Care Cost Institute has partnered with Blue Health Intelligence to bolster data and research insights.

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Could AI keep medical students away from radiology?

Medical students see AI technologies as a considerable threat to the future of radiology, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

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Google collecting personal data of millions in health project

Google is collecting one of the biggest troves of personal data in its healthcare initiative, known as “Project Nightingale,” with detailed information of millions of Americans, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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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.

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.