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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AHIMA19: Optimizing revenue cycle management for 2020

With patients seeing higher medical bills than ever and healthcare costs continuing to rise, healthcare organizations need to stay on top of the revenue cycle to ensure they can capture payments and be prepared for changes in 2020.

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AI improves Cochlear implant placement

Auditory specialists placing Cochlear implants in hearing-impaired patients may position the devices better with an assist from AI than with conventional methods. 

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Medical records, data easily found online through insecure networks

Sensitive information of more than 5 million U.S. patients, including medical records and data, are easily discoverable due to insufficient protections.

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Fujifilm SonoSite brings in Allen Institute’s AI2 Incubator

Portable ultrasound maker Fujifilm SonoSite has turned to the nonprofit Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s AI2 Incubator for help harnessing AI’s image-interpretation potential.

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Novel AI approach shows powerful potential to diagnose Alzheimer’s early, easily

Machine learning analysis of Raman hyperspectroscopy—a technology used to measure the intensity of scattered laser light—has shown strong potential as a screening tool for Alzheimer’s disease when applied to an easily obtainable lab specimen: saliva.

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Medical smartphone apps widely studied for potential but not for actual use

There’s plenty of research into the diagnostic accuracy of medical smartphone apps created to supply clinical decision support (CDS). However, few studies have looked at how helpful these apps are in clinical practice.

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Why Israel is a testing ground for AI in healthcare

Israel is quickly becoming a hotbed for AI in healthcare thanks to new investments to combine digital health records into a giant system that creates true interoperability to maximize use of AI programs and data analytics, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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AI predicts oral cancer survival

The chances of surviving oral cancer can now be predicted from AI algorithms by measuring immune cells in tumors.

Around the web

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.