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 platform designed to monitor, predict ALS progression

After being challenged by an ALS group to study the disease closer by using data, a machine learning researcher has developed an AI platform designed to monitor and predict the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.

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US urgent care centers experience 8% growth

The total number of urgent care centers in the country grew from 8,125 in November 2017 to 8,744 in the same month in 2018—a total growth rate of 8 percent, according to the Urgent Care Association’s 2018 Benchmarking Report. These statistics underscore the changing healthcare preferences among a diversified patient population. 

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L’Oreal launches skin diagnostic tool

A new AI-powered diagnostic tool launched by global cosmetic company L’Oreal allows women to upload a selfie to detect if their skin is beginning to show signs of aging and obtain treatment advice.

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How conversational AI mitigates physician burnout

Physician burnout is undoubtedly a serious issue in the medical profession—and it often stems from physicians’ EHR use, which, by some estimates, accounts for up to six hours of their daily work load. That's six hours is not dedicated to visiting with patients, a new article in Forbes suggests.

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UK groups invest $260M to create AI doctoral training centers

More than 300 companies, universities and organizations are investing more than $260 million to support 16 new centers for doctoral training in AI in the United Kingdom.

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How AI can improve mammography

There are four areas in which AI must excel to become clinically viable in women’s medical imaging—particularly mammography: performance, time, workflow and cost, according to an opinion article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Researchers use AI to predict signs of alcohol misuse in trauma patients

With alcohol misuse playing a role in more than 25 percent of trauma cases, Loyola University researchers have developed a method that uses AI to predict the signs of alcohol misuse in these patients. The method could serve as an affordable option for trauma centers.

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Ohio health system uses AI to help stroke patients

Kettering Health Network, an Ohio-based health system, is using AI to reverse the effects of strokes quicker, according to a report by WDTN News.

Around the web

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.