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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Health apps stop sharing sensitive data with Facebook after media reports

A report from The Wall Street Journal has led some popular health and wellness apps to cease data sharing with social network company Facebook after the practice was revealed.

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Patient satisfaction scores should adjust for race, ethnicity

A study published in JAMA Open Network found Asian physicians received lower likelihood to recommend (LTR) scores, compared to non-Hispanic white physicians. With this in mind, health organizations using patient satisfaction scores for physician compensation and promotion should adjust for patient race and ethnicity.

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Dutch company raises $11.3M to expand AI platform that detects lung cancer

Aidence, a Netherlands-based medical imaging company, has raised about $11.3 million in funding to expand its AI-powered platform for detecting lung cancer.

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Opioid-related deaths strike DC, eastern states

Opioid-related deaths, particularly those associated with synthetic opioids, have impacted the eastern states, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open. Washington D.C. had the highest increase in death rates across the U.S.—more than tripling every year since 2013.

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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.

Around the web

Boston Scientific has announced another significant M&A deal, scooping up an Israeli medtech company focused on RDN technology. 

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

The recall comes after approximately 3% of patients treated with the device during the early stages of its U.S. rollout experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack following surgery. The expected stroke rate is closer to 1%, the FDA explained.