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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All Children’s failed to report 13 cases of patient harm in heart surgery unit

An internal review by Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital uncovered 13 cases in which heart surgery patients were harmed by medical care from 2015 to 2018 but that went unreported until recently. Florida law requires such incidents to be reported within 15 days, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

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CMS, ONC propose new interoperability rules

HHS is addressing one of the biggest issues in healthcare: interoperability. The agency, through CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), has proposed new rules to support electronic health record (EHR) interoperability.

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Trump to sign executive order on AI

President Trump will sign an executive order as part of the American AI Initiative to drive both the development and the regulations of AI, according to a report by The New York Times.

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AI among top growth opportunities for precision medical imaging

As the healthcare industry shifts to providing more personalized care, the precision medical imaging market could see tremendous growth thanks to new technologies, such as AI and deep learning, clinical decision support software, sensors, 3D printing and precision analytics, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan.

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Wait times for emergency services longer at VA hospitals

Veterans are waiting a long time to receive care when they arrive at the emergency room of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, according to a recent analysis from USA Today. 

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IBM announces $2B expansion effort for AI center

IBM is moving forward with a $2 billion expansion in New York to develop a new AI center, according to a report published in The Washington Post.

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AI could change the drug discovery industry

A recent win by DeepMind, an AI lab owned by Google parent company Alphabet, in a protein-folding problem competition has scientists wondering how the technology can change the drug discovery industry, according to a report by The New York Times.

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Walmart offers $4 telemedicine visits to employees

Walmart is allowing its employees to see a provider for only $4 but the visitation has to be through telemedicine, according to a report from the Associated Press.

Around the web

The American College of Cardiology has sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that outlines some of the organization’s central priorities and concerns. 

One product is being pulled from the market, and the other is receiving updated instructions for use.

If the Trump administration continues taking a laissez-faire stance toward AI—including AI used in healthcare—why not let the states go it alone on regulating the technology?