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.

Sleep trackers could be what’s keeping you up

A gadget on your wrist at night may be meant to track your sleep, but the device may actually be what’s keeping you up. A recent study from the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine has found that not only are many sleep trackers inaccurate, but the stress they create with false analytics may keep their wearers up.

Dirty dozen: WHO lists 12 pathogens in need of research

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a list chronicling antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” to guide research and development of new antibiotics.

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Need for real-world evidence in value-based care could be advantage for pharma

With more physicians employed in larger organizations than private practices, and those larger groups being more likely to be reimbursed through models which involve financial risk, more physicians are looking to real-world evidence to inform their clinical decisions—a shift which could be beneficial for pharmaceutical companies.

New York-Presbyterian sued for overcharging patients for medical records

New York–Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging it charged more than double the legal rate to patients seeking physical copies of their medical records.

Illinois to limit insurers involved in Medicaid managed care

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announced plans to overhaul the state’s current Medicaid managed care system, capping the number of insurers involved while expanding coverage to 80 percent of the state’s beneficiaries through managed care.

How a new VA hospital could serve as a national model

The rebuilt Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in New Orleans was built with input from veterans, incorporating design features that could be copied by VA facilities around the country.

Phase 3 Trial Data Show Use of SpaceOAR® Hydrogel Helps Maintain Erectile Function Following Prostate Cancer Radiation Treatment

Lower penile bulb radiation dose may be associated with ability to maintain sexual function and potency

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'Healthy tension' between providers, IT vendor/consulting organizations

In this year’s 2017 HIMSS Leadership and Workforce Survey, researchers took a look at the perspectives of U.S. health IT leaders with topics such as security, cybersecurity and culture of care.

Around the web

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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