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.

What hospitals select in public health reporting measures

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released data showing what measures hospitals reported to public health agencies as part of the Medicare EHR Incentive Program.

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Mobile app cuts costs, hospital durations for cesarean patients

A cesarean delivery takes a toll on the mother, leaving her to recover for days in a hospital, but an app may help hasten recovery. A recent study, presented at American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Management's 2017 meeting, shows that smartphone apps can get a mother home early, improving patient outcomes and reducing costs.

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Atlanta’s Grady Health begins using personalized diabetes system

To help patients better manage their diabetes and insulin doses, Atlanta-based Grady Health System has implemented an evidence-based software system that seamlessly integrates with its existing electronic medical record system. 

Remote monitoring improves long-term in-home care

A new study from the University of California San Francisco, supported by supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of HHS, shows using remote patient monitoring can improve chronic disease management.

Major organizations aim to change prior authorization requirements

A coalition of medical organizations led by the American Medical Association has released a 21-point plan to change when health insurers require pre-approval before patients can receive certain treatments, drugs or devices.

Ups and downs in digital health in 2016

Digital health providers could look back on 2016 and learn a few things to help reach a future they have always pictured.

Ring, ring: Phone coaching can improve BMI trajectory

Talking on the phone could mean make a big difference in an individual’s weight loss journey, according to research from Kaiser Permanente. A recent study, published in Obesity, found that those participating in wellness coaching over the phone lost an average of 10 pounds and improved their weight trajectories.

All-inclusive flu vaccine protects more people, saves money

A study published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics describes researchers' proposal for an alternative flu vaccine that could protect more people and reduce healthcare costs.

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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