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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 Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Northwestern, AbbVie partner to research cancer therapies

A new collaboration between two Chicago healthcare entities will provide a platform to conduct ongoing cancer research.

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Disaster drones carry doctors in a package

In the event of a disaster, the need for medical assistance is immediate but can face obstacles that are difficult to predict. Researchers have developed new drones capable of delivering telemedical packages to disaster areas.

Insurer directories incorrectly list providers as ‘taking new patients’

Outdated and inaccurate provider directories from insurers may list primary care physicians as available to new patients when they’re not. Those mistakes force patients to call hundreds of offices to find physicians who will take them. 

eHealth Technologies Empowers Imaging Data Interoperability for Rochester RHIO

Rochester, N.Y., December 6, 2016 – eHealth Technologies, the leading provider of image-enabled Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions, and the Rochester RHIO (Regional Health Information Organization), a regional HIE serving 13 counties in western New York State, continue to make progress with image data interoperability. 

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Telemedicine helps overcome obstacles to care for vets with depression

Older veterans face a number of obstacles in accessing care for depression, often including limited mobility, stigma associated with seeking treatment for depression and distance to facilities. Telemedicine can offer hope, though, and a team of researchers conducted a study of behavioral activation therapy for depression to compare in-person visits with physicians with those conducted remotely.

AHIMA Publishes First ICD-10-CM Code Book for Outpatient Physicians and Clinicians

CHICAGO – December 6, 2016 – A new American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) book, ICD-10-CM Code Book for Physicians, is the AHIMA Press’s first title designed to help physicians and clinicians execute the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, specifically in an outpatient setting.

eHealth Technologies, Rochester Regional team up to streamline imaging data interoperability

eHealth Technologies, providers of image-enabled Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions, have partnered with the Rochester Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) to offer image data interoperability to 13 counties in New York.

Teladoc sets record with 100,000 patient visits in November

Teladoc has provided more than 100,000 patient telemedicine visits in the month of November, a record for the company, according to a statement.

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Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

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.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

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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