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.

CMS releases API to smooth transition to MACRA reporting

Developers now have an application program interface (API) tool to help write software for the quality measures practices will need to use as part of the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

Retail clinics aren’t reducing unnecessary ED visits

Having a retail health clinic nearby isn’t steering patients away from going to the emergency department (ED) for common low-acuity conditions.

eHealth in rehabilitation becomes standard in improving doctor-patient relationship

eHealth technologies have set out to improve the physician-patient relationship between is an essential part of any successful healing process. An opinion piece by physicians analyzing how rehabilitation medicine uses eHealth outlines three points to how the doctor-patient relationship can be improved.

No need to apply pressure: Two innovations to stop the bleeding

Researchers have been able to develop two new ways to stop excessive bleeding in a wide range of applications.

Emory Healthcare launches remote care program for ICU patients

To provide around the clock care to ICU patients being treated at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, the health system has partnered with two companies as it launches a pilot telemedicine program.

Michigan health system opens new ER department

North Ottawa Community Health System (NOCHS) in Grand Haven, Michigan, has opened an emergency department for area patients, reports the Grand Rapids Business Journal.

Anthem allowed to move forward with PPO to EPO switch in California

A California judge denied a request for a restraining order which would have stopped Anthem from moving 500,000 customers to plans that only cover out-of-network charges in an emergency.

DrugDev Adds the Definitive eConsent Mobile Solution to Its Unified Clinical Operations Suite with Acquisition of Pioneering Market Leader SecureConsent

King of Prussia, PA – November 16 – DrugDev’s unified clinical operations suite enables leading sponsors and CROs to transform how global trials are run using innovative technology. With the company’s acquisition of SecureConsent, this leading platform now features the industry’s definitive eConsent solution, which is deployed on tablets and other mobile devices (including BYOD) to optimize site and patient convenience.

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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