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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Experimental drug shows promise in treating metastatic kidney cancer

Researchers are testing an experimental drug they hope will lead to improved outcomes for patients with metastatic kidney cancer compared to currently available medicinal therapies. 

Se habla español? Bilingual app, site aim to improve health of Spanish speakers

What its developers call the first bilingual mobile medical, health and wellness website, saludmóvil aims to serve Spanish-speaking populations in the U.S. by increasing access to information.

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Hearing implant's cloud-based data system improves customer service

To provide improved and expanded support to users of its Cochlear Nucleus implant, Cochlear Limited has developed a cloud-based data transfer system in conjunction with Amazon Web Services. 

KLAS Global Reports Shed Positive Light on Intelerad Solutions

Montreal, Canada – November 15, 2016 – Intelerad Medical Systems™, the leader in enterprise workflows, specializing in diagnostic viewing, reporting, and collaboration solutions for hospitals, imaging centers and reading groups, have received high scores for product quality and support in two recent KLAS reports, including the Global PACS 2016 Report*.

Watch what you eat? Not all fitness apps adhere to dietary guidelines

With millions of users one would believe fitness applications have the proven ability to help people lose weight and keep it off. Unfortunately, not all of these apps that claim to improve health follow the HHS's 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines.

Smartphone app detects autism in under a minute

Early detection for autism may soon be possible through a smartphone app that tracks eye movements to detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children as young as two years old.

Med school blues: 45% of students feel burned out

Feeling overworked is common among physicians, but even those still pursuing their medical degrees are more likely to suffer from burnout.

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Using social data to help value-based care begins with ICD-10 codes

The transition to value-based care may require making it simpler for information on social determinants of health to be pulled from electronic health records.

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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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