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.

Team hopes pill can prevent accumulation of Alzheimer's-causing toxic proteins

Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine believe that a preventative pill for Alzheimer’s could be the solution in stopping this devastating disease.

Mobile apps improve control for those with type 2 diabetes

Tracking your steps isn’t the only thing mobile applications are able to monitor. Researchers from Cardiff University in Wales studied the effects of mobile apps on helping people with diabetes. Turns out, the technology may be a valuable option in helping track glucose levels.

WellCare Piloting In-Home Telemonitoring Program to Monitor Patient Vital Signs in Real Time

NASHVILLE, Tenn. and TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 27, 2016 -- By 2025, chronic diseases may affect an estimated 164 million Americans – nearly half of the current U.S. population. To address this looming crisis, WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) is piloting an in-home telemonitoring program for its Medicare Advantage members with chronic conditions in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. The pilot will include up to 500 members diagnosed with congestive heart failure and diabetes. 

Kaleo bringing back EpiPen-like device in 2017

After Mylan created a firestorm with huge price increases for its anti-allergy EpiPen, it's now set to have a competitor in 2017.

Facebook reveals mental illness, may offer avenue for treatment

Facebook has become the most popular social network in the world, with more than 1.7 billion accounts, and researchers at the University of Cambridge believe the site can help identify mental illness and even be used to treat it.

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Eat all the PB&J sandwiches you want—as long as you have an allergy patch

Prepare to taste the rich joy of peanut butter, kids! Researchers have developed a wearable patch that administers a small amount of peanut protein through the skin to treat peanut allergies in children and young adults.

Price transparency led patients to choose lower-cost hospitals

When given access to transparency tools estimating prices for imaging services and sleep studies, commercially-insured patients were more likely to choose lower-cost hospitals.

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Telerehabilitation helps treat breast cancer, reduce side effects

Recent research has shown telerehabilitation can be a valuable tool for breast cancer patients in alleviating side effects of both the cancer and its treatments.

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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