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.

Simulation shows how, where virus invades healthy cells

Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed a new way of observing a virus’s shape using an experiment using a simulation of the interaction between virus and cell.

Low-carb diet can be more effective than surgery, medication

In light of the FDA approving a new weight-loss tool that essentially ejects food from the stomach to avoid having the body absorb so many calories, two physicians argue in a recent New York Times article that evidence shows a low-carb diet can be a much cheaper, healthier and more effective way to lose weight and avoid developing diabetes.

Lumiata Launches Its AI-Powered Risk Matrix that Improves Care Coordination and Risk Management

San Mateo, Calif. – Sept. 13, 2016 – Lumiata, the AI-powered predictive health analytics company, today announced the launch of its Risk Matrix, an advanced predictive tool that calculates an individual’s likely future health state based on associated clinical conditions or diagnoses. 

Health IT firm develops system to track, share info on hackers

Ransomware has developed into a growing infection for the medical industry, except that healthcare providers can’t treat these problems so easily. In an effort to fight data-stealing hackers, MedCrypt has recently raised $750,000 to develop new means of protection.

Aphios to Develop HIV/AIDS Cure Using Combination Drugs in Targeted ‘Nanosomes’ Nanoparticles

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aphios Corporation today announced that it plans to continue its research to develop a cure for HIV/AIDS using combination drugs in targeted ‘nanosomes’ nanoparticles with recent funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH.

Cerebain Biotech Presents Update on Its Medical Device Research and Development as It Continues Its Battle against Alzheimer’s and Dementia

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cerebain Biotech (OTCQB: CBBT) today announced that the executive team of Cerebain Biotech Corp. is very pleased to provide an update on the progress of its medical device research and development made over the last year and an outlook of 2017.

DAS Health Partners with LinkedMD to Provide Chronic Care Management Services

Tampa, Sept. 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DAS Health, a leading provider of health IT and management solutions nationwide, has added Chronic Care Management (CCM) to their service offerings in partnership with Tampa-based LinkedMD. DAS Health will offer LinkedMD’s comprehensive CCM program to their clients including physician practices, medical groups, hospitals and Accountable Care Organizations.

Carolinas HealthCare app cuts wait times by 64 percent

As if making the doctor’s appointment wasn’t had enough trying to find a time for the doctor to squeeze you in, the time spent waiting in the waiting room is undoubtedly the worst part of visiting the doctor. Utilizing the newest technology in the application market, Carolinas HealthCare has developed its own app to reduce wait times and get patients in and out faster.

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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