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.

New healthcare venture fund to encourage move from volume- to value-based care

Healthcare investor and entrepreneur Dave Chase has launched a venture fund, called the hf Quad Aim Fund that focuses on supporting companies facilitating the transition from volume to value-based care and includes caregiver experience alongside patient experience, improved outcomes and lower costs.

Grand Rounds CEO sees potential in healthcare IT

In an interview with TechCrunch, Grand Rounds CEO and co-founder Owen Tripp, talks about evaluating candidates, healthcare startups and the prominence of women in healthcare IT.

Tim Cook sees big future for Apple Watch in healthcare

Apple CEO Tim Cook believes the Apple Watch will play a key role in the future success of the company’s transition into the healthcare field, even calling the device the “holy grail."

Change Healthcare, SourceMed to partner on billing for outpatient healthcare providers

Change Healthcare, a provider of software and analytics and technology-enabled services, has announced a partnership with SourceMed, a provider of outpatient software solutions and revenue cycle management services for surgery centers.

Doctors report too many illegal sources, prescriptions for opioids

HealthTap, a mobile health technology company, conducted a survey of U.S. doctors that pointed the finger at illegal sources for opioids (72 percent) and doctors who overprescribe the medications (63 percent).

ESIS launches healthcare industry risk management practice

ESIS, Inc., Chubb’s risk management services division, has launched a new industry practice dedicated to serving the claims and risk management needs of healthcare organizations and life sciences firms.

Logging on: Half of U.S. went online for medical information in 2015

Who hasn’t turned to the internet to get a little more information about their health? Turns out, just about half of all Americans, according to the National Health Interview Survey.

Healthcare costs for families top $25,000, triple the cost in 2001

The costs of care for the average American family has more than tripled since 2001, surpassing $25,000 even as the rate of health cost increases slowed to a record low, according to the Milliman Medical Index.

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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