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 Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Senate bill aims to improve rural care through telehealth

New legislation introduced by Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, would direct HHS to analyze a model of using telehealth to improve care in rural areas

CDC estimates 30% antibiotic prescriptions unnecessary

More than 46 million of the 154 million prescriptions for antibiotics written in 2010 and 2011 were inappropriate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Study: Medical error causes 250K deaths a year

A study from Johns Hopkins Medicine places medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the U.S., behind only cancer and heart disease.

Quintiles, IMS Health merge in $9 billion deal

Quintiles and IMS Health have agreed to merge in a $9 billion deal that will create an IT leader in the life sciences industry that will link patient records to healthcare management apps using IMS’s cloud model, reports ZDNet.

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Webinar touts potential of remote monitoring

A symposium examined the potential for contact-free, continuous patient monitoring to improve care while reducing economic pressures.

Global Contrast Media Injectors Market Will More than Double to $1.8 Billion by 2022, says GlobalData

LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 3 May 2016 - The global market for contrast media injectors is set to increase from $830 million in 2015 to almost $1.8 billion by 2022, representing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Are EHRs weakening the physician-patient relationship?

One doctor looks at how electronic health records have impacted the interaction between doctor and patient.

Patients face dangers upon discharge from hospital

For many, being discharged from the hospital can be a significant milestone, but a recent story from Kaiser Health News highlights a number of dangers associated with hospital discharges.

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Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

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.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

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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