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.

Demand for convenient care drives new healthcare partnerships

Partnerships—including joint ventures, non-exclusive arrangements and telehealth alliances—are becoming more common as a result of the “convenient care” revolution, according to NEJM Catalyst.

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Cost of common medical services varies wildly state to state, city to city

Commercially insured patients may pay drastically different prices for the same medical procedure depending on their location.

Healthcare advertisers focusing on perspectives of women

With women now making 94 percent of the decisions for the health and wellness for themselves and their families the marketing direction has begun to tailor to their perspectives.

Partners seeks innovators for Connected Health Challenge

The 2016 Partners Connected Health Innovation Challenge is now accepting applications.  

In digital health innovation, true expertise is rare

Just 5 percent of health organizations are operating at the highest level of digital health innovation for proficiency and expertise, according to Enspektos, an innovation consultancy conducting several waves as part of its State of Digital Health Innovation Study.

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Intermountain, Stanford partner on precision medicine

Intermountain Healthcare and the Stanford Genome Technology Center (SGTC) have established a new collaborative research program to advance precision health.

Living in or near green areas helps women live longer

Having a home around more plants, shrubs, and trees can improve women’s mental health and help them live longer, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

The challenges and pitfalls of reporting on health research

With findings and recommendations constantly being updated, where does media coverage fit in?

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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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