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.

Four customer-centric strategies for healthcare companies

As many other industries have successfully shifted to business models centered on customer interaction, healthcare companies, and in particular health insurance companies, seem to have fallen behind the pack.

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Parents rate the ratings: 3 things we learned from UM children’s health poll

The healthcare industry is well aware that physician rating websites are bigger now than ever before. But do parents use these sites? Do they trust them? 

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Survey shows growing interest in telemedicine

About two-thirds of providers report that telemedicine is a one of their organization’s highest priorities, according to the results from the REACH Health 2016 U.S. Telemedicine Industry Benchmark Survey.  That represents a 10 percent increase from the 2015 survey results.

Hot app: Boston Children's Feverprints boosts understanding of body temp patterns

The Innovation & Digital Health Accelerator (IDHA) and Autoinflammatory Diseases Clinic at Boston Children's Hospital have released Feverprints, a ResearchKit app for iPhone that will enlist the public's help to determine what exactly is a fever.

Clarius Mobile Health soon to offer handheld ultrasound compatible with iOS, Android

Clarius Mobile Health's wireless, handheld ultrasound scanner has a mobile application for iOA and Android smart devices.

Virtual reality transports sick kids far beyond hospital walls

At least for a little while, “our kid got to be normal.” Those were the tearfully happy words of a dad whose hospitalized child had just eagerly received relief in the form of a fun, mood-boosting virtual reality experience. 

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New Datalux medical computers announced

WINCHESTER, Va. – Datalux Corporation introduces two new 24-inch medical all-in-one computers - the Datalux IPIX LT24 and the Datalux Alpha AC24.

Proposed legislation requires proof of DOD-VA interoperability

New legislation would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide evidence of its EHR's interoperability with the Department of Defense EHR before healthcare funds are released to the agency, according to an ExecutiveGov report.

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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