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.

GuideWell opens collaborative ecosystem for health innovation

GuideWell Innovation launched its Collaborative Resource Ecosystem (CoRE) in Orlando’s Lake Nona Medical City, which aims to serve as a network connecting entrepreneurs, research and development experts and healthcare leaders with innovative ideas, funding opportunities and resources in order to develop the next generation of health solutions.

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Advisory board named for Wanda digital platform

Digital health platform Wanda announced the formation of a scientific advisory board to provide thought leadership and strategic guidance to the Wanda management team.

SAMHSA holding opioid recovery app challenge

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is holding a challenge for an innovative mobile app to provide opioid recovery support for patients receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders.

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ATA supports Obama administration's effort to expand broadband access

President Obama has introduced ConnectALL, an initiative aimed at ensuring broadband parity for Americans of all income levels.

Apple's patent shows medical device plans for its smartwatch

The Apple Watch is poised to make an impact on the wearable medical device market, according to the company's patent filing.

Use of health monitor devices to triple by 2020

Adoption of health monitoring devices will nearly triple by 2020, exceeding 70 million worldwide, up from an estimated 26 million this year, according to Juniper Research.

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Siri, Cortana and others not so helpful in crisis

Smartphone conversational agents don't really know what to say in response to questions about suicide, rape, depression and domestic violence, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Addiction medicine now an official subspecialty

With more than 40 million Americans meeting the medical criteria for addiction, the American Board of Medical Specialties has officially recognized addiction medicine as a subspecialty.

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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