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.

Strategy behind ONC office's new organization, output

During the Health IT Joint Committee meeting on March 10, Steven Posnack, MS, MHS, director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Office of Standards and Technology, offered more details about how the agency has reorganized.

IUPUI researcher gets two grants for chronic pain information and electronic informed consent

An Indiana University-Purdue University (IAPU) Indianapolis researcher has been awarded $1.1 million grant to develop information-based tools to help primary care providers improve care for patients with chronic pain.

Billing fraud investigation targets mental health hospitals

Five hospitals associated with a prominent Massachusetts mental health services provider are under investigation by the Department of Justice over accusations of billing fraud.

The 25 states with the worst access to healthcare

The state of Georgia holds the dubious honor of coming in last in the nation in a recently released analysis of states with the worst consumer access to healthcare.

AHIMA's Consumer Engagement Toolkit plugs HIM pros into strategy

AHIMA has introduced its Consumer Engagement Toolkit, which addresses how the culture change driven by EHRs, apps and other technologies is creating opportunities for health information management (HIM) professionals to be more actively involved with consumers.

GE Healthcare IT appoints Koontz as new leader

GE Healthcare has announced the appointment of Charles Koontz as president and CEO of GE Healthcare IT and GE Healthcare chief digital officer, effective March 14.

UW's Health Innovation Challenge announces winners

The University of Washington's Foster School's Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship held its first Health Innovation Challenge and announced the top three winners.

Allscripts, Garmin launch pilot on wearables for population health

To help clinicians better manage patient care, Garmin will join with Allscripts to integrate its vívofit suite of wearable devices into the FollowMyHealth and CareInMotion platforms, designed to address specific population health management priorities.

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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