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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McKesson planning a Florida call center

McKesson plans to lease a call center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., to support its McKesson Patient Access Solutions.

App challenge focuses on pediatric patients

NewYork-Presbyterian is holding a hackathon and challenge for apps and games aimed at the pediatric patient population.

HIMSS reports on 2016’s ‘growth technologies’

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics has published a report on some of the technologies shaping hospitals’ purchase plans in 2016.

Blog, fact sheets detail HIPAA's impact on interoperability

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is working to disseminate the idea that HIPAA does not impede interoperability.

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Study: One-third of all paid malpractice claims attributed to 1% of doctors

A small portion of physicians—about 1 percent—accounted for nearly a third of all malpractice claims paid in the U.S. over a recent 10-year period, according to results of a study published online Jan. 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Forget Disney World: Peyton Manning is headed to HIMSS16 after the Super Bowl

Touchdowns, comeback victories, unforgettable plays … healthcare? That’s just a sample of what Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will likely be discussing when he takes the stage as a keynote speaker at HIMSS16.

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PCORI approves $70M in new research funding

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors has approved $70 million for nine new patient-centered research projects focused on conditions ranging from ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very early-stage, localized type of breast cancer to diabetes, chronic lung disease and migraines.

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On-demand care market set to explode

U.S. funding for on-demand healthcare companies, those providing location-based offerings with near-real-time and 24/7 services, will quadruple from over $200 million in 2014 to $1 billion by the end of 2017, according to Accenture.

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.