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.

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The now and future health ecosystem: Online presentation available

As healthcare consumers, Baby Boomers and Millennials have widely varying—and sometimes sharply competing—priorities, preferences and demands. Combined with technology-driven innovation, the situation is setting up a “Copernican moment” for healthcare organizations.

MGMA joining Denver innovation hub

The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) will be one of the tenants of a new healthcare technology hub in Denver.

AMA voices support for CONNECT for Health Act

The American Medical Association (AMA) has voiced its support for the bipartisan Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act to expand the use of telemedicine to achieve quality care for patients.

Sunquest Information Systems Announces Winners of the Client Innovation Awards

Award recognizes innovative uses of laboratory information systems.

Survey: Population health 'critically important' but minimal progress occurring

Many organizations are thinking about population health and consider it “critically important” to the future of healthcare, but few are in any payer agreements, according to findings from Numerof & Associates.

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The $2.5 billion idea to help New York hospitals in need

An article published earlier this week by Crain’s New York Business examined the two extremes of New York hospitals and a possible way to close that gap. 

Stryker acquiring Sage Products in $2.7 billon deal

Medical technology company Stryker plans to acquire Cary, Ill.–based Sage Products, which manufactures a host of products meant to prevent so-called “never events” in ICUs and hospitals, including hospital-acquired infections.

Partners launches second round of employee innovation grants

Partners HealthCare is launching a second round of Innovation Discovery Grants (IDG) to support the most promising early-stage ideas that can someday improve patient care.

Around the web

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.

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. 

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.