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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AMA creates online Zika virus resource center for physicians and patients

In an effort to better educate doctors and their patients about the Zika virus, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced today the creation of the Zika Virus Resource Center.

CHOP opening precision medicine center

The Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) aims to advance precision medicine and match the most appropriate treatment to individual patients.

New Proposal to Give Providers and Employers Access to Information to Drive Quality and Patient Care Improvement

MACRA provides expanded opportunity for the use of Medicare and private sector claims data to drive higher quality, lower cost care.

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USPSTF releases updated depression screening guidelines

All adults age 18 and older in the general population—including pregnant and postpartum women—should be screened for depression, according to newly updated guidelines from the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF).

Connected health market to top $117B by 2020

The connected health market will hit $117 billion by 2020 and 86 percent of clinicians believe mobile apps will be central to patient health in that time frame, according to the "State of the App Economy" report from ACT | The App Association.

13 digital health companies make up second class of Texas Medical Center's innovation accelerator

Texas Medical Center (TMC) is welcoming 13 companies specializing in digital health into the second installment of the TMCx accelerator.

USC reveals 8 foundational partners for Virtual Care Center

The University of Southern California Center for Body Computing (CBC), the digital health innovation accelerator for the Keck Medicine of USC medical enterprise, has announced eight foundational partners for its Virtual Care Clinic.

CHIME urges Congress to help improve care for chronic conditions

CHIME has sent a letter to the Chronic Care Working Group of the Senate Committee on Finance to develop policies that will enable better healthcare for chronically sick patients.

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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.