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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Premier rewards Inova for innovation

Inova, a five-hospital healthcare system in the Washington, D.C., metro area has been nationally recognized with the 2016 Premier Excellence Award.

Dell joins HIMSS Innovation Center

Dell is the latest company to sign on as an industry collaborator of the HIMSS Innovation Center, joining other major health IT organizations at the 30,000-square-foot testing and exhibition facility in Cleveland.

InterSystems Partners With Pulse Infoframe to Facilitate Collaborative Clinical Research

Leveraging InterSystems HealthShare Platform for Interoperability with EHRs, Pulse Infoframe Offers ‘Patient Registry in a Box’.

Optum and PAREXEL to Accelerate Drug Development, Reimbursement and Market Access with EHR-Fueled Clinical Research and Hybrid Studies

Collaboration will focus on advancing drug development by combining clinical research and real-world evidence.

FDA issues draft guidance for interoperable devices

The FDA has issued draft guidance to provide clarity on how the agency evaluates medical devices that electronically connect and interact with other devices or systems.

ATA forum to help Congress with telehealth policy

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has announced plans to hold its first Telehealth Capitol Connection Forum, a bi-monthly briefing series that aims to meet the growing interest in using telemedicine to improve healthcare delivery.

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ACOs name interoperability as top challenge

A new report names interoperability as the biggest challenge facing accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Senate HELP Committee issues HIT draft legislation

The U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee has released a discussion draft of legislation that aims to improve the overall use and development of health IT.

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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.