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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Contract modification means DOD records can be stored in Cerner data centers

Thanks to a contract modification, military health records can now be stored in Cerner's data centers rather than government data centers. 

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ONC publishes interoperability standards advisory

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released the 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) —a catalog of existing and emerging standards and implementation specifications developed and used to meet specific interoperability needs. 

NSF grant to improve mobile health security

A $10 million National Science Foundation research project will work to improve the patient data security and user confidentiality of mobile health tools.

What will 2016 bring to healthcare? Business watchers, presidential candidates give hints

2016 will be the year U.S. healthcare seriously reckons with consolidation, much of it brought on by Obamacare, as mergers and acquisitions continue among providers, payers and industry players—and as regulators assert their power to stem or encourage the tide.

Year in Review: Focus on innovation grows

More and more healthcare stakeholders increased their focus on innovation over the past year, from providers to vendors to associations.

AHRQ report calls for more research on telemedicine

More research is needed for better informed policy and practice decisions for the use of telehealth, according to a draft technical brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Kaiser to open medical school in 2019

Kaiser Permanente plans to open the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine in the fall of 2019. 

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Remote patient management market set to thrive

The U.S. market for remote patient management is projected to grow by 13 percent over the next five years, according to an analysis from Frost & Sullivan.

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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.