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.

Digital health center opening in Denver

Denver is the site of a 300,000-square-foot digital health center, called Catalyst Health-Tech Innovation.

PCORnet to be used for more efficient research on obesity

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors has approved $9 million to fund two research studies focused on the treatment and prevention of obesity in children and adults. 

Half of health IT startups doomed to fail

An analysis of 900 health IT startups found that about half will fail less than two years after launch. 

Google announces diabetes sensors as first healthcare initiative

Google announced the formation of a new parent company, called Alphabet, as well as plans to increase its focus on healthcare-related initiatives starting with a partnership that will develop low-cost sensors to improve diabetes management.

Most providers skeptical of interoperability roadmap goals

The vast majority of providers surveyed said they are not confident that the healthcare industry will meet the 10-year goal for nationwide interoperability set by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. 

The Innovation Institute Announces Deloitte as Sponsor and Collaborator for its Innovation Lab in Newport Beach

The Innovation Institute today announced that Deloitte & Touche LLP has signed an agreement to become a sponsor and collaborator for The Institute’s Innovation Lab in Newport Beach, Calif.

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Nuance’s Karen Holzberger: Fostering innovation through collaboration

Sponsored by Nuance

The transition from volume- to value-based care is underway in the U.S., but a tremendous amount of uncertainty—and anxiety—continues to plague the providers who deliver that care.

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Beyond the Buzzwords

When a job is enormous, complex and entails a sea of change to accomplish, it is very tempting to sit on the sidelines and ride out the status quo.

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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.