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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Global patient monitoring market worth more than $31B

The global advanced patient monitoring market is currently worth about $31.4 billion, inclusive of devices, peripherals, software, packaged services and other applications, according to a report from Kalorama Information. 

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Tavenner to lead largest health insurance industry association

The former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Marilyn B. Tavenner, has been named the new leader of America’s Health Insurance Plans, the top lobbyist for the U.S health insurance industry.

Philips launches AgingWell Hub

Philips has launched its AgingWell Hub (AWH), a research center for open innovation that will examine and share solutions for aging well.  

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Barnabas, Robert Wood Johnson to merge

Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson Health System have agreed to merge to create New Jersey’s largest healthcare system and one of the largest in the nation. 

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AHRQ report studies impact of health IT on practice workflow

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued a report that examines the use of health IT in ambulatory care practice redesign and the subsequent impact on patients and provider workflow.

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AHRQ to focus on CDS learning network

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is launching an initiative to fund a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Learning Network.

Study finds online symptom sites only correct half the time

Online symptom checkers are accurate only about half the time, according to a Harvard Medical School study published in the BMJ.

AHA report offers interoperability steps for providers, vendors, government

The American Hospital Association's Interoperability Advisory Group (IAG) offers priorities to both improve patient care and engage patients in supporting new models of care in its 2015 report "Achieving Interoperability that Supports Care Transformation."

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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.