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.

Coalition supports the latest 21st Century Cures Act iteration

A coalition of 31 organizations has voiced its support for the interoperability language included in the 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6) in a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Stability or calm before next fight?

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on that the subsidies offered as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be available nationwide, regardless of whether they are used to buy health insurance on an exchange established by the federal government or an individual state.

Cureatr raises $13M to expand national network of Care Transition Notifications™ to meet demand for real-time patient information

New York, NY (June 25, 2015) – Cureatr, Inc. today announced it has closed on $13 million in Series B financing in a round led by Deerfield Investments, a healthcare technology private-equity firm in New York.

American Telemedicine Association Accredits Two New Organizations for Online Patient Consultations

WASHINGTON - Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has awarded accreditation for online patient consultations to CareSimple and MDLIVE. Four organizations have been accredited since the program’s launch this year and approximately 300 organizations have registered for the program.

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HHS announces employee innovation awards

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the seven winners of the 2015 HHS Innovates Awards reflecting seven different operating divisions.  

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CommonWell adds four more members

The vendor interoperability CommonWell Alliance has added new members to its roster to "incorporate new healthcare stakeholders outside of the vendor community," according to an announcement.

3M Introduces the 3M Health System Performance Suite

The new 3M Health System Performance Suite offers advanced analytic tools to manage the health of populations, measure provider performance, determine total cost of care and succeed under value-based payment.

Nuance Partnership Helps Healthcare Organizations Discover Revenue and Prepare for Value-Based Payments with Advanced Practice Clinical Documentation Improvement

HFMA-ANI, Orlando, June 22, 2015 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced a partnership with Jvion, a healthcare predictive analytics company, to provide further support to healthcare organizations with Advanced Practice Clinical Documentation Improvement™ (CDI) as they prepare for the shift to a value-based reimbursement model.

Around the web

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.