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.

Phoenix Children's Hospital receives grant for its Connected Patient Project

Phoenix Children's Hospital has received a $200,000 grant that will support the hospital's "Connected Patient Project," which provides customized patient care information on tablets.

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Researcher seeks more real-world home telemonitoring evidence

There is a lot of research in the area of home telemonitoring for chronic conditions and how it can improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Spyros Kitsiou, assistant professor at the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences at the College of Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, is one of those researchers and he just published an article about it in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

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Survey finds most patients appreciate benefits of technology in healthcare

Patients are comfortable with their physician using technology but 40 percent feel rushed during appointments, according to a survey of 3,000 adults across the U.S., U.K. and Germany conducted by Nuance Communications.

Ochsner aims high for innovation

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System has launched an entity that will support companies working to revolutionize care. The organization also announced a three-year innovation challenge in collaboration with GE Healthcare.

PCORI funding to focus on a national research data network

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has announced $5 million in funding for a demonstration project of its national clinical research data network.

Hospitals using predictive modeling for population health

A new study found that 15 percent of providers are using predictive modeling within hospitals.

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Value-based care commitment increasing

More than 2,800 payers, providers, employers, patients, states, consumer groups, employers and others have agreed to join the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network.

SPAC International's Chronic Care Management Physician, Patient and Pharmacy Portals Achieve ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR Certification from ICSA Labs

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sargas Pharmaceutical Adherence and Compliance (SPAC) International's Chronic Care Management (CCM) Physician, Patient and Pharmacy Portals, Version 14.1 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting eligible providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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.