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.

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Patient-generated Data: Integrating Information for Improved Health

There’s a growing recognition of the importance of all that happens with patients outside of the few minutes they spend with clinicians. Learn how organizations are linking with that data for better outcomes.

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Digging Out

Maybe you’ve heard a little bit about the insane amount of snow that has piled up in the Northeast this winter. We’re still digging out but I think spring has sprung! A few patches of green are visible and the mountains of snow are starting to shrink.

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Online petition addresses patient safety problems due to electronic communication

An online petition is targeting lapses in electronic healthcare communication that lead to almost 1,000 deaths a day.

Get Real Health’s Patient Engagement Platform Ranked Number One by Chilmark Research

Chilmark Research recently named Get Real Health’s InstantPHR® the top ranked patient engagement platform in the industry. The independent global research and advisory firm that evaluates healthcare IT solutions gave InstantPHR® an overall grade of “A-,” the highest among the top 14 products on the market.

HELP Committee seeks suggestions for interoperability

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions discussed the Meaningful Use program and ongoing interoperability challenges during its hearing on March 17. At the end of the hearing, panel members shared their suggestions for improvements.

5 healthcare trends to watch for in the coming years

Five years since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and healthcare leaders have adapted to a changing industry but there are more transformations to come, according to a new report from the PwC Health Research Institute.

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Seven organizations work on interprofessional collaboration initiative

Organizations are studying interprofessional collaboration and determining the best ways to teach providers how to collaborate.

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AMA Study: Practices need help moving to value-based payment models

Physician practices are engaging in new healthcare payment models intended to improve quality and reduce costs, but are finding that they need help with successfully managing increasing amounts of data and figuring out how to respond to the diversity of programs and quality metrics from different payers, according to a new joint study by the RAND Corporation and the American Medical Association (AMA).

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.