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.

Duke University School of Nursing Study Shows Major Tertiary Hospital Saves More Than 72 Minutes Per Nurse While Improving Clinical Outcomes Using eGlycemic Management System

GREENVILLE, S.C.--Glytec, a clinical information technology company solely dedicated to the mission of improving insulin management and glycemic control, is pleased to share the results of a late-breaking poster that was presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 23rd Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress.

Roy Schoenberg, MD, MPH, CEO of American Well® Receives American Telemedicine Association Industry Council Award

May 20, 2014 -- Roy Schoenberg, MD, MPH, CEO of American Well Systems, today received the Ninth Annual American Telemedicine Association Industry Council Award for Leadership in the Advancement of Telemedicine at the 19th Annual ATA Meeting & Exposition, held in Baltimore, MD.

Availity and WellPoint Complete Key Phase of Provider Web Portal Conversion

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Availity and WellPoint, Inc. have completed the migration of portal activity of participating providers in WellPoint’s affiliated health plans in California, Colorado, Nevada, and New York to the Availity Web Portal. The successful conversion closed one of the last phases of a project which enables providers to use Availity in place of the previous provider portal as the access point for conducting online health care transactions with the company’s affiliated health plans in 14 states and 13 additional plans and government plans across the country. The milestone marked an ambitious undertaking that was achieved with virtually no disruption to provider or health plan workflows.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Extends Bosch Healthcare’s Telehealth Contract Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems Inc.

Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems Inc. (Bosch Healthcare) the market leader in evidence-based telehealth solutions today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has exercised its third option to extend the term of the contract for Home Telehealth Devices and Services with Bosch Healthcare. The term of this option year began May 15 2014 and extends the contract to May 14 2015.

Axial Exchange and Becker’s Hospital Review Announce Results of First Ever National Patient Engagement Ranking

Chicago, IL—May 15, 2014—Axial Exchange, Inc., a pioneer in using mobile apps to deepen the patient’s role in improving outcomes, and Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading healthcare trade publication, today announced the results of the first National Patient Engagement Ranking  at the Becker’s Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting, in Chicago. The national ranking evaluated provider organizations across the United States, ranking hospitals’ patient engagement efforts based on an analysis of publicly available data. In the inaugural national ranking, Mayo Clinic hospitals (Eau Claire Hospital, Albert Lee and Rochester St. Mary’s Hospital), Medical Center of the Rockies and Roper Hospital received the highest scores of all 3,077 U.S. hospitals assessed.

Mercy Starts Construction on Nation’s First Virtual Care Center

ST. LOUIS (May 12, 2014) – Mercy will officially break ground on the first virtual care center in the U.S., marking another milestone in the health system’s promise to transform health care. Media and the public are invited to virtually attend the event on Tuesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. CDT at www.mercyvirtual.net.

Jersey City Medical Center Reports Significant Cost and Time Savings Through Practice Unite® Mobile App

JERSEY CITY, N.J.--LibertyHealth Jersey City Medical Center today announced significant cost and time saving results from the implementation of Practice Unite, a customized, HIPAA-compliant smartphone application designed to improve communications and speed up workflows. Deployed one year ago, the hospital has seen dramatic savings through the communications app, which has been downloaded by most active staff members.

eHealth Excellence Award Winners Announced at MEDSEEK Client Congress

Birmingham, Ala., May 8, 2014— MEDSEEK, the only provider of a comprehensive patient influence platform for the healthcare industry, announced the winners of the eHealth Excellence Awards during the 2014 Client Congress at Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada this week.

Around the web

Cardiovascular devices are more likely to be in a Class I recall than any other device type. The FDA's approval process appears to be at least partially responsible, though the agency is working to make some serious changes. We spoke to a researcher who has been tracking these data for years to learn more. 

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

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