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.

Recommendations for an interoperable health IT infrastructure

Meaningful Use has led to significant adoption of health IT but several barriers are preventing the U.S. from achieving a health IT infrastructure that supports interoperability and a successful move to value-based payment models.

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Nurse survey: Improve device-EHR interoperability for fewer errors

Coordinating the data collected by medical devices to EHRs is burdensome for nurses, said 74 percent of nurses surveyed by Harris Poll for the Gary and Mary West Health Institute.

Cerner, Validec partner for integration of patient-generated data

Cerner has partnered with Validic, the leading digital health platform, to enable access and connectivity to patient-generated data from clinical and fitness devices and applications.

WEDI Survey: Blue Button use, awareness up but room for more

Reliance on integrated EHR and medical device data to populate personal health records (PHRs) has increased, according to findings from a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange survey.

EHNAC finalizes PMS accreditation criteria

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission has adopted final criteria for its Practice Management System Accreditation Program.

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More than 200 apply for ATA accreditation in first two months

In the first two months of the American Telemedicine Association's (ATA) program for accreditation for online patient consultations, more than 200 organizations have registered.

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NASA joins Cleveland Clinic Innovations

NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and Cleveland Clinic Innovations (CCI) have entered into a joint collaboration that will bring NASA’s renowned aeronautics and spaceflight engineering expertise to CCI’s Global Healthcare Innovations Alliance.

Senators introduce bill to change readmissions program

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced a bill to revamp the readmissions program created as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and help hospitals that serve low-income patients.

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.