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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Hospitals, doctors sharing medical records with patients

As of December 2014, nearly five million patients in the U.S. had received online access to their clinicians’ notes.

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Four steps to ensure security of medical devices

Medical device maker Phillips Healthcare takes a four-step approach to guard against unauthorized access to devices, data leakage and hacker attacks, Information Security Media Group reports.

Mississippi medical center plans for telehealth growth

The University of Mississippi Medical Center and data company Venyu Solutions have partnered to expand the healthcare organization's telehealth services.

R-Conrad Consulting Develops Population Health Rx™ to Address Transitional Care Services for High-Risk and Medically Complex Patients

HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- R-Conrad Consulting, a fast-growing business and healthcare consulting firm, announced today that it has developed Population Health Rx™, a process-driven solution to help hospitals and health care providers improve transition-of-care services for high-risk and medically complex patient populations

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U.S. adults ready for apps, wearable sensors

A survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults revealed that Americans are ready and willing to leverage health apps and wearable devices to improve their personal health.

Interoperability of HIEs still lacking

Most stakeholders are concerned with the progress of health information exchanges and pessimistic that health record connectivity will be achieved within the next few years, according to a Black Book survey.

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Children’s hospitals admissions and staffed-bed counts increasing

Admissions and staffed-bed counts at children’s hospitals increased slightly in 2013, Modern Healthcare reports.

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Two hospitals did not comply with Medicare billing requirements

Audits from the Office of the Inspector General found two hospitals failed to comply with Medicare billing requirements for Kwashiorkor, a form of severe protein malnutrition.

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.