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.

Patient Prompt® Announces Patient Communication Solution Specifically for Accountable Care Organizations

Toronto, May 09, 2013 -- Patient Prompt®, the leader in bi-directional patient communication, has launched a unique initiative to assist the growing number of physician-sponsored Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) meet their quality measures obligations.

FEEL Golf Co., Inc. Signs EMR Software Development Agreement with ScheduleMorePatients LLC

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 8, 2013 -- FEEL Golf Co., Inc. (OTCBB: FEEL), through its wholly owned Florida based subsidiary, Intelligent Living Inc. ("ILI"), announced today that the Company has signed an Electronic Medical Records software development agreement with ScheduleMorePatients LLC ("SMP"), a leading healthcare technology research company specializing in anti-aging management and patient health software.

New Survey: 'I'd Rather Take out the Trash than Take My Meds'

NORWALK, Conn., May 7, 2013  -- America has a serious drug problem, but it's not the one you think. A new survey commissioned by HealthPrize Technologies, a digital health company, found that 47 percent of people would rather take out the trash than take their prescribed medications, demonstrating how strongly Americans dislike taking their meds. More than a quarter of people (27 percent) would rather get a shot than take their prescribed medication and 10 percent would rather have a cavity filled.

Mountain States Health Alliance, Vanderbilt announce strategic affiliation

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The leaders of Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced Friday that the two organizations have signed an affiliation agreement that will benefit MSHA, VUMC and the residents of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

Vivify Health Receives Funding to Accelerate Availability of Its Cloud-Based Remote Care Management Platform

PLANO, Texas, May 1 -- Vivify Health, Inc. (“Vivify”), formerly Intuitive Health, Inc., has received funding from two healthcare investment firms, Ascension Health Ventures (“AHV”) and Heritage Group (“Heritage”). Proceeds will be used to accelerate the delivery of Vivify’s cloud-based Remote Care Management platform that enables hospitals, home health agencies, payers and other stakeholders to accomplish population health objectives, including reducing readmissions, managing chronic diseases, improving care transitions, and engaging patients in their own well-being.

Healthcare, patients suffer from lack of coordination

Coordinated care has been heralded as the direct path to better and more cost-effective care, and financial rewards and penalties under the 2010 federal healthcare law are further driving care coordination. But, experts say communication failures that lead to inappropriate care are very common.

Provider paves path to improved care at lower costs

CareMore, through its unique approach to caring for the elderly, is routinely achieving patient outcomes that other providers can only dream about: a hospitalization rate 24 percent below average; hospital stays 38 percent shorter; an amputation rate among diabetics 60 percent lower than average--all without increased total cost. CareMore’s interventions save money in the long run by preventing vastly more costly downstream outcomes such as hospitalizations and surgeries. As a result, CareMore’s overall member costs are actually 18 percent below the industry average.

Children’s Specialized Hospital Launches Interactive Patient Care Technology

New Brunswick, N.J., April 24 -- Children’s Specialized Hospital, the nation’s largest provider of the rehabilitation services for children with special needs, announced today that it has launched GetWell Town™, a new interactive patient care (IPC) system developed by GetWellNetwork®. Deployed at all 60-beds in the hospital’s New Brunswick location, PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital, the system is the first and only IPC system specifically developed for pediatric patients and their families. The technology installation was made possible by longstanding hospital supporter L’Oréal USA.

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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