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.

Diagnotes Joins Allscripts Developer Program

Indianapolis, Ind., October 29, 2014 -- Diagnotes, Inc., an Indianapolis-based health technology company, today announced that it has joined the Allscripts Developer Program (ADP). The program provides an opportunity for companies to help caregivers improve healthcare and their bottom lines by integrating new innovative software applications and devices with their Allscripts solutions.

HIMSS Analytics: Room for improvement for portals

Health IT executives are not enthused about their organizations' current patient portals, according to an Essentials Brief published by HIMSS Analytics.

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Physician-patient email communication nearly triples in study

E-mail volume between patients and physicians nearly tripled between 2001 and 2010 at a major academic health center, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Keys to advancing telehealth

BOSTON—How to advance telehealth? Make it convenient, said speakers at the 2014 Connected Health Symposium.

Secure Exchange Solutions One of Four HISPs Included in Debut of DirectTrust Accredited Trust Anchor Bundle

ROCKVILLE, Md.--Secure Exchange Solutions, a leading provider of software and services to enable the secure exchange of health information, today announced that SES HISP is one of four health information service providers included in the new DirectTrust anchor bundle.

Futura Mobility Shows How to Yield ROI Using Secure Mobile Communications at the CHIME CIO Fall Forum

PHILADELPHIA & SAN ANTONIO--Futura Mobility, a mobile technology strategy and solutions company serving enterprise and healthcare industries, announces its participation in the College of Healthcare and Information Management Executives (CHIME) Best Practices Institute (BPI) Showcase.

FDA expedites approval for two Ebola tests

The FDA has issued emergency authorization for two new Ebola tests that can detect the virus in a blood or urine sample in one hour, reports Reuters.

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Partners pilots connected health interventions

BOSTON—Partners HealthCare is experimenting with a number of mobile health pilots to move high-risk patients toward healthier behaviors and better disease management, according to speakers at the 2014 Center for Connected Health Symposium. 

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.