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.

TWC tests telemedicine solution with Cleveland Clinic

Time Warner Cable Business Class (TWC) announced that it is exploring a new telemedicine service in partnership with Cleveland Clinic.

Variation in hospital report cards clouds evaluation

Variation in the methodology and results of government, not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals hinders the ability to accurately measure performance, according to a report from the Health Association of New York State.

Wear this: $1.5M grant supports mHealth jewelry

The National Science Foundation’s Computer Systems Research program pumped $1.5 million into a project to develop computational jewelry to support mHealth applications.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Mayo Clinic Collaborate to Provide Telestroke Services in Northern New England

For someone having a stroke, minutes can make the difference between life and death. Studies have shown that prompt access to a vascular neurologist vastly reduces mortality or the long-term disabling effects of a stroke. Yet, many hospitals, particularly in rural regions, do not have a stroke specialist or are unable to provide around-the-clock stroke coverage. To address this problem, Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, has created a “telestroke” program, offering participating hospitals across New Hampshire and Vermont 24/7 access to specialists.

WelVU Introduces Leadership Team for Innovative Patient Engagement Platform

The WelVU leadership team stepped onto the national stage last month with a mission to eliminate miscommunication in healthcare through their visual patient engagement platform. The combined team experience tops 100+ years of leadership in health literacy, health IT, and multi-media health education.

Perfect storm for digital health?

BOSTON—It’s possible that a perfect storm is brewing for digital health, according to the participants of the virtualized acute care reimbursement during the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit.

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Doximity head: Mission to connect physicians

BOSTON--Jeff Tangney, founder and CEO of Doximity, has a mission to help physicians connect. Tangney spoke during the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit.

Funding companies make market predictions

BOSTON—Despite the rapidly burgeoning digital health market, the general healthcare industry isn’t aware of many of the products and companies in the space, said Malay Gandhi, chief strategy officer for Rock Health, speaking at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit.

Around the web

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.