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.

HIMSS: ICD-10ready or not?

LAS VEGASAmidst the evolving timeline for a transition to ICD-10, the prospect of postponement is a plus, Robert S. Gold, MD, CEO of DCBA in Atlanta, said during a Feb. 20 session focused on documentation improvement at the 2012 Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference.

GE, AirStrip align on patient monitoring

GE Healthcare and AirStrip Technologies have launched AirStrip Patient Monitoring, which delivers patient monitoring information to critical-care physicians iPhones and iPads.

HIMSS/Physician IT Symposium: CDS only works when done right

LAS VEGASA drive toward more clinical decision support (CDS) is intensifying and consolidating," said Dean F. Sittig, PhD, professor at the University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics in Houston, who served as the moderator of a clinical decision support panel discussion at the 2012 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference on Feb. 20.

Study: 7T MRI depicts MS lesions

Ultrahigh-field strength, T1-weighted magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition and multiple gradient echoes is highly sensitive for detecting multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques within the white and gray brain parenchyma, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

ECRI: CT market targets iterative reconstruction, dose reduction

Iterative reconstruction, image processing software that reduces image noise while reducing radiation dose to patients, is the CT scanner technology garnering the most interest today, according to a white paper, CT Scanning Systems, published by the ECRI Institute.

Montefiore Medical Center meets meaningful use requirements

Montefiore Medical Center, an academic medical center in Bronx, N.Y., has attested to meeting the meaningful use requirements of the Medicare EHR incentive program.

Study: The seesaw effectPediatric CT dips; US nudges up

Pediatric CT utilization in the emergency department peaked in 2008, and dropped from 2008 to 2010, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in Pediatrics. Researchers suggested that the decline may be related to increased awareness of radiation risks.

Circ: Does HF home monitoring improve outcomes or not?

Heart failure (HF) places a huge burden on the U.S. healthcare system, with hospital readmissions contributing to a large portion of costs. Disease management through HF home monitoring offers one possible way to detect clinical declines early and intervene before patients further deteriorate. But does it improve outcomes? In recognition of National Heart Failure Awareness Week, Feb. 12-18, two physicians debate that point in the Feb. 14 issue of Circulation.

Around the web

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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