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.

Oklahoma Heart Hospital: Taking Patient Data & Integration To Heart

A key component of Oklahoma Heart Hospitals successful digitization strategy is their careful and widespread integration of medical devices and clinical information systems into their robust clinical and IT environment. Sponsored by an educational grant from Drager

Getting to Know Your Order Sets

While CPOE is difficult to define, the proliferation of order sets is a real challenge for clinicians as they move toward an accountable care model. Find out how these facilities are integrating order sets into the caregiver and administrator processes.

The AMDIS Connection: Mobile Technologies Deliver What Doctor's Need

Mobile healthcare is a trendy discussion on the internet and at conferences these days. But, what are we really talking about?

JACR: Process improvements, same-day MRI saves $330K

By implementing processes to streamline workflow and identify problem areas contributing to inefficient care, it is possible to provide more than 90 percent of patients access to MRI within 24 hours, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

ImageIQ teams with Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute

ImageIQ, an imaging contract research organization incubated within Cleveland Clinic, has partnered with the Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute (AORI) in Alexandria, Va. to assess orthopedic implants.

Mobile app helps manage diabetes

An interactive mobile phone app called DiabetesIQ, released this week, challenges people to test their knowledge of diabetes and compete with one another as they learn about the complexities of the disease, which affects more than 25 million Americans.

Bay State medical device makers project growth

Medical device industry executives in Massachusetts expect business to pick up over the next two quarters, according to a survey commissioned by the state industry association MassMedic.

Electrotherapy device cleared for pain-relief market

Zynex, a maker of medical devices used in pain therapy and stroke rehab, has received 510(k) clearance to sell its NexWave neuromuscular-stimulation product.

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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