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 Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

5 ways AI can help a hospital’s discharge department
Among the myriad processes to which AI could be meaningfully applied in healthcare, perhaps few are more easily overlooked than discharging patients from the hospital.
FDA announces new recall of Medtronic surgical devices over safety concerns
The agency warned that any unused devices should be removed from the market and returned to the manufacturer.
When health accessories grow up, they want to be wearable AI
Wearable health gadgets equipped with AI present myriad opportunities and challenges to healthcare consumers and the healthcare professionals who diagnose, treat and track them.
Heart transplants at VA medical center shut down after patient deaths
Safety incidents extend the halt at Richmond VA Medical Center into its 19th month, as the United Network for Organ Sharing launches its own investigation following an internal probe by Veterans Affairs.
DEA, HHS postpone permanent telehealth prescribing rule—again
The new rule was expected to go into effect on March 21 and would have expanded prescribing practices for buprenorphine, a non-opioid painkiller used to treat addiction.

Amazon launches $5 prescription services program

The medications included in the program treat more than 80 conditions.

AI in cardiology: A step-by-step guide to developing high-quality algorithms

Overwhelmed or confused by AI and machine learning technology? A new analysis in European Heart Journal hopes to provide some clarity.

FDA proposes major shift to COVID vaccine schedule

Under the new proposal, the FDA would conduct an assessment of prevalent strains circulating each year, likely beginning around June, with the aim of new vaccines being ready by September.

Johnson & Johnson’s HIV vaccine trial fails

Johnson & Johnson has discontinued its Mosaico clinical trial that aimed to protect against HIV after its Phase 3 study revealed the regiment was safe but ineffective.

More Americans are putting off care than ever before

The percentage of Americans who are postponing medical care has reached a new high, according to a recent Gallup poll.

Uninsured rate dropped during COVID-19 pandemic

The uninsured rate in the United States saw a drop from 11.1% in 2019 to 10.5% in 2021, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Pfizer expands not-for-profit products initiative

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is expanding its not-for-profit products, widening its existing initiative with the aim of lowering health inequities.

The best jobs in healthcare

Several healthcare jobs are rated among the top 100 best jobs, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

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Cardiovascular Business

ACC urges RFK Jr. to make Medicare reform a priority, warns against mass layoffs

The American College of Cardiology has sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that outlines some of the organization’s central priorities and concerns.

Radiology Business

FDA announces recall of Medtronic interventional radiology devices after 17 injuries, 4 deaths

One product is being pulled from the market, and the other is receiving updated instructions for use.

AI in Healthcare

What federal regulators can learn from the states about AI oversight

If the Trump administration continues taking a laissez-faire stance toward AI—including AI used in healthcare—why not let the states go it alone on regulating the technology?

Patient Care

5 ways AI can help a hospital’s discharge department

FDA announces new recall of Medtronic surgical devices over safety concerns

When health accessories grow up, they want to be wearable AI

Heart transplants at VA medical center shut down after patient deaths

DEA, HHS postpone permanent telehealth prescribing rule—again

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