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.

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Home-based cardiac rehab boosts participation among veterans

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities that implemented home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) programs saw a four-fold increase in participation over a six-year period, according to a research letter published Jan. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Nationwide web system helps physicians flag duplicate prescriptions

A clinical decision support (CDS) system in Taiwan resulted in the cancellation of 42 percent of duplicate orders for medications inputted by physicians, researchers reported in JMIR Medical Informatics.

Patients less likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest on nights, weekends

Survival has markedly improved for the approximately 200,000 patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in the U.S. each year, but patients who arrest during nights and weekends remain less likely to survive than those who suffer IHCA during “on-hours,” according to a study published Jan. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Transparency & Tradeoffs: Clinicians Can Help Patients Be Better Healthcare Consumers

Patients want healthcare cost information, but price lists alone aren’t turning them into savvy shoppers.

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Real-time Tool: As Demand for Value Grows, Societies Expand Registry Offerings

The healthcare delivery environment continues to evolve, requiring clinicians and practice executives to seek solutions that will lead to a pathway of success.

Insuring Against a Data Breach: Are Cyber-liability Policies Worth the Premiums?

Understanding risks, policy costs and potential value can help you decide whether to invest in cyber-liability insurance.

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Call of Concierge: Still a Niche in Cardiology, But Growing

Concierge cardiologists report high job satisfaction along with more stable practice revenue, but experts caution specialists to learn about the differences in practice models.   

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Keeping it Real

As Cardiovascular Business enters its second decade, our team has been pondering what the magazine’s pre-teen and teen years will be like. Are we looking at dignified maturity or awkward adolescence? 

Around the web

GE HealthCare said the price of iodine contrast increased by more than 200% between 2017 to 2023. Will new Chinese tariffs drive costs even higher?

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.