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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Bundles in a Bind? Cardiac Care Models Expected to Prevail

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) delayed the launch of a new episode payment model affecting three types of cardiac care, pushing the July 1 start date to 2018. That doesn’t mean providers and hospitals should throttle back on bundles’ preparations.

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Opting for Outpatient: Specialty Clinics May Emerge as Hubs for Cardiovascular Care

As the U.S. transitions toward new payment models, healthcare organizations are rethinking how specialized postacute care clinics figure into efforts to improve patients’ outcomes and reduce costs.

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The Value Proposition: Aligning Compensation with Quality Care

For all the talk of the need to more closely tie physicians’ compensation to quality care and value, productivity continues to dominate payment schemes. Still, some cardiology groups are finding ways to shift from volume toward value using strategies built off their histories and cultures.

South Carolina hospital hires new cardiologist

Cardiologist Lee Butterfield, MD, has joined Beaufort Memorial Cardiology in Beaufort, South Carolina, reports Bluffton Today.

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Stroke program to launch in China this fall

A new quality improvement program, slated to open this fall in China, will give researchers and doctors essential information to provide better stroke care.

JFK Medical Center opens new cardiac, pulmonary rehab facility

A new cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation center opened this week at JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey, reports My Central Jersey.

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Children’s National begins work on new rheumatic heart disease center with $3.7 million grant

In an effort to treat and prevent rheumatic heart disease (RHD), the American Heart Association awarded Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C., a $3.7 million grant to build a center dedicated to the cause.

Brooklyn hospital opens comprehensive cardiac center

The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York has opened a new heart center as it aims to expand cardiac care services to patients in the area.

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