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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Drones deliver defibrillators much quicker than ambulances

When drones and ambulances were both sent to the scene of a suspected cardiac arrest, the drone arrived first 64% of the time. 

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Cardiologist gets new trial nearly 5 years after being found guilty of healthcare fraud

When the veteran cardiologist was first found guilty back in 2016, a U.S. attorney called the decision a “milestone in an investigation spanning several years.” 

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Burnout and exhaustion in healthcare go well beyond physicians

More than 26,000 healthcare workers were surveyed in both 2015 and 2017, answering questions about exhaustion, burnout, job satisfaction and more. 

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New AI model predicts heart failure hospitalizations

Detecting heart failure issues early on, one researcher observed, can improve patient care and hospital efficiency at the same time. 

Catheter ablation boosts AFib outcomes, new meta-analysis confirms

Ablation was associated with a 67% reduction in all-cause hospitalizations compared to medication alone. 

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Cardiovascular imaging specialists raise $33M to ramp up use of AI platforms

The Blue Venture Fund, a collaboration of dozens of Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, led the funding round. 

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Cardiologist gets jail time for possessing ‘deviant, distressing and disturbing’ child abuse materials

The doctor's lawyers argued that these behaviors were a result of his depression and feelings of burnout.

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Cardiac care specialists reach a new milestone: 250K patients under contract

The company made the announcement after finalizing new agreements with some prominent practices.

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.