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.

American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care
Cardiologist Gregg Fonarow, MD, reviewed decades of data and discussed the long-term impact of the AHA's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program.
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.
‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes
Patients who present with type 2 diabetes and PAD often face substantial mobility issues. According to new data presented at ACC.25, however, treatment with semaglutide could represent a major step forward for this high-risk population.
Timing is everything: Delaying noncardiac surgery after a heart procedure reduces risks
When patients require subsequent noncardiac surgery after a major heart operation, waiting at least 100 days is one way to limit the risk of an adverse event. Read the full analysis in JACC: Advances.
Direct marketing to cardiologists increases uptake of some, but not all, heart failure drugs
Researchers tracked three years of CMS data to explore how meal-based marketing may influence the habits of general and advanced heart failure cardiologists.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Next-day discharge after TMVR is on the rise

By 2018, nearly half of all TMVR patients were going home the very next day. Outcomes for these patients have been consistently positive.

Medtronic gains FDA approval for AI models focused on cardiac monitoring

The advanced algorithms address two areas known for causing false ICM alerts: atrial fibrillation and asystole.

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The impact of Trump tariffs on iodine contrast media costs

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?

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Key takeaways from RSNA 2024 for AI, CT, MRI and the radiology staffing shortage

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.

Patient Care

American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care

FDA announces new recall of Medtronic surgical devices over safety concerns

‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes

Timing is everything: Delaying noncardiac surgery after a heart procedure reduces risks

Direct marketing to cardiologists increases uptake of some, but not all, heart failure drugs

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