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.

COH Selects Wairever’s Plexina for Automating Order Set Management

LOS ANGELES, CA, February 28, 2013--City of Hope is implementing its EHR to provide the best care for its patients, and is capitalizing on the expert knowledge of its world leading clinical research to do so. COH is now using Wairever Inc.’s Plexina, a Clinical Knowledge Management automation platform, which can rapidly convert evidence and research knowledge into order sets for the EHR.

April 5, 2013

InSight Telepsychiatry and Diamond Healthcare Corporation Announce Strategic Partnership

Richmond, VA April 04, 2013 -- Leaders from Diamond Healthcare Corporation and InSight Telepsychiatry, LLC have cemented a strategic partnership aimed at improving behavioral health care options in emergency departments.

April 4, 2013

Nevada Health Care Association Partners with COMS Interactive

HENDERSON, Nev., April 4, 2013 -- The Nevada Health Care Association (NVHCA) has selected COMS Interactive, LLC (Clinical Outcomes Management Systems or COMS) as a Preferred Partner.  The Partnership Agreement further validates NVHCA's commitment to the association members' concentration on promoting quality health care and providing better care for post-acute residents in the state.  The specific focus of the agreement is on enhancing clinical services to the residents and achieving cost-effective financial outcomes for the NVHCA membership. 

April 4, 2013

MedFocusCapital Partners Announces See.Hear.Live.Better! Alliance

SARASOTA, Fla., April 4, 2013 -- MedFocusCapital Partners, Inc., an innovator in the eye care industry, announces See.Hear.Live.Better!, an alliance of healthcare service providers backed by leading product manufacturers, all focused on improving the quality of life through vision, hearing and lifestyle services.

April 4, 2013

CHOP Collaborates with Pfizer's Centers for Therapeutic Innovation to Speed Pediatric Research & Development

PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2013 -- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Pfizer, Inc., are joining forces with the goal of translating biomedical discoveries into novel treatments. CHOP is announcing its participation in the Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) network, a novel collaboration model built by Pfizer that brings academic researchers together with Pfizer scientists to expedite the pace of innovation.

April 3, 2013

Kaiser under a microscope

When it comes to healthcare, is Kaiser Permanente the wave of the future? The all-in-one hospital system epitomizes well-coordinated patient care and is ahead of the curve in embracing cutting-edge health IT, but can the system ultimately lower costs?

April 3, 2013

Healthrageous Unveils 'Accountable Health' The Missing Piece To Engage Consumers In Their Health And Achieve Accountable Care Goals

Boston, April 2, 2013 -- Recognizing that Accountable Care can only succeed if consumers take responsibility for their health, Healthrageous, Inc., has unveiled the concept of Accountable Health. Unlike Accountable Care that focuses on provider behavior, Accountable Health is consumer-centric.  Accountable Health occurs when a consumer takes responsibility for modifying their lifestyle in ways that prevent or improve the management of a chronic condition, increase adherence to medication or comply with care plans that lead to optimal clinical outcomes.  Healthrageous is a leader in digital health self-management.

April 2, 2013

Honeywell HomMed Announces LifeStream Leaders Advantage Program To Help Providers Better Implement, Market Telehealth Programs

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – April 1, 2013 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) HomMed, a global leader in telehealth and remote patient care, today announced its LifeStream Leaders Advantage Program, designed to support healthcare providers as they implement, market and grow their telehealth programs. 

April 2, 2013

Around the web

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

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