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.

President Trump artificial intelligence energy policy

Healthcare AI today: Trump’s calculated risks, healthcare’s sluggish revolution, simple AI math, more

In his drive to keep China from sprinting ahead of the U.S. in the AI arms race, President Trump may be willing to cut some risky corners.

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AI and QI—a partnership made for healthcare

Within healthcare, artificial intelligence and quality improvement have some things in common. 

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Healthcare AI today: HL7 Int’l opens AI office, Justice Dept. uses AI, epidemiologist harbors AI skepticism, more

HL7 International is open for AI business. The interoperability organization announced the launch of its new AI office July 8.

artificial intelligence in critical care ICU

AI in the ICU: ‘Unique challenges requiring specialized oversight’

The AI revolution in healthcare is less about technological advancement than change management vis-à-vis human relations. This may be nowhere more true than in critical care. 

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Healthcare AI today: Nurses called to AI action, Big Beautiful Law, of mice and AI, more

If nurses fail to lead the way toward safe and responsible use of healthcare AI, the profession may lose its voice on emerging technologies.

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For patients with complex care needs, AI is helpful—but the human touch is irreplaceable

Primary care providers are excited about the promise AI holds to help them help patients living with multiple chronic conditions. However, they believe these patients will continue to need the human connection they get from their PCPs. 

Large language model Shoggoth monster

Healthcare AI today: Mayo book, fraud busting, ‘shapeless monsters,’ more

Some AI researchers have taken to calling certain LLMs ‘Shoggoths.’ Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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Russian researcher strategizes on collaboration with China over healthcare AI

Have you ever wondered what China and Russia would talk about if they were to discuss AI in healthcare? It turns out they do just that—and a newly published academic paper straight out of the Russian Federation offers a glimpse into the dialogue.  

Around the web

U.S. health systems are increasingly leveraging digital health to conduct their operations, but how health systems are using digital health in their strategies can vary widely.

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.