# Clinical Care * **Definition:** The direct care provided to patients by healthcare professionals, including diagnosis, treatment, and management of health conditions, often enhanced by standardized processes and technologies to improve patient outcomes. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Clinical Care ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Clinical Care**, for healthcare technology leaders * 29.9K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/12/2025 | [**Experts Share Winning Strategies for Clinical Care Technology - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/cmo/experts-share-winning-strategies-clinical-care-technology) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**Former NCI director appointed CEO of Ohio State cancer center**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/oncology/former-nci-director-appointed-ceo-of-ohio-state-cancer-center/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**ECU Health taps Force Therapeutics for care automation**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/care-coordination/ecu-health-taps-force-therapeutics-for-care-automation/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**Stanford Medicine blood test detects cancer: What to know**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/oncology/stanford-medicine-blood-test-detects-cancer-what-to-know/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**Baptist Memorial Health Care to sell long-term care hospital**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/post-acute/baptist-memorial-health-care-to-sell-long-term-care-hospital/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/22/2025 | [**Bon Secours Mercy Health hospital taps CFO**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/bon-secours-mercy-health-hospital-taps-cfo/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/21/2025 | [**Introducing Ambient Order Staging in Suki Assistant**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/ai/introducing-ambient-order-staging-in-suki-assistant/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/18/2025 | [**Top healthcare AI companies, per Forbes**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/ai/top-healthcare-ai-companies-per-forbes/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**Healthcare Mly Update: Q1 2025**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/strategy/healthcare-ma-quarterly-update-q1-2025/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**ScribeEMR: Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Innovative Solutions**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/scribeemr-revolutionizing-healthcare-through-innovative-solutions/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/3/2025 | [**Why Nurse Leaders Deserve a Seat at the AI Table - HIT Consultant**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/04/03/why-nurse-leaders-deserve-a-seat-at-the-ai-table/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**Health IT & CIO Report Archives - Page 234 of 294 - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/newsletter-category/beckers-hospital-cio-report-e-weekly/page/234/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**Health IT & CIO Report Archives - Page 162 of 294 - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/newsletter-category/beckers-hospital-cio-report-e-weekly/page/162/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**Health IT & CIO Report Archives - Page 233 of 294 - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/newsletter-category/beckers-hospital-cio-report-e-weekly/page/233/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/19/2025 | [**Health IT & CIO Report Archives - Page 285 of 294 - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/newsletter-category/beckers-hospital-cio-report-e-weekly/page/285/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/19/2025 | [**Health IT & CIO Report Archives - Page 287 of 294 - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/newsletter-category/beckers-hospital-cio-report-e-weekly/page/287/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/19/2025 | [**Revenue Cycle Management Archives - Page 13 of 56 - Healthcare News & Analysis**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/newsletter-category/becker-s-revenue-cycle-e-weekly/page/13/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/16/2025 | [**Sharp HealthCare bets big on spatial computing**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/sharp-healthcare-bets-big-on-spatial-computing/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/11/2025 | [**Equipping Healthcare Professionals for the AI-Powered Healthcare Revolution: Lessons ... - Medium**](https://medium.com/@alexglee/equipping-healthcare-professionals-for-the-ai-powered-healthcare-revolution-lessons-from-harvard-e8f83dd3df8b) | [[Medium]] | | 3/3/2025 | [**Mass General Brigham's plan to fix fragmented patient data**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/mass-general-brighams-plan-to-fix-fragmented-patient-data.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2827918) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**Title: Navigating the Generative AI Journey: A Strategic Roadmap for Healthcare Organizations**](https://blogs.perficient.com/2024/12/13/title-navigating-the-generative-ai-journey-a-strategic-roadmap-for-healthcare-organizations/) | [[Perficient Healthcare]] | | 12/5/2024 | [**“Harnessing Technology for Quality Improvement in Indian Healthcare Organizations” - by Amrutha**](https://medium.com/@amrutha_41286/harnessing-technology-for-quality-improvement-in-indian-healthcare-organizations-50e07babc35f) | [[Medium]] | | 9/16/2024 | [**CureMD Partners with Stitch to Enhance HR and Payroll Solutions for Healthcare Providers**](https://tech.einnews.com/pr_news/743010798/curemd-partners-with-stitch-to-enhance-hr-and-payroll-solutions-for-healthcare-providers) | tech.einnews.com | | 9/12/2024 | [**Fall 2024 - Provider Magazine**](https://www.providermagazine.com/Issues/2024/Fall/Pages/default.aspx) | providermagazine.com | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Cleveland Clinic**: A leading healthcare provider that has partnered with CAS to enhance clinical research focusing on health and wellness. - **Advocate Health**: A healthcare organization that has successfully implemented value-based care models, emphasizing preventative care and chronic disease management. - **Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP)**: Leads the industry in hybrid models of membership medicine, focusing on enhancing patient satisfaction and revenue. - **Sharp HealthCare**: A healthcare organization that has launched a Spatial Computing Center of Excellence to improve clinician interaction with technology. - **hellocare.ai**: A company providing a unified virtual care platform that integrates hardware, software, and AI to enhance clinical efficiency and patient engagement. - **IBM**: Focuses on data analytics for clinical decision-making. - **Sutter Health**: A healthcare organization emphasizing the importance of AI governance in clinical care. - **Force Therapeutics**: A company partnering with ECU Health to enhance care delivery processes through patient engagement platforms and remote monitoring tools. - **HealthLeaders**: An organization facilitating discussions among healthcare executives on the integration of AI in clinical care. - **University Hospitals**: A healthcare system in Cleveland that is expanding its hybrid virtual nursing model to improve integrated, team-based care. - **NextGen Healthcare**: Selected by the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board to support behavioral health services. - **Mount Sinai Health System**: Focusing on the ethical implementation of AI in healthcare, emphasizing safety and effectiveness. - **Mayo Clinic**: A prominent healthcare institution emphasizing patient privacy and data security in response to internal data breaches. - **Providence**: A health system implementing a comprehensive AI governance strategy to ensure patient safety and data security. - **VSee Health**: A provider of telehealth solutions, including teleradiology services, aimed at enhancing healthcare access and reducing physician burnout. - **Independence Blue Cross (IBX)**: A health insurance provider recognized for its Clinical Care Innovation Program aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery. - **Meditech**: Enhancing its interoperability network to streamline data exchange and improve clinician workflow. - **Innovaccer**: Offers AI-driven analytics to enhance population health management. - **Netsmart**: A healthcare technology company providing solutions for behavioral health and human services, focusing on improving clinical, financial, and operational efficiencies. - **MRIoA**: A leader in outsourced utilization management and clinical review solutions, focusing on ensuring timely access to care for members of payer organizations. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **ECU Health and Force Therapeutics**: Partnership to automate care delivery processes and enhance patient engagement. - **HealthLeaders AI in Clinical Care Mastermind**: A program involving collaboration among healthcare executives to discuss AI opportunities and challenges. - **Cleveland Clinic and CAS**: This partnership focuses on enhancing clinical research with an emphasis on drug discovery for brain health, particularly Alzheimer's disease. - **University Hospitals**: Collaborating with various departments to assess the impact of its hybrid virtual nursing model on safety events and caregiver turnover. - **Netsmart and Arisa Health**: Collaborating to implement the CareFabric platform to improve clinical and operational efficiencies in behavioral health services. - **hellocare.ai and AdventHealth**: AdventHealth is implementing hellocare.ai's platform to improve patient experience and streamline workflows. - **VSee Health and Tele911**: Addressing emergency room overcrowding through telehealth solutions. - **Andor Health and Ballad Health**: Implementing an AI-first virtual care platform to improve healthcare access in rural communities. - **Carle Health and Lumeris**: Strategic partnership aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery and patient outcomes through value-based care. - **Intelligent Product Solutions and Digital Medicine Society**: Working on the HaH project to define the technology stack necessary for scalable hospital-at-home care. - **MedStar Health and BayCare Health with Oracle Health**: Collaborating to enhance emergency response capabilities in health system operations. - **Nashville General Hospital and Oracle Health**: Integrating electronic health records to improve operational capabilities. - **Cedars-Sinai**: Utilizing a publicly accessible database to collaborate with researchers and healthcare professionals to improve drug safety. - **VSee Health and SkywardRx**: Partnering to provide telehealth and billing services to enhance patient access and reduce healthcare costs. - **MetaPhy Health and ActiumHealth**: Collaborating to enhance patient engagement through AI-powered voice agents. - **Wellstack and Hartford HealthCare**: Collaboration to improve data access and operational efficiencies through advanced analytics. - **UW Health and Epic**: Co-hosted a roundtable to discuss AI strategies in healthcare. - **Mount Sinai Health System**: Launching the Hamilton and Amabel James Center for AI and Human Health to integrate AI with healthcare delivery. - **Hackensack Meridian Health and AI Technologies**: The health system has developed over 300 use cases for AI integration to enhance clinical processes. - **VSee Health and AbundaBox**: Launched AbundaLife for consolidating medical records. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Clinical Research as a Care Option (CRAACO)**: An event focusing on integrating clinical research into patient care to improve health outcomes. - **AI in Clinical Care**: AI technologies are being integrated into healthcare for improved patient outcomes, chronic disease management, and personalized medicine. - **Offsite Medical Case Management**: Projected to grow at 11.1% CAGR from 2024 to 2031, focusing on remote patient care coordination. - **AI in Clinical Decision Support**: Personalized systems using AI to analyze patient data for improved outcomes. - **Telehealth and Virtual Care**: These technologies have gained prominence since the COVID-19 pandemic, enhancing access to care. - **Population Health Management Tools**: Growing adoption of advanced analytics and care coordination systems to optimize healthcare delivery. - **Telemedicine Expansion**: Facilitating remote consultations and improving access to healthcare. - **Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)**: A growing sector focusing on patient-centered care through real-time health data collection, particularly beneficial for chronic conditions. - **Decentralized Clinical Trials**: The adoption of digital technologies to enhance clinical research accessibility and efficiency. - **AI in Healthcare**: Artificial intelligence is transforming diagnostics, treatment planning, and patient monitoring, with a focus on enhancing clinical workflows. - **Spatial Computing**: Sharp HealthCare's Spatial Computing Center aims to integrate physical and digital environments to improve clinician precision during procedures. - **Emergency Management Features**: Oracle Health's new tools for real-time adjustments during emergencies, improving patient relocation and bed management. - **Telehealth Solutions**: Accelerated adoption post-COVID-19, improving access to healthcare services. - **AI Governance Strategy at Providence**: Establishing a structured framework to ensure ethical and secure use of AI technologies in clinical settings. - **Patient Engagement Solutions**: Growing market for tools like telehealth and wearable devices to enhance healthcare consumerism. - **Telehealth Expansion**: Increased preference for telehealth services over in-office visits, reflecting a shift in consumer behavior towards virtual care. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Integration Post-Mergers**: Challenges faced by CMOs in integrating clinical care across merged organizations. - **Clinician Resistance**: Challenges in adopting new technologies due to clinician pushback and the need for effective change management strategies. - **Rural Healthcare Challenges**: Issues such as hospital closures and staffing shortages threaten care delivery in underserved communities. - **Data Security and Privacy**: Incidents at Tahoe Forest and Mayo Clinic underscore ongoing concerns regarding data security and patient privacy in healthcare settings. - **Integration of AI**: Challenges in integrating AI technologies into clinical practices and ensuring they are trained on real patient data. - **Data Security**: Concerns regarding the protection of clinical information used in AI decision support models. - **Integration Complexities**: Challenges in integrating new technologies into existing healthcare systems. - **Data Privacy and Bias**: Experts emphasize the need for a balanced approach to AI that prioritizes high-quality patient care and data privacy. - **Data Quality in Decentralized Trials**: Concerns regarding data integrity and management complexity in decentralized clinical trials. - **Patient Safety Threats**: ECRI's report highlights concerns such as the dismissal of patient concerns, insufficient governance of AI, and cybersecurity breaches. - **Data Privacy and Ownership**: The ownership of personal medical data raises ethical concerns regarding privacy, consent, and control in healthcare. - **Provider Burnout**: Healthcare systems are addressing provider burnout through AI solutions that streamline documentation and improve efficiency. - **Workplace Violence**: Healthcare workers face increasing risks of violence, necessitating improved safety measures and reporting protocols. - **Ethical Concerns**: AI raises issues regarding transparency, bias, and health equity that must be addressed to prevent exacerbating disparities in care. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Healthcare organizations are vulnerable to cyberattacks, with a significant focus on protecting sensitive patient data. - **Public Health Funding Cuts**: Cuts to public health funding are creating gaps in access to care, prompting hospitals to prepare to fill these voids despite financial challenges. - **Data Privacy and Security**: Concerns regarding the integration of AI and machine learning in healthcare, necessitating robust data governance and compliance with regulations. - **AI Transparency and Accuracy**: Concerns regarding the transparency and accuracy of AI tools in clinical settings pose risks to patient safety. - **High Costs and Digital Literacy**: Challenges in the smart healthcare market that may hinder expansion despite growth potential. - **Cybersecurity Risks**: Increased concerns following significant data breaches in the healthcare sector. ## Related Topics [[Patient Care]]; [[Primary Care]]; [[Cardiac Care]]; [[Quality of Care]]; [[Critical Care]]; [[Pediatric Care]]; [[Clinical Communication]]; [[Personal Care]]