The promise of remote patient monitoring is showing itself in more and more telemedicine use cases, with huge potential for day-to-day wellness, management of chronic conditions and the promotion of ...

Prior authorization, a process that requires physicians to obtain approval from health care insurers before certain treatments are covered, may keep patients from filling prescriptions for two ...

As many as half of all nursing home patients may benefit from respiratory therapy, given rising complexity and common conditions such as COPD, congestive heart failure and other chronic breathing and ...

Carol R. Regueiro, MD, MSc, of Allegheny Health Network (AHN), explains how AHN's congestive heart failure bundle has enhanced collaboration between cardiology and primary care. She noted that the ...

Defining a path toward improved heart failure (HF) care is essential, as there is a clear need to improve HF treatment quality, outcomes, and value. This article reviews potential strategies to help ...

Two University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing faculty, Associate Professor and Senior Director of the Center for Nursing Excellence at UAB Hospital and HRTSA Clinic Connie White-Williams, ...

The powerful new AI tool can predict heart failure outcomes in specific patients, helping doctors improve care. UVA Health researchers have developed a powerful new risk assessment tool for predicting ...

Advanced heart failure is when heart failure progresses to the most severe stage. When you have advanced heart failure, your blood pressure, blood flow, kidney and liver function, exercise capacity, ...

When it comes to health care, everyone wants the best services available to be as close to home as possible. Now, with a selection of cardiology locations, The Christ Hospital makes that easy. As a ...