New early-warning tools and technologies have emerged in recent years to help hospitals monitor patients for subtle but dangerous signs of a worsening condition, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a guidance warning about the dangers of opioid-induced respiratory depression (“OIRD”) and required the following actions be taken: Timely ...

A new featured report details how advances in remote monitoring and portable medical technology are dismantling the ...

The U.S. healthcare system has long been defined by its reactivity. Care is delivered when symptoms surface, when patients seek care or when conditions escalate to a point of urgency. However, this ...

Medtronic and Philips have re-upped their long-running partnership focused on bundling vital sign sensors together with patient monitoring equipment. The two medtechs said the collaboration extends ...

When remote patient monitoring (RPM) surged during the pandemic, the appeal was clear: Give physicians real-time insights and intervene early to prevent complications. Medicare’s coverage accelerated ...

Hospitals in R.I. regularly operate near capacity, an advisor in the Patient Experience department at Kent Hospital notes.

State inspectors have returned to Mission Hospital for the second time in four months following complaints from nurses and a coalition of doctors, patient advocates and elected officials about recent ...