Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
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Disaster drones carry doctors in a package

In the event of a disaster, the need for medical assistance is immediate but can face obstacles that are difficult to predict. Researchers have developed new drones capable of delivering telemedical packages to disaster areas.

Insurer directories incorrectly list providers as ‘taking new patients’

Outdated and inaccurate provider directories from insurers may list primary care physicians as available to new patients when they’re not. Those mistakes force patients to call hundreds of offices to find physicians who will take them. 

eHealth Technologies Empowers Imaging Data Interoperability for Rochester RHIO

Rochester, N.Y., December 6, 2016 – eHealth Technologies, the leading provider of image-enabled Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions, and the Rochester RHIO (Regional Health Information Organization), a regional HIE serving 13 counties in western New York State, continue to make progress with image data interoperability. 

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Telemedicine helps overcome obstacles to care for vets with depression

Older veterans face a number of obstacles in accessing care for depression, often including limited mobility, stigma associated with seeking treatment for depression and distance to facilities. Telemedicine can offer hope, though, and a team of researchers conducted a study of behavioral activation therapy for depression to compare in-person visits with physicians with those conducted remotely.

AHIMA Publishes First ICD-10-CM Code Book for Outpatient Physicians and Clinicians

CHICAGO – December 6, 2016 – A new American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) book, ICD-10-CM Code Book for Physicians, is the AHIMA Press’s first title designed to help physicians and clinicians execute the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, specifically in an outpatient setting.

eHealth Technologies, Rochester Regional team up to streamline imaging data interoperability

eHealth Technologies, providers of image-enabled Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions, have partnered with the Rochester Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) to offer image data interoperability to 13 counties in New York.

Teladoc sets record with 100,000 patient visits in November

Teladoc has provided more than 100,000 patient telemedicine visits in the month of November, a record for the company, according to a statement.

BlackMesh delivers HIPAA-compliant cloud platform

Ashburn, Virginia-based BlackMesh has launched a HIPAA-compliant cloud platform designed to meet the everyday technical and regulatory needs of clinics and hospitals.

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Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

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FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

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Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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