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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12 imaging centers now sending rad results to CORHIO HIE

Imaging company Health Images and the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO), both based out of Denver, have announced that Health Images will now be sending radiology results performed at its 12 locations into the CORHIO health information exchange (HIE). 

Study: Compassion and its importance in healthcare

A study published by the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management has conducted the first empirically based clinical model of compassion based on the analysis of the Straussian theory when applied to advanced cancer patients.

Healthcare well represented among biz tech magazine's top companies

InformationWeek, an online magazine examining technology in the business world, included 17 healthcare companies in its Elite 100.

JAMA op-ed examines progress in patient safety

A recent op-ed from the Journal of the American Medical Association examines the healthcare industry’s progress in patient safety since a groundbreaking report from 2001.

Robot surgeons are more fiction than fact

Humans have won, at least temporarily, the latest battle in man versus machine. Johnson & Johnson ceased selling its anesthesiology robot.

CDC estimates 30% antibiotic prescriptions unnecessary

More than 46 million of the 154 million prescriptions for antibiotics written in 2010 and 2011 were inappropriate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Study: Medical error causes 250K deaths a year

A study from Johns Hopkins Medicine places medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the U.S., behind only cancer and heart disease.

Quintiles, IMS Health merge in $9 billion deal

Quintiles and IMS Health have agreed to merge in a $9 billion deal that will create an IT leader in the life sciences industry that will link patient records to healthcare management apps using IMS’s cloud model, reports ZDNet.

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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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