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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Suicide reaches 30-year peak in U.S.

The suicide rate in the U.S. has reached its highest level in nearly 30 years, with recent increases in every age group under 75 years old. The total number of suicide deaths has increased 24 percent from 1999 to 2014, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

Gender pay gap remains in new physician compensation report

Female physicians are still making less on average than their male counterparts, while orthopedists and cardiologists remain the highest earning specialists

Glitches prompt Covered California to drop some pregnant women

2,000 pregnant women have had their Covered California health plans suddenly canceled, reports The Sacramento Bee.Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article72486827.html#storyl…

Mount Sinai launches OpenNotes

Mount Sinai Health System has joined several other leading healthcare provider organizations by launching OpenNotes, the national initiative that allows patients electronic access to their provider’s notes in their medical records. 

St. Petersburg hospital completes its first TAVR surgery

Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., has performed its first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure on an 85-year-old patient.

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AHIMA offers patient portal toolkit

A new American Health Information Management Association Patient Portal Toolkit for health information management (HIM) professionals highlights trends and provides guidance on the issues, latest regulatory requirements, opportunities and challenges of a patient portal. 

CMS delays new rating system amid industry, political pressure

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services put the brakes on its new hospital quality ratings system just a day before it was to launch amid growing pressure from Congress and the healthcare industry.

Analysis reveals many ED visits 'virtually indistinguishable' as urgent or nonurgent

A study published by JAMA Internal Medicine found that half of the visits to the emergency department (ED) for the top 10 diagnoses are indistinguishable from being urgent or nonurgent.

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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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