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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Johns Hopkins, Microsoft partner to improve HIT, ICU patient safety

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Microsoft will work together to develop a health IT solution that collects data from different monitoring equipment and identifies key trends aimed at preventing injuries and complications that can result from medical care.

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5 ways hospitals can overcome the “weekend effect”

Researchers have identified five ways hospitals could overcome the so-called “weekend effect,” a term used for the idea that surgeon-independent patient outcomes are worse on the weekend.

Consumers choose top hospitals

National Research Corporation has named the hospitals chosen for its annual consumer choice award. 

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Roadmap feedback and mixed bag on cybersecurity

Plenty of action in health IT this week but the most significant developments centered around interoperability and privacy and security. 

AAFP seeks urgency for interoperability

Comments regarding the federal interoperability roadmap are coming in and the American Academy of Family Physicians wants to see some action. 

NIH grant to help UCSF accelerate mobile health research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $9.75 million to University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) over the next five years for creation of Health ePeople, a platform that will enable investigators to conduct mobile and wireless health research.

UA Eller Research Team Receives $1.4 Million Grant to Create Free Health Tool

The Management Information Systems (MIS) department at the University of Arizona, Eller College has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Library of Medicine of the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Virginia Tech and Leidos partner on critical healthcare research

Virginia Tech and science and technology solutions company Leidos today announced a partnership to collaborate on student-conducted scientific research into the big data challenges of today’s electronic health records with the aim of optimizing healthcare delivery. 

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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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