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.

First Hospital in Florida to pilot Wireless Patient Monitoring for Enhanced Patient Care and Safety

Northwest Medical Center has deployed the latest advanced digital monitoring technology to deliver enhanced safety, care and peace-of-mind to patients for surgical patients. The wireless, wrist-worn device, named the ViSii® Mobile System, continuously tracks patient vital sign data and transmits the information to clinicians on-site or remotely.

athenahealth Launches Free Secure Text Messaging Service for Providers and Care Teams

athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based services and mobile applications for medical groups and health systems, today announced athenaText®, a secure text messaging service that is fully integrated with athenahealth’s cloud-based EHR (electronic health record) platform, and accessible through the standalone athenaText and Epocrates mobile apps.

UMass Memorial Health Care Partners With Zipnosis to Launch a New Game-Changing Virtual Care Service

UMass Memorial Health Care is introducing virtual physician visits for diagnosis and treatment of common health concerns. The central Massachusetts health care leader has partnered with Zipnosis, a Minneapolis-based company, to provide an online diagnosis and treatment service that will connect patients to UMass Memorial clinicians online to receive prompt, high-quality virtual care for common medical conditions, such as sinus infections, colds and flu, female bladder infections and pink eye.

Johnson & Johnson Health and Wellness Solutions Announces New Mobile Health Assessment

Johnson & Johnson Health and Wellness Solutions, Inc. today announced the release of My Health Discovery™, a new digital mobile health assessment designed to help individuals improve their health. 

ICD-10 Charts Releases Revolutionary Free Solution for Complete ICD-10 Preparation

ICD-10 Charts (www.icd10charts.com) announced today that after 6 months of development, it has officially launched its newest line of ICD-10 preparation resources, the ICD-10 Charts Training Academy and the new 4 Step ICD-10 Implementation Plan.  

Cureatr raises $13M to expand national network of Care Transition Notifications™ to meet demand for real-time patient information

New York, NY (June 25, 2015) – Cureatr, Inc. today announced it has closed on $13 million in Series B financing in a round led by Deerfield Investments, a healthcare technology private-equity firm in New York.

American Telemedicine Association Accredits Two New Organizations for Online Patient Consultations

WASHINGTON - Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has awarded accreditation for online patient consultations to CareSimple and MDLIVE. Four organizations have been accredited since the program’s launch this year and approximately 300 organizations have registered for the program.

3M Introduces the 3M Health System Performance Suite

The new 3M Health System Performance Suite offers advanced analytic tools to manage the health of populations, measure provider performance, determine total cost of care and succeed under value-based payment.

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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.

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. 

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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