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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Use technology to prepare for healthcare's coming shift to value

BOSTON—The new vernacular is healthcare can be challenging even though it’s really just a case of “providers using technology to take care of patients,” said Alan Roga, MD, founder and CEO of StatDoctors, speaking at mHealth + Telehealth World 2015.

ACC, DirectTrust, Allscripts testify on information blocking

A Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing focused on health information blocking included testimony from Allscripts, the American College of Cardiology and more. 

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Technology making its mark

This week was mHealth + Telehealth 2015 World and the presentations certainly indicated that these newer technologies are making a big mark on healthcare.

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Developing an imaging strategy for Cleveland Clinic

BOSTON--Most imaging decisions are made based on service line in the hospital and at the end of day nothing is integrated and nothing ties back to the business unit. Lou Lannum, director of MyPractice Imaging Solutions at Cleveland Clinic, spoke during mHealth + Telehealth World about developing an enterprise-wide imaging strategy.

Focus on meeting a need, simplicity for technology success

BOSTON—Just because you have technology doesn’t mean you have a workforce willing to use it, said Jeffrey Benabio, MD, physician director of healthcare transformation for Kaiser Permanente, speaking at mHealth + Telehealth World.

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Start using technology to cut wasted time, energy around procedures

BOSTON—Connected health is experiencing the delay in acceptance phenomenon, said Matthew Harting, MD, MS, of the University of Texas Medical School and UT Health Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, speaking at mHealth + Telehealth World.

PCORI approves $142M to expand PCORnet

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors has approved nearly $142.5 million to support the ongoing development and expansion of its resource for health research known as PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.

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.

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