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.

Mount Sinai Launches System for Faster Referrals

(New York, NY – April 27, 2015) The Mount Sinai Health System and software company par8o are creating a seamless referral process for the Health System’s care providers. 

ZeOmega Completes 2015 Review of its Evidence-based Clinical Content for Patient Centered Care Management

PLANO, Texas – April 21, 2015 – ZeOmega Inc., a market leader in population health and care coordination solutions, today released its annual clinical content update which enables its clients to access the latest best practices in evidence-based medicine and care management.

HealthTrust Expands Orthopedic and Spine Care Management Solutions through InVivoLink

Nashville, Tennessee—April 16, 2015 — HealthTrustSM announces today the launch of a new suite of services and partnership with InVivoLink, Inc. to expand their medical device sourcing capabilities.

NYT editorial calls for smoother transition among EHRs

Following up on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's recent report on information blocking among health IT, the New York Times published an editorial on the same issue.  

VisionSR finalizes licensing agreement with MD Anderson Gancer Genter for multimedia structured reporting technology

HOUSTON, TX - April 7, 2015 ---VisionSR, a medical software company, announced that it has licensed an advanced multimedia structured reporting technology from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designed to advance the practice of diagnostic radiology.

Drug infusion pumps susceptible to hacking

A security researcher's own inpatient care experience involved the very drug infusion pumps he had recently discovered were susceptible to hacking.

DPS Health Launches Digital Health Self-Management Solution, Announces Strategic Partnership with Stanford Patient Education Research Center

LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DPS Health, a leader in digital behavior change interventions for emergent-risk populations, announced today the launch of its health self-management solution.

Greenway Health Announces General Availability of All-New, Cloud-Based Consumer Engagement Service, Greenway Patient

Carrollton, Georgia — April 9, 2015 — To enable its provider customers to better engage with patients while meeting the higher threshold for meaningful use Stage 2, Greenway Health™ has announced the general availability of Greenway Patient™, an all-new, intuitive and mobile-friendly cloud service for users of Greenway’s electronic health record platforms. 

Around the web

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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