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.

Lexmark acquires Claron Technology to expand Perceptive Software solutions for healthcare

LEXINGTON, Ky. – (2015-01-05) Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today announced the acquisition of Toronto-based Claron Technology, Inc. (Claron), a leading provider of medical image viewing, distribution, sharing and collaboration software technology. Lexmark paid a cash purchase price of approximately $37 million, which was funded entirely with Lexmark’s non U.S.-based cash.

Prima-Temp Named Venture+ Forum Pitch Competition Winner At 2014 mHealth Summit

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2015-- The mHealth Summit announced today that Prima-Temp, Inc., was named the winner of its 2014 Venture+ Forum mHealth Pitch competition for startups.

Cooper University Health Care Advances Patient Services with Comcast Business

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6, 2015--Comcast Business today announced that Cooper University Health Care, the premier healthcare provider in southern New Jersey, is using an innovative mix of Comcast Business Ethernet services to connect its hospitals, medical campuses, lab and imaging facilities, outpatient offices and even physician homes to a secure, private network that is improving all aspects of patient care.

eHealth Initiatives Across Emerging Markets in APAC

LONDON, Dec. 31, 2014 -- The study covers the eHealth initiatives across the emerging markets in Asia-Pacific. Government initiatives and incentives that encourage technology adoption in healthcare are key drivers for private sector investment in the Asia-Pacific eHealth industry

New Topol book envisions patient-centered digitalized care

The good old days of "doctor knows best" are as good as gone, according to Eric Topol, renowned cardiologist at Scripps Translational Science Institute, in his new book, "The Patient Will See You Now."

Modernizing Medicine Closes Acquisition of Aesyntix Health, Inc.

BOCA RATON, Fla.--Modernizing Medicine, Inc., creator of the Electronic Medical Assistant® (EMA™), a cloud-based, specialty-specific electronic medical records (EMR) system, announced today that it completed an acquisition of Aesyntix Health, Inc. on Dec. 22, 2014.

IMS Institute Identifies Innovative Payment Models for Pharmaceuticals at Forbes Healthcare Summit

DANBURY, Conn.--New approaches for determining how much drugs should cost, and for setting the price for innovative treatments, were highlighted in a keynote presentation by Murray Aitken, IMS Health senior vice president and executive director of the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, at the Forbes Healthcare Summit held earlier this month in New York City.

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Lawsuit against Aetna claims discrimination against HIV patients

A consumer group is filing a lawsuit alleging that Aetna discriminates against patients with H.I.V. when it requires these patients to obtain medications exclusively throughout its own mail-order pharmacy, reports The New York Times. 

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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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