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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Senators reintroduce FDA oversight bill

Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have reintroduced a bill to cut red tape at the FDA and help boost innovation in health IT. 

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Intel-GE partnership expands UMMC relationship for operationalizing innovation

Intel-GE Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel Corporation and GE Healthcare, has expanded its relationship with the Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) to establish an Innovation Living Lab that will create and evaluate new models of care using remote care management technology and approaches to patient behavior change that will facilitate improvements in health outcomes. 

HealthPrize Technologies and MeadWestvaco Form Strategic Alliance to Increase Patient Engagement and Medication Adherence

NORWALK, Conn., April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthPrize Technologies, LLC and MeadWestvaco (NYSE: MWV) today announced a strategic collaboration to integrate their proven adherence solutions to provide an end-to-end program to pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy chains, and the patients they serve. 

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DeSalvo optimistic on HIT's future

National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, authored a blog post for Health Affairs, based on her keynote address at the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, about her optimism for the future of health IT.

NextGen Healthcare Launches Collaborative Care Solution for Data-Driven Population Health Management

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems, services, and connectivity solutions, today announced the launch of NextGen® Care, a new population health and care management solution designed to streamline the care team’s workflow, more effectively manage patient populations, drive better outcomes and decrease cost of care delivery mandated by evolving value-based payment models. 

AHRQ study: Lab monitoring can improve medication adherence

An electronic tool to support laboratory monitoring between primary care office visits improved low-density lipoprotein (LDL) testing intervals for patients, but didn’t improve hemoglobin A1c or LDL control, according to study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

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. 

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Quest revenues grow as company meets changing demands

CHICAGO--Quest Diagnostics grew its revenues by 5 percent during the first quarter of 2015, largely by offering products that address the growing demand for interoperability, patient engagement, personalized medicine and continuity of care.

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The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.