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.

CVS Health Insights Report Tackles Complex Issue of Medication Adherence

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 2, 2014- A new Insights Report published today by the CVS Health Research Institute entitled, "Adherence: why it's so hard and what we can do about it," reviews the Company's key research findings on medication adherence and lays out its goal to increase adherence by five to 15 percent through new interventions by 2017.

Will Nashville be a hub for big data health companies?

Nashville’s next big thing may be healthcare data mining, reports The Tennessean.

Intel-GE Care Innovations™ to Support Dignity Health’s Integration of Remote Care Management into Standard of Care

ROSEVILLE, Calif., September 30, 2014 – Intel-GE Care Innovations™, pioneer in connecting the care continuum to the home, today announced the company will support the design and implementation of remote care management for at-risk patients in the Dignity Health System and the Dignity Health Telemedicine Network.

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Editorial: It’s not just about care delivery, but improving health

Healthcare reform is about reducing waste and increasing the focus on prevention and high quality care. But at the end of the day, will it make people healthier? “Probably not, unless individuals, families and communities begin dealing with the multiple impediments to health in our daily lives and change their behavior accordingly,” wrote Alice M. Rivlin in a Brookings Institution brief.

Office Ally Introduces New e-Prescribing Module

(SAN ANTONIO, Texas – September 29, 2014) – Office Ally announced today the introduction of an e-prescribing module designed to make electronic prescribing easy and safe while enhancing patient care. In bringing this new product to market, Office Ally is partnering with Surescripts to link with over 93 percent of U.S. pharmacies.

Four Pioneer ACOs drop out

Calling the program overly stringent, four Pioneer accountable care organizations are ending their experimental venture into the higher risk and reward payment agreement with Medicare. They join the nine ACOs that exited the program last year. 

MediSafe Wins First Prize at Health 2.0’s Traction Startup Championship Competition

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--MediSafe, the top-rated and cloud-synced medication management platform has won first prize in this year’s Traction: Health 2.0’s Startup Championship. As the first mobile solution to sync mobile device medication reminders between family members & caregivers, MediSafe has been identified as a leader in the mHealth industry.

ChoiceHealth and Cigna Start Collaborative Care Program to Improve Health and Lower Costs for Northern Virginia Customers

MANASSAS, Va.--Cigna (NYSE: CI) and ChoiceHealth doctors in Virginia are launching a collaborative care initiative to improve patient access to health care, enhance care coordination, and achieve the goal of improved health, affordability and patient experience. ChoiceHealth, a subsidiary corporation of Novant Health will bring independent primary care providers that are part of the ChoiceHealth network and Novant Health Medical Group providers together for this program.

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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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