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.

Increased pay for SNFs but no help with HIT

A proposed rule would increase Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities and encourages the providers to "utilize health information exchange and certified health IT."  

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Looking back on HIMSS15

Another HIMSS annual conference has come and gone and I think this year’s event presented a few surprises. There was outright criticism of Meaningful Use and while many expected a lot of focus on patient engagement and population health, interoperability drove more debate and conversation, in my opinion.

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Yale hackathon focuses on readmissions

A recent hackathon focused on hospital readmissions was formed and launched by the Yale Center for Biomedical and Interventional Technology (CBIT), led by Executive Director Christopher Loose, PhD, and the Yale-New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), led by Executive Director Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, with partnerships extended to MIT Hacking Medicine and UCONN.

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.

Perfect timing for Virtual Health platform

The shift to value-based reimbursement is all about providing tools across the care continuum and Virtual Health, a company focused on population health, aims to provide the platform for any provider to do just that.

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mHealth survey: 90% using mHealth for patient engagement

Ninety percent of more than 200 healthcare provider employees use mobile devices within their organizations to engage patients in their care, according to the 2015 HIMSS Mobile Technology Survey. 

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ONC's Gettinger: IT 'takes a long time'

CHICAGO--Andrew Gettinger, MD, joined the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT as CMIO and acting director of the agency’s Office of Clinical Quality and Safety last October, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise.

Around the web

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.