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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Partners, Samsung to collaborate on digital, mobile health

Partners HealthCare has entered into a new partnership with Samsung Electronics to develop the next generation of personalized digital and mobile solutions for health and wellness.  

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Humana chief: 'Consumers are demanding change'

CHICAGO—Humana President and CEO Bruce D. Broussard opened day 2 of the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition by issuing a challenge to his audience to change the conversation. 

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. 

Cerner Collaborates With Geisinger, xG Health Solutions to Enable SMART on FHIR EHR Apps

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerner Corp., Geisinger Health System and xG Health Solutions have collaborated to enable the use of emerging SMART(R) on FHIR(R) industry standards to facilitate use of software applications across compliant "open platform" electronic health record (EHR) systems, such as Cerner Millennium(R). 

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Caradigm, Eliza partner for more efficient behavior change

Enterprise population health vendor Caradigm is partnering with health engagement management provider Eliza to drive behavior change. 

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SureScripts launches national record locator service

Surescripts, the nation’s largest health information network, will implement its National Record Locator Service with EHR vendors eClinicalWorks, Epic, and Greenway Health, enabling more than 480,000 providers to use the new service to locate and exchange patient health records.

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AstraZeneca, PatientsLikeMe partner to expand research

Patient network PatientsLikeMe and global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca have announced a five-year partnership focused on research initiatives. 

IBM's big news: New health business unit, acquisitions, partnerships

IBM is set to make its mark in the healthcare market, making several significant announcements timed to the start of the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition. 

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.