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.

Interactive Workforce Model Will Bring Invaluable New Data and Insight to Physician Shortage Debate

Boston, MA, July 30, 2014 – As the nation grapples with growing physician shortages across the country, The Physicians Foundation and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) today launched a new innovative tool to help policy makers, physicians and health systems better plan where to practice and what type of practitioners will be needed in order to meet the growing utilization of healthcare in the United States.

Research and Markets: 2014 Report on the International Home Healthcare (Web - Based, On - Premises, Cloud) Software Market - Forecast to 2018

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n7nkh8/home_healthcare) has announced the addition of the "2014 Report on the International Home Healthcare (Web - Based, On - Premises, Cloud) Software Market - Forecast to 2018" report to their offering.

Doctor On Demand, Inc. Integrates with DoseSpot e-Prescribing Platform

Needham Heights, MA- July 23, 2014 -- DoseSpot, an industry leader in e-Prescribing integration platforms for medical and dental software, today announced that Doctor On Demand, a healthcare service that provides Video Visits with board-certified physicians on smartphones and tablets, has completed Surescripts certification through DoseSpot.

Healthfirst and HealthCrowd Extract Eye-Opening Insights From Medicaid Population Pilot Program

Foster City, CA, July 28, 2014 -- HealthCrowd, a disruptor and industry leading innovator in healthcare mobile messaging, announced today key findings obtained from an industry-first pilot program with Healthfirst.

Google’s ‘ambitious’ quest inside the human body

Google is on a journey to produce the fullest picture of a healthy human body, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Health eVillages Welcomes Five Renowned Executives to Advisory Board

READING, Mass., July 16, 2014--Health eVillages, a program founded by Donato Tramuto and Physicians Interactive in partnership with the not-for-profit Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights (RFK Center), has appointed five new members to its Advisory Board.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Names New Senior Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety

NEW YORK (July 24, 2014) — Dr. Henry H. Ting, a nationally recognized leader and innovator in health care quality, has been appointed senior vice president and chief quality officer at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, effective July 21, 2014. In his new role, he will oversee the hospital's clinical quality and patient safety initiatives. 

GlobalMed Announces New Alliance for Transforming Healthcare Delivery through Telemedicine

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--MBM Health & Medical and GlobalMed® have signed a mutually exclusive alliance to provide connected health solutions in the Middle East. MBM Health & Medical is one of the group of companies of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum which is dedicated to providing patients throughout the region access to the world’s best hospitals and healthcare in order to reduce costs and improve outcomes.

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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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