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.

Cleveland Clinic’s top 10 medical innovations for 2015

The Cleveland Clinic unveiled its top 10 medical innovations for 2015, reports Forbes.

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The beginning of the end of Ebola in Liberia?

An official at the World Health Organization issued some cautiously optimistic news that Ebola may be slowing in Liberia, reports The New York Times.

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Meyer talks population health 2.0

BOSTON— Population health is in the midst of a makeover, said Gregg Meyer, MD, MsC, chief clinical officer at Partners HealthCare, at the 2014 Connected Health Symposium.

NCPDP Announces Elite Partner Program, Welcomes CoverMyMeds as Inaugural Elite Partner

SCOTTSDALE, AZ and COLUMBUS, OH, October 28, 2014 -- NCPDP and CoverMyMeds announced today that CoverMyMeds has signed on as the Inaugural Elite Partner in NCPDP’s new Elite Partner Program. NCPDP’s Elite Partner Program establishes the highest level of sustained support for the valuable work of NCPDP in advancing patient safety and interoperability. NCPDP will accept a total of ten partners into its Elite Partner Program

Diagnotes Joins Allscripts Developer Program

Indianapolis, Ind., October 29, 2014 -- Diagnotes, Inc., an Indianapolis-based health technology company, today announced that it has joined the Allscripts Developer Program (ADP). The program provides an opportunity for companies to help caregivers improve healthcare and their bottom lines by integrating new innovative software applications and devices with their Allscripts solutions.

HIMSS Analytics: Room for improvement for portals

Health IT executives are not enthused about their organizations' current patient portals, according to an Essentials Brief published by HIMSS Analytics.

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Physician-patient email communication nearly triples in study

E-mail volume between patients and physicians nearly tripled between 2001 and 2010 at a major academic health center, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Secure Exchange Solutions One of Four HISPs Included in Debut of DirectTrust Accredited Trust Anchor Bundle

ROCKVILLE, Md.--Secure Exchange Solutions, a leading provider of software and services to enable the secure exchange of health information, today announced that SES HISP is one of four health information service providers included in the new DirectTrust anchor bundle.

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.