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.

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Bringing clinical expertise into patients' everyday lives

CHICAGO—In the future, healthcare and technology needs to reach into the everyday lives of patients to allow providers to delivery better care, said Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, speaking Sept. 30 at the Healthcare Leadership Forum.

ATA works Capitol Hill to increase telemedicine coverage

The American Telemedicine Association is actively pursuing reforms on Capitol Hill to expand Medicare coverage of telemedicine.

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Improving IT's ability to get the right care to the right patients

CHICAGO—For a successful future, patient-centered medical homes will rely on several aspects of health IT, said David Bates, MD, MSc, speaking at the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Sept. 30.

Study: Promote portals at office visit to increase use

By engaging patients to use a portal during an office visit and supporting practices to integrate use into care, primary care practices can manage high portal usage rates, according to research published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

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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Bringing teamwork into primary care

CHICAGO—“If we have any hope to prevent index hospitalizations from occurring, we have to improve the quality of care and the extent to which coordinated care depends on teamwork,” said Ann O’Malley, MD, MPH, senior fellow at Mathematica Policy Research, Washington D.C., speaking at the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Sept. 29.

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.