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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Alliance with North Shore-LIJ lets Cleveland Clinics’ cardiovascular care program reach sizeable New York market

The Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute is expanding its reach to include the New York metropolitan area, home to nearly 20 million people, through a unique alliance with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, which has 17 hospitals and more than 400 outpatient physician practices in the New York region.

Research and Markets: The US Telemedicine Market Outlook to 2018 - Rising Penetration of Telehome Care and mHealth

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jxjsn3/the_us) has announced the addition of the "The US Telemedicine Market Outlook to 2018 - Rising Penetration of Telehome Care and mHealth" report to their offering.

Philosys Launches GMATE® SMART Meter and App - Improving Diabetes Health

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2014--Philosys announces it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510K approval for the highly anticipated Gmate® SMART Blood Glucose Monitoring System.

Greenway Health Granted U.S. Patent for Clinically Driven Revenue Cycle Management

CARROLLTON, Ga.--With continued innovation that has produced eight U.S. patents to date, Greenway Health™ has earned a new patent for billing and claims generation in clinically driven revenue cycle management™. The patent covers a function in PrimeSUITE® — Greenway’s integrated practice management and electronic health record (EHR) solution — that automatically aligns billing codes with payer- and location-specific fee schedules.

FDA offers API for medical device adverse events

Under its openFDA project, the agency has released a new API that allows users to query medical device adverse event reports dating back to 1992.

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Ordering marketplace the 'new wave' of software

Health Gorilla, the online healthcare marketplace connecting doctors and clinicians with diagnostic labs and radiology centers, has released Health Gorilla mobile for access to its marketplace through iPhones and iPads.

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Partnership to use personal fitness device data on Parkinson's

The Michael J. Fox Foundation and Intel Corporation are partnering to gather and analyze data from wrist-worn devices on people with Parkinson’s disease with the goal of helping individuals and their doctors better manage disease and progress research toward better treatments and a cure.

Interoperability hearing: Speakers call for trust, standards and 'address book'

Provider, vendor and patient stakeholders shared thoughts on health information exchange and interoperability during an Aug. 15 hearing held by the governance subgroup for the Health IT Policy Committee's Interoperability and Health Information Exchange Workgroup.

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.