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.

Thoughts on Senate bill calling for EHR interoperability report

A bill drafted by the Senate Appropriations Committee would require the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC) Health IT Policy Committee to issue a report on the operational, technical and financial challenges of EHR interoperability as well as the role of EHR certification in advancing or hindering interoperability.

Senators tackle health IT interoperability

The Senate Appropriations Committee has drafted a bill calling on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Health IT Policy Committee to submit a report outlining barriers to EHR interoperability.

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.

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Medical boards look to streamline licensure rules to advance telemedicine

To promote telemedicine, the Federal of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is proposing an update to its draft interstate compact that could streamline physician licensure requirements.

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.

CMIO: ‘Mind-blowing’ health IT on horizon

BOSTON--“We ain’t seen nothing yet. What soon will be ubiquitous will be mind-blowing,” said John Mattison, MD, CMIO and assistant medical director of Kaiser Permanente Southern California at the mHealth + Telehealth World 2014 on July 23.

Success of apps hinges on trust, usability and convenience

BOSTON—Health apps still have a long way to go before achieving the goals of wellness and facilitating healthcare delivery. Issues surrounding usability, trust and convenience remain hurdles, according to speakers at the mHealth + Telehealth World 2014 on July 23.

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HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.

Philips is recalling the software associated with its Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry devices after certain high-risk ECG events were never routed to trained cardiology technicians as intended. The issue, which lasted for two years, has been linked to more than 100 injuries. 

Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, detailed a new advocacy group focused on improving EP reimbursements, patient care and access. “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu," he said.