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.

Halfpenny Technologies enters into agreement with Janssen Diagnostics to solve interoperability for HIV/AIDS Clinical Data Exchange

BLUE BELL, Pa.--Halfpenny Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Janssen Diagnostics, LLC that will supplement the unique clinical data needs of Janssen’s AVIGA™ EHR.

HITPC moves basic BH data exchange forward

The Health IT Policy Committee voted to move forward recommendations regarding sending and receiving capabilities for behavioral health data during its June 10 meeting.

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The value proposition of mHealth

Eighty percent of serious medical errors involve miscommunication during patient handoffs, and nurses spend two hours per shift on care coordination and communication, said Nick Adams, president and co-founder of Care Thread, during a webinar by Beacon Partners.

UK and U.S. researchers offer blueprint for open data

National Health Service England and GovLab at New York University have joined forces to encourage the open use of data in healthcare settings.

Telemedicine helps diagnose eye problems in diabetic patients

Telemedicine can help physicians successfully diagnose eye conditions in patients with diabetes, according to a Veterans Health Administration study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

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Hospital saves $500,000 in fall prevention but sees little of savings itself

Simple low-cost changes can make a big difference in the overall cost of care is what New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, recently found when it crunched the number on its Lean management effort in fall prevention. However, it also found that most of those savings went to the government, insurers and patients, and not the hospital.

AHRQ publishes tool to reduce hospital readmissions

A key quality measure for many payment systems is a hospital’s rate of preventable readmissions, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) new Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit aims to help institutions improve their numbers.

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Mobile health industry scrambling

This week I spoke with Scott Sheaf of Battelle about the impact Apple’s new consumer app and developer tools could have on mobile health and the state of the market when it comes to regulation, safety and consumer engagement.

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.