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.
Masimo's MightySat Medical is the first FDA-cleared pulse oximeter available to consumers without a prescription, which could disrupt the market for the notoriously inaccurate at-home devices.
MediView’s technologies utilize AR to provide clinicians with 3D “X-ray vision” guidance during minimally invasive procedures and surgeries, while also offering remote collaboration.
The concept of patient-centered care has led to a proposed vision from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT with the goals of increasing self-management and prevention; seamless interaction with the healthcare system; and shared management of healthcare.
Thanks to a $7 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente is working to build a data network aimed at improving outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer, heart disease and obesity, according to the Calif.-based health system.
While EMRs provide accountable care organizations with data critical for population health management, additional health IT tools that integrate patient data from multiple sources, support the management of care plans and enable patient communications are required as well, according to a report from Mass.-based research firm IDC Health Insights.
The global market for wireless EHRs will reach $23.5 billion by 2018, representing a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.1 percent from 2013 to 2018, according to a technical market research report from BCC Research, a Mass.-based firm.
Just days before Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, assumes her new post as national coordinator of health IT, acting coordinator Jacob Reider, MD, published thoughts about improving health IT usability on the agency’s Health IT Buzz blog.
Compared to patients not part of an accountable care organization (ACO), ACO patients tend to be older than 80 years old and earn higher incomes, and are less likely to be black, covered by Medicaid or disabled. Meanwhile, the cost of care for ACO patients was slightly lower than for non-ACO patients, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
Patients with diabetes who regularly refilled their prescriptions using Kaiser Permanente’s patient portal improved their medication adherence and lowered their cholesterol levels, according to a study published in Medical Care.
The CommonWell Health Alliance debuted at the annual HIMSS convention last February amid much fanfare. Many wondered if the new group was just a public relations stunt.
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.
