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.

CMS to support text4baby in four states

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will award four states a three-year contract to support the implementation of text4baby, a free mobile health service for expecting and new moms.

Patients like viewing lab results online

The majority of patients report positive feelings after viewing their laboratory results online, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal of Participatory Medicine.

NIH awards Dartmouth $18 million translational research grant

The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Center for Advancing Translational Sciences awarded $18 million to Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., to advance translational medicine.

athenaResearch to report on flu activities amid shutdown

As the federal government shutdown continues with nearly 70 percent of Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) employees furloughed, athenaResearch will help fill the gap by sharing its data on communicable diseases, starting with the flu.

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AMDIS, shutdown top health IT news this week

This week, we partnered with AMDIS and Elsevier to present the first AMDIS Fall Symposium which covered challenges and opportunities for health information exchange, EHRs, care coordination, the changing physician-patient relationship and more.

HIMSS study suggests positive outlook for health IT staffing

The outlook for health IT staffing is looking rosy, according to HIMSS’ 2013 Inaugural Workforce Survey.

Mass. hospital implements bed sensors

Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass., has implemented continuous and contact-free monitoring on all general care beds.

Study reveals ‘encouraging' levels of eRx adoption

E-prescribing has shown remarkable gains since 2008, according to a study conducted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and published in the American Journal of Managed Care.

Around the web

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Mark Isenberg, executive vice president of Zotec Partners, discusses key developments that will reshape the specialty this year.