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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FDA OKs Hitachi's wide-bore MR

The FDA has cleared Hitachi Medical Systems to market its Echelon Oval 1.5T MR system.

HRS: Remote patient monitoring can reduce unplanned ED admins

BOSTONRemote monitoring reduced unplanned hospital admissions and in general total healthcare utilization in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), according to results presented May 10 at the 2012 Heart Rhythm Society's annual scientific sessions.

PACSGear launches cloud-based image exchange

PACSGear will launch the PACSGear Image Exchange, a cloud-based technology designed to upload and share medical images and results between facilities at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., June 7-10.

Neonatal care platform wins top HIT challenge prize

An online platform to improve outcomes for sick babies by better engaging parents in their care drew first place in the Innovate 4 Healthcare Challenge, a collegiate competition with a goal of radically improving healthcare through new processes that are enabled by innovative IT applications and supported by a sustainable market strategy.

JAMIA: PHR med review tool reduces discrepancies

Concordance between documented and patient-reported medication regimens and reduction in potentially harmful medication discrepancies can be improved with a PHR medication review tool linked to the provider's medical record, according to a Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association article published online May 3.

GE, Covidien enter patient monitoring deal

Covidien and GE Healthcare have announced a five-year collaboration to incorporate Covidien's measurement technologies into GE's patient monitors.

JAMIA: More data needed on CDS' long-term economic benefits

Researchers from the department of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at McMaster University, while evaluating the long-term cost-effectiveness of a clinical decision support system (CDS) linked to evidence-based treatment recommendations for type 2 diabetes, found that a web-based prototype CDS system slightly improved short-term risk factors.

JAMIA:Text messages can potentially help patient's adherence

While there is evidence for short-term effectiveness of electronic reminders, especially short message service (SMS) reminders, long-term effects remain unclear, according to an article published April 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

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