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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athenahealth releases new physician dashboard

athenahealth, a Watertown, Mass.-based developer of cloud-based practice management, EHR and care coordination services to medical groups, launched an online dashboard to provide insight into a physicians performance in achieving the meaningful use criteria.

Native iPad app powers cloud-based speech recognition

Nuance Communications and MedMaster Mobile have released the MedMaster Mobility iPad application through Nuance Healthcares medical speech recognition.

Novel CT imaging method may identify premature skull fusion

A new imaging technology designed to predict whether a childs skull bones are likely to grow back together too quickly after surgery is being developed by researchers in the Center for Pediatric Healthcare Technology Innovation at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Also in the works are new technologies that may delay the premature fusion process.

AJR: MR-conditional examswhat rads need to know

The approval of an MR-conditional pacemaker system opens the door to imaging patients with implanted cardiac devices. In order to ensure a safe study, radiologists need to understand and communicate the specific limitations of scanning with these devices, according to an opinion published in the September issue of American Journal of Roentgenology.

Verizon enhances security services on digital health info

Verizon is adding new features and capabilities to its healthcare identity services to help healthcare organizations combat rising incidents of identity theft through access to digitized health information.

Carestream Molecular debuts new preclinical imaging camera

Carestream Molecular Imaging has added the In-Vivo Xtreme to its family of multimodal imaging products for preclinical research. Xtreme will be introduced at the World Molecular Imaging Congress Sept 7-10 in San Diego.

Study: MRI may hold key to early autism diagnosis

Multivariate pattern analysis of MRI brain-scan data differentiated children and adolescents with autism from neurotypical children, according to a study published online in the September issue of Biological Psychiatry.

CSC acquires Maricom Systems

CSC of Falls Church, Va., has acquired Baltimore-based Maricom Systems. Maricom Systems provides business intelligence and data management tools that support health IT systems within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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4 ways HHS plans to help shape a national strategy for healthcare AI

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.

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FDA announces recall after Philips heart monitor software failed to send alerts—multiple deaths reported

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. 

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Why electrophysiologists needed a champion in Washington

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.