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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National Library of Medicine debuts online resource

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a medical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health, has launched MedlinePlus Connect, an online resource for accessing information from its MedlinePlus.gov website.

Survey: Physician alignment for ACOs needs re-tooling

Physician alignmentintertwining the interests of physicians and hospitalsis the biggest obstacle to forming accountable care organizations (ACOs), according to a survey from AMN Healthcare Services, a healthcare staffing company.

Multidisciplinary CTA research could improve CAD screening

As CT and advanced visualization improve, a multidisciplinary group at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., is looking to develop the technologies to provide physicians with a noninvasive method for coronary artery disease (CAD) screening that would offer predictions not available on conventional angiography.

Study: Health IT's impact on long-term care uncertain

A recent study examining the effects of introducing health IT in long-term care found that nursing home residents responded positively to health IT, but no significant care improvements were realized, according to a recent article published online in the Journal of Aging and Health.

Humana, Allscripts partner for EHR implementation

Healthcare company Humana has formed an alliance with EHR company Allscripts to provide eligible physician practices with incentives for implementing EHR technology to assist the delivery of advanced clinical decision support at the point of care.

EJR: MRE provides viable option for Crohns evaluation

MR enterography (MRE) without anti-peristaltic agents offers diagnostic accuracy comparable to CT enterography for the presence or absence of Crohns disease, offering a protocol that eliminates ionizing radiation and reduces exam complexity and cost, according to a study published online June 15 in the European Journal of Radiology.

3M software translates ICD-9 codes to ICD-10

3M has released a new software application that translates ICD-9 codes to ICD-10.

'Innovation is associated with risk'

As the Certified Health IT Product List expands, the U.S. federal government sees the EHR certification program as a big success because of the numbersthe Certified Health IT Product List includes more than 700 products listed, said Karen Bell, MD, MMS, chair of the Certification Commission for Health IT, during the CMIO Summit Clinical T Leadership Forum in Boston last week.

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