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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Soren aligns with LabCorp for lab orders

Soren Technology has entered a strategic alliance with LabCorp to integrate bidirectional lab orders and results into its EHR program.

CMS releases early incentive stats, proposes IT flexibility

A total of $158.3 million has been awarded in 2011 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). More than 300 eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals have received payments during the first weeks of the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, totaling $75 million.

Research, big ideas and leadership above the fog

The U.S. Senate voted down a budget proposal that included an overhaul of Medicare. So no vouchers, for a while, at least. Then on Thursday, Vermonts governor signed legislation to create a state-level single-payor healthcare system. These events illustrate that healthcare legislation is all over the map, in more ways than one.

Implant device registry service aims to enhance patient safety

MedicAlert Foundation and Champion Medical Technologies have unveiled MedicAlert Implant Connect, a service for patients with implanted medical devices that stores and links patients to information about their implanted devices.

CDW: Cloud computing gains ground in healthcare

One-third of healthcare organizations responding to a CDW survey said they are implementing or maintaining cloud-based systems, just ahead of respondents in government but behind higher education and large businesses.

IBM expands Dallas health analytics center

IBM is adding specialists and new technology to its Health Analytics Solution Center, in Dallas, to accommodate the exponential growth in medical information and mobile devices.

PGM releases HL7 practice management interface

Physicians Group Management (PGM) Billing has released an HL7 interface add-on for its practice management and medical billing software. The interface will allow PGM's software to work with virtually any EMR system that has standard data export capabilities, the company stated.

U.K. hospital deploys Siemens MRI

Guys and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust has installed a Magnetom Aera 1.5 Tesla MRI system from Siemens Healthcare at Guys Hospital.

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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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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.