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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ACR makes case for imaging in meaningful use

On May 13, Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD, vice chairman of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, participated on behalf of the American College of Radiology (ACR) in a public hearing hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) HIT Policy Committee (HITPC) Meaningful Use (MU) Workgroup on "Meaningful Use and Specialists" in Washington, D.C.

Patient monitoring system market to hit $9.3B in 2014

The global patient monitoring system market will reach $9.3 billion in 2014, driven by the growth in remote patient monitoring, according to a new report from Infiniti Research, conducted by TechNavio.

Wolters Kluwer Health nets California customer

Sonoma Valley Hospital, a nonprofit district hospital in Sonoma, Calif, has selected Wolters Kluwer Healths ProVation Order Sets as its electronic order set.

Saint Joseph's purchases Indiana imaging center

Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center of Mishawaka, Ind., has purchased XRC Medical Imaging in South Bend, Ind., through an agreement with X-Ray Consultants.

Study: No single way to ensure patients take meds

There are no surefire ways to get patients to take medications as directed. However, systematically assembling evidence across reviews allows identification of effective or promising interventions to improve consumers use of medicines, as well as those for which the evidence indicates ineffectiveness or uncertainty, according to a study published in The Cochrane Library.

Good news from New England

The second annual Heath IT: Improving Healthcare and the Economy regional conference brought health IT practitioners, industry leaders and ideas to Worcester, Mass., for a progress report on an array of initiatives in the six-state region. The breakout sessions showed that, when it comes to IT transforming processes, theres good news in New England:

Continua releases updated integration guidelines

Continua Health Alliance, an international nonprofit organization of leading healthcare and technology companies, has released its 2010 Design Guidelines.

Surescripts: E-prescribing jumped 72% in 2010, cards lead the way

By the end of 2010, 234,000 providersor 34 percent of all office-based prescribers and 36 percent of office-based physicianswere prescribing electronically, according to the 2010 edition of  The National Progress Report on E-Prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare, released by Surescripts.

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