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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WebPT creates pediatric EMR module

WebPT, an EMR system provider for physical therapists, has released WebPT Pediatric Module, a web-based EMR module built to accommodate physical therapists workflow.

ChartSmart EMR adapts to workflow

Custom Software Systems has introduced ChartSmart, a customizable web-based inpatient EMR.

Tenn. medical center picks Wolters Kluwer for order sets

Maury Regional Medical Center, a Columbia, Tenn.-based hospital, has selected Wolters Kluwer Healths ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, as its electronic order set tool.

IHTT offers tips for engaging patients

Healthcare organizations which provide high quality outcomes for patients will be the ones who prosper under new health reforms models, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs) and patient-centered medical home (PCMH), stated a report from the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (IHTT).

Hospitals tap BI tools for prescription drug research

Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston will implement IBM business intelligence technology to support research examining the effectiveness of prescription drugs.

ARRS: Breast MRI proves its merit

CHICAGOStudies presented May 3 at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) demonstrated the utility of breast MRI for multiple applications, including presurgical evaluation of ductal carcinoma in situ, biopsy guidance and axillary lymph node staging.

Skyscape and ACC partner to launch mobile app

Skyscape, a subsidiary of Physicians Interactive Holdings, and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have partnered to launch the CardioSource Mobile app, which combines a full set of American Heart Association and ACC guideline recommendations and evidence-based medicine information from CardioSource.org.

Report: Hospital with no PMET saw drop in mortality

Although it lacks a pediatric medical emergency team (PMET), the University of Alberta and Stollery Children's Hospital, in Edmonton, Alberta, documented a reduction in hospital mortality over 10 years, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

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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.