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.

Puerto Rico REC names Abel preferred EHR

Abel Medical Software, a medical and dental EHR provider, has been designated a preferred certified EHR vendor by the Ponce School of Medicine Regional Extension Center for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A couple of years of fun

Were in for a couple of years of fun, Farzad Mostashari, MD, wryly told his audience at the Physician IT Symposium during the HIMSS conference in February. He was commenting on efforts to engage physicians in the meaningful use program.

GE delivers MR scanner

GE Healthcare has introduced the Optima MR430s, a musculoskeletal MR system. 

Kansas hospital deploys McKesson med dispensing system

The 606-bed University of Kansas Hospital will implement McKessons PROmanager-Rx automated medication dispensing system.

eMix debuts reporting tool

eMix has added EMRconnect, a tool for formatting and sending medical reports among healthcare providers, to its cloud-based platform.

Interbit debuts file consolidation tools

Health IT software provider Interbit Data has unveiled its Document Manager software for consolidating electronic patient files from multiple sources into one document that can be sent to patients or third parties.

Partners In Care finds new partner

Partners In Care (PIC), a physician organization providing accountable care, has signed Singletrack Analytics to provide PIC with analytical and data aggregation support.

Verizon, MEDfx pilot document-sharing program

Verizon and MEDfx have implemented a pilot program to convert paper records to a digital format and share them with other authorized providers.

Around the web

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.

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. 

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.