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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Study: 95% of high school sports-related fractures require imaging exams

Nintey-five percent of high school sports-related fractures required diagnostic imaging, including x-rays, MRIs and CT scans, and 16 percent required surgical repair, found a recent study published in the July issue of Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.

NextGen, AMA join forces for online physician platform

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, has entered an agreement with the American Medical Association (AMA) to offer NextGen Ambulatory EHR and NextGen Practice Management on a new AMA online platform.

N.Y. payor invests $1M for medical home initiative

CDPHP, a physician-founded health plan based in Albany, N.Y., will invest $1 million to compensate 21 primary care and pediatric practices for participating in the second phase of the healthcare plans patient-centered medical home initiative.

iPad enters the realm of hospital construction

The NoliWhite Group, a healthcare facility development company, has begun to incorporate Apples iPad on hospital and other healthcare-related construction sites. 

FDA Clears WellDoc DiabetesManager system

WellDoc has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the WellDoc DiabetesManager system to healthcare providers and their adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

Siemens, RSNA issue 2010 rad research grant winners

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research and Education Foundation and Siemens Healthcare have announced the two winners of the 2010 Siemens Healthcare/RSNA radiology research grants.

Pilot study correlates improved glucose levels in teen diabetics with text messaging

Jennifer Dyer, MD, MPH, an endocrinologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has developed an iPhone application that sends customized text message reminders to adolescent diabetes patients about their treatment activities. Dyer developed the app after completing a pilot study and concluding that weekly, customized text messages to remind adolescent diabetes patients about their personal treatment activities resulted in an increase in overall treatment adherence and improved blood glucose levels.

FDA-FCC meeting: mHealth must consider imaging requirements

Enhanced coordination between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the FDA for future mobile/wireless broadband (mHealth) medical devices and applications--including imaging requirements--were the topic during a roundtable discussion held during a public meeting last week.

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