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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Vocera Clinical Workflow Engine Improves Clinical Integrations and Reduces Costs

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mobile healthcare communications company, Vocera (NYSE:VCRA), today introduced the Vocera Clinical Workflow Engine to streamline integrations between the Vocera Communication System and clinical systems such as nurse call and electronic health records (EHRs). 

U.S. Treasury Awards PCDC $55MM in New Markets Tax Credits

NEW YORK, NY (June 16, 2015)  - The U.S. Treasury's CDFI Fund today awarded the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) $55 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation. 

Mostashari's company raises $30M in funding

Aledade, the accountable care company founded by former national coordinator Farzad Mostashari, MD, MSc, last year, has secured $30 million in a second round of funding. 

CHIME's comments to Senate Chronic Care Working Group focus on care coordination, telehealth

The Senate Finance Committee Work Group on Chronic Care should foster policies that bolster care coordination and telehealth services in the treatment of patients with chronic conditions, according to comments submitted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

AHRQ to fund Centers of Excellence for putting best practice to work

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality plans to fund three Centers of Excellence to study how high-performing healthcare systems promote evidence-based practices in delivering care. 

Health app users, care professionals both see quality of life benefits

The majority of mobile health application users and medical professionals believe those apps are beneficial to their quality of life, according to a survey by Research Now. 

New EHR interface expected to boost VA, DoD interoperability

A new EHR system interface is geared to help the Department of Veterans Affairs share data with the Department of Defense's EHR system and increase interoperability between the agencies, according to a report from FCW.

ATA offers priorities for broadband in healthcare delivery

The American Telemedicine Association put forth three areas to be prioritized for broadband policy for healthcare delivery in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's request for comment on ways to identify barriers that hamper deployment of broadband. 

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FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.