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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VA, DOD pledge to align efforts during EHR rollout

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie and Department of Defense Secretary James Mattis have pledged to align their efforts as the agencies roll out a new electronic health record (EHR) system.

Amazon patent proposes new Alexa feature that can tell when a user is sick

A new version of Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa may be able to detect when its user is sick, according to a report by the Daily Telegraph.

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New, noninvasive blood glucose test as effective as finger prick test

People living with diabetes may soon have a noninvasive option for monitoring their blood glucose levels after a new device was proven to be just as effective as a finger prick test.

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Flo Health partners with company to develop digital tool that screens for heavy menstrual bleeding

Flo Health, creator of the popular Flo app, and biopharmaceutical company Myovant Sciences are partnering together to create a digital tool that screens women for heavy menstrual bleeding.

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Almost 1,300 participants signed up for latest bundled payment model

Nearly 1,300 entities signed agreements with CMS to participate in the agency’s latest bundled payment initiative, the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced model.

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Kaiser: Millennials don’t care for primary care doctors

More millennials are forgoing the traditional route of having a primary care doctor in favor of using convenient urgent care centers and clinics for on-demand treatment when they are sick.

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Envision is tackling surprise billing amid contract tensions

Envision Healthcare, which has been accused of repeatedly utilizing out-of-network billing practices at a high cost to patients, has launched a marketing campaign to "end surprise billing."

EHR company eClinicalWorks to integrate with CMS Blue Button 2.0

Cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) company eClinicalWorks has been approved to integrate with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Blue Button 2.0 application programming interface (API).