Google Life Sciences, the new division under the recently established Google Alphabet is teaming up with French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi to improve care and outcomes for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, adding to recent partnerships with Novartis AG and DexCom Inc. The collaboration aims to explore ways to collect, analyze and understand multiple sources of information impacting diabetes.. This includes health indicators such as blood glucose and hemoglobin A1c levels,
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Health IT: The Knockout Punch of All Cancer Treatments
A targeted beam of high-energy particles known as protons can kill cancer cells without damaging surrounding healthy tissue. Yet no facility in the Southern Hemisphere can currently deliver this kind of therapy. Now significant national and international momentum is building to include a Proton Therapy Unit as part of the planned expansion of SAHMRI, South Australia’s Health and Medical Research Institute. Cancer specialist and former CEO of Cancer Council Australia Professor Ian Oliver said
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Infographic: Why Healthcare Information is Valuable
81 percent of health care executives say that their organizations have been compromised by at least one malware, botnet, or other cyber-attack during the past two years, according to the 2015 KPMG Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey. In fact, only half feel that they are adequately prepared in preventing attacks.
The following infographic created by KPMG illustrates why healthcare information is so valuable to hackers.
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Epic, Lockheed Subsidiary Awarded $624M VA Patient Scheduling Contract
Epic along with Lockheed subsidiary Systems Made Simple has been awarded a $624 million contract to enhance and simplify the viewing and making of appointments convenient to Veterans. The new solution called Medical Appointment Scheduling System, or MASS will allow clinicians to better utilize rooms, support staff, and equipment in service of Veterans' needs, according to the award posted on the FebBizOps.gov website.
Epic is expected to supply the software to the VA,
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Tienda Diabetes, IBM Launch First-Ever Specialized Online Drugstore in Mexico
IBM is collaborating with Tienda Diabetes, a leading Mexican healthcare provider to launch Farmacia Online, the first-ever specialized online drugstore in Mexico. The partnership will provide diabetes patients with affordable same-day delivery options for medicines, treatments and personalized care. By using IBM Commerce capabilities, online sales have soared 50 percent, with the average order value increasing by more than 60 percent.
Diabetes is one of Mexico's top health
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J&J, PCH Launch Hardware for Health Accelerator to Bring Hardware Health Startups to Market
Johnson & Johnson is collaborating with hardware manufacturing company PCH to launch the Hardware for Health accelerator to bring innovative health hardware entrepreneurs from concept to consumer. Under terms of the collaboration, Hardware for Health combines PCH’s experience in consumer hardware and startups with Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s knowledge and access to the pharmaceutical, device and consumer health markets in a custom-fit program to bring hardware health companies to
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Infographic – Anatomy of the Best Health IT Employers
The best health IT employers all have one thing in common -- industry professionals want to work for them. But what do these employers have that others don’t? What do health IT professionals want most from their jobs?
The infographic below -- compiled by HealthITJobs.com, a job search platform connecting health IT professionals with job opportunities -- illustrates findings from its 2015 Job Satisfaction survey. The survey asked respondents what they liked best about their employers and what
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Imprivata Launches New Patient Identification Platform
Lexington, MA-based healthcare IT security company Imprivata, has launched Imprivata PatientSecure, a positive patient identification solution that uses palm vein biometrics to create a one-to-one link between patients and their correct medical record in their provider’s EHR system. Patient mis-identification is a growing national problem—on average 7 to 10% of patients are misidentified when their medical records are accessed. In addition, medical identity theft impacted more than 2 million
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New Self-Test Kit Can Detect Cancer and Prevent Heart Failure – with a Simple Prick of the Finger
Dr Now, a UK-based medical diagnostic and delivery mobile platform from Now Healthcare Group, has unveiled a self-test ‘tumor marker’ kits to help diagnose ovarian cancer and assess the severity of potential future heart failure. The self diagnosis test kits allow patients to administer a thorough blood test themselves, simply by pricking their finger and providing a small blood sample. Results are then returned to the patient within 24 hours of the sample being received by the Dr Now
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5 Tips for Helping Med Students Conquer Information Overload
The practice of medicine includes dealing with tons of information, from prescription drug updates to the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines. How does a med student keep current with disease, drug and guideline data while making rounds and learning the ropes of clinical care all at the same time?
With medical schools starting up again for the year, the physician-editors of DynaMed Plus offer their suggestions for med students. The DynaMed Plus editors are all MDs or DOs at
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