Drug and device manufacturers face mounting pressures from an evolving health industry that places a premium on speedy access to breakthrough, cost-effective and safe medical products.
The $347 billion-a-year industry answers to a new class of consumers who shoulder more of their treatment costs and who demand a greater role in product development. Companies working to invent novel therapies and win regulatory approval face the added pressure of demonstrating the value those products
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PwC Report: Regulatory Innovation Should Adapt to New Health Economy
Forty-three percent of pharma and life sciences execs now support FDA evaluating drugs based on both clinical and economic effectiveness
Consumers and drug and device manufacturers are changing practices and shifting attitudes toward the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Increased pressures for speedy access to breakthrough drugs and medical devices, and a focus on value in addition to medical benefit, are driving these changes. Those changes will likely put pressure on the FDA to consider
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Why Choosing the Right EHR Matters for Meaningful Use
Most healthcare professionals understand how electronic health records (EHRs) can drive greater patient engagement and improve the quality of care. They also see the potential value of enhanced productivity and efficiency for their practices.
What's not as clear: how to choose the right EHR vendor or how to transition to a new EHR smoothly and within government guidelines. Whether you’re attesting for Stage 1 or Stage 2, this guide from CareCloud provides:
- an overview of Meaningful Use
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HIMSS Analytics Honors Kaiser Permanente System With Stage 7 Ambulatory Award
HIMSS Analytics recognized 350 Kaiser Permanente ambulatory clinics with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award. The award represents Kaiser Permanente’s attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model™ (EMRAM), which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems.
7 Ambulatory Award Background
Developed in 2011, the EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model provides a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for
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Nemours Children’s Health System Joins The Coalition for ICD-10
The Coalition for ICD-10, a broad-based healthcare industry advocacy group united in support of the ICD-10 coding standard, today announced the addition of Nemours Children’s Health System to its membership roster. Nemours, an internationally recognized children's health system, is committed to improving the health of children through family-centered care in children’s hospitals and clinics in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida, as well as world-changing research, education and
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Provider Awarded $1M to Develop NY’s First Telehealth Program for Children
If children with severe medical complexity can thrive with ongoing treatment at home - rather than in a hospital or institutional setting – then there’s a promising model pointing towards success for current efforts to rebalance healthcare from hospitals to the community.
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, New York’s largest provider of post-acute care to children and young adults with medical complexity, has been awarded a $928,668 grant to improve care for children who
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ExamMed Launches Universal Healthcare Tech Platform
The healthcare market is crowded with fragmented technologies that cannot stand alone to improve efficiencies for providers – from new devices and apps to in-office systems. To address the need for a one-touch solution, ExamMed has announced the official launch of its universal healthcare technology platform that integrates several standalone functions including online scheduling, universal patient profile, interoperability, telehealth, referral management and billing — into a single platform.
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Adidas, Ralph Lauren Facing Patent Infringement Lawsuit for “Smart Shirt” Technology
Wearable technology company Sarvint Technologies has filed complaints against multiple major apparel companies for patent infringement of its "Smart Shirt" technology. The lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court, for the Northern District of Georgia against Athos Works, Inc. and MAD Apparel, Inc. ("Athos"), Carre Technologies, Inc. (Hexoskin), OMsignal, Inc., Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL), Sensoria, Inc., Textronics, Inc., Adidas North America, Inc., and
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Mass. General Hospital Utilizes InterSystems for Genomics Research
The Center for Integrated Diagnostics (CID) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is collaborating with InterSystems, a provider of software for connected healthcare, to help accelerate innovations in molecularly targeted medicine.
Collaboration Overview
MGH CID is exploring how the InterSystems HealthShare® health informatics platform can support genomic research and clinical innovations. HealthShare enables interoperability across multiple systems and data formats, making it possible to
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Study: Google Glass Not Reliable for Remote ECGs Readings
Cardiologists have found Google Glass technology for remote electrocardiogram (ECG) readings significantly less reliable than paper ECG, according to a recent study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
Study Overview
In the study, Omar M. Jeroudi, M.D., from the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System in Dallas, and colleagues sought to nvestigate the accuracy of remote electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation using Google Glass by comparing by 10 ECGs
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