• Voice Interactions: A Channel To Better Health Outcomes

    Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | More often than not, patients forget or lack the motivation to follow a care plan that requires frequent monitoring and documentation. For many diseases that can be self-managed, the tools that use traditional channels, such as web/mobile/text, fail to reach high adoption rates because using them is usually a complicated and cumbersome experience. In this context, voice, as a channel of communication, is positioned to be a game changer.

    Sep 14, 2017

  • Redox Inks Contract With Boston Hospital To Integrate Patient Data

    Xconomy |  Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston announced today a multiyear agreement with Redox to use the startup's tools to connect the Brigham's electronic health records system with outside software applications.

    Sep 13, 2017

  • FDA Is Advancing The Goals Of The Orphan Drug Act

    FDA Voice | Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration gives an update on their progress in meeting the goals initially established for the FDA’s Orphan Drug Act (ODA).

    Sep 12, 2017

  • It’s About Time: Sites Need To Stop Reinventing The Wheel

    Clinical Informatics News | It’s About Time | Terry Stubbs, President & CEO of ActivMed Practices & Research, thinks it’s time that more sites need to take advantage of industry standards. “Sites of excellence understand that using internal and industry-standard procedures, training, forms, checklists, metrics, certifications, etc., not only save time, but also improve quality,” she says.

    Sep 12, 2017

  • Suicide Data Incorrectly Reported In Drug Trials, Suit Claimed

    The New York Times |  Paxil was approved following large clinical trials. But two suicides recorded in the placebo group should not have been counted, an F.D.A. reviewer wrote.

    Sep 11, 2017

  • New Clinical Trial Might Change The Standard Treatment For Melanoma

    Washington Post |  A faceoff between two immunotherapy drugs showed a clear winner - and it wasn't the one most patients get.

    Sep 11, 2017

  • Patients Without Traditional Cancer Screening Find Allies In Maccabi And Medial EarlySign

    Clinical Informatics News | Maccabi Healthcare System is using Medial EarlySign’s clinical decision support tool to find colon cancer patients among individuals who didn’t go through traditional channels for screening.

    Sep 8, 2017

  • FDA’s Plan To Engage The Public

    FDA Voice |  Over the past few months, FDA has announced a number of broad policy efforts to address public health opportunities in areas such as regenerative medicine, tobacco products, and access to affordable medicines.

    Sep 7, 2017

  • 2017 Lasker Awards For Basic And Clinical Medical Research

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation today announced the winners of the 2017 Lasker Awards: Michael N. Hall for basic medical research; and Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller for clinical research.

    Sep 6, 2017

  • Drug Companies Need To Pay Patients For Clinical Trials

    TheHill |  If the goal is to bring more life-saving cancer treatments to market, or even find a cure, it's time for pharmaceutical companies to offer reimbursements.

    Sep 6, 2017

  • Death Of First CAR-T Patient Forces Trial Halt For Cellectis

    ENDPOINTS NEWS |  The FDA has forced Cellectis to slam the brakes on two clinical trials of its off-the-shelf-version of a CAR-T therapy after their first patient was killed by a lethally toxic reaction to treatment.

    Sep 5, 2017

  • FDA Alerts on Risks From Merck’s Keytruda in Multiple Myeloma Following Halted Trials

    RAPS |  Today, FDA released an alert and summary findings from two halted Merck clinical trials evaluating the use of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) combined with other treatments in patients with multiple myeloma.

    Aug 31, 2017

  • Clinerion, Novartis, RxEOB, And More: News From August 2017

    Clinical Informatics News | August was full of exciting news in the clinical trial and healthcare community, including partnerships and products from Clinerion, Novartis, RxEOB, and more.

    Aug 31, 2017