• Experts Struggle To Predict Trial Outcomes — And Tend To Be Too Pessimistic

    STAT |  McGill bioethicist Jonathan Kimmelman presented his research at Harvard Medical School, saying that researchers might not be great at determining the likelihood of a clinical trial's success.

    Jan 22, 2018
  • Fed Up With Drug Companies, Hospitals Decide To Start Their Own

    The New York Times |  A group of large hospital systems plans to create a nonprofit generic drug company to battle shortages and high prices.

    Jan 18, 2018
  • Trump's Tax Cuts Will Boost UnitedHealth's 2018 Profits By $1.7 Billion

    Forbes |  UnitedHealth Group, already growing rapidly from health insurance and its Optum health services unit, will see a boost of another $1.7 billion thanks to the Republican-led tax cut package passed and signed into law a month ago by President Trump.

    Jan 16, 2018
  • It’s About Time We Get Serious About Timely Payment To Clinical Research Sites

    Clinical Informatics News | John P. Neal, Founder and Chairman of PCRS Network, says study sponsors and CROs need to get serious about paying sites in a timely manner in order to get priority attention from good sites.

    Jan 16, 2018
  • DNA Sequencing Holds Some Promise For Treating Tumors

    NPR |  Sequencing the DNA of cancer tumors to help pinpoint treatment is an emerging element of precision medicine. While patients and doctors alike want these tests, they often don't benefit patients.

    Jan 15, 2018
  • JP Morgan 2018 News Roundup

    Clinical Informatics News | The 36th annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference was held this week in San Francisco, bringing together more than 400 companies to showcase their growth and innovation. Here are some of the highlights and announcements we’ve collected from the conference.

    Jan 12, 2018
  • Should AI Be Priority In Healthcare?

    Clinical Informatics News  At a JP Morgan panel yesterday afternoon, what started as a discussion on the promise and future of artificial intelligence shifted to more fundamental discussions of drivers of health care.

    Jan 10, 2018
  • TriNetX Releases NLP Service For General Availability

    Clinical Informatics News | TriNetX has recently unveiled their new Natural Language Processing service for general availability, using algorithms to extract critical information from clinical notes and reports.

    Jan 9, 2018