• The Dangers of Alarm Fatigue

    Forbes | In urgent care settings, alarms from patient-monitoring instruments may become background noise as devices compete for nurses' attention with often inconsistent emergency thresholds.

    Aug 25, 2014

  • At Next Generation Dx Summit, FDA Discusses Approval of NGS Assays

    Clinical Informatics News | At a conference in Washington, DC, two FDA representatives addressed the agency’s thought process when reviewing assays based on next-generation sequencing, especially in the form of companion diagnostics paired with specific drugs.

    Aug 22, 2014

  • HICCup Embarks on the Way to Wellville

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | The Health Initiative Coordinating Council (HICCup), a non-profit devoted to exploring new models and incentives in community healthcare, has announced the selection of five American towns to participate in its Way to Wellville challenge.

    Aug 19, 2014

  • Lesser-Known Genetic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

    Boston Globe | As greater numbers of women seek out genetic tests to predict their lifetime risks of developing breast cancer, moderate-risk mutations like those to the PALB2 gene are leading to difficult questions.

    Aug 15, 2014

  • Apple's Health Data Platform Picking Up Partnerships

    Reuters | As Apple prepares for the upcoming launch of HealthKit, the company is in talks with several large electronic health record providers and healthcare systems, seeking to integrate patient data stored in hospital networks with the customer-facing Health app.

    Aug 14, 2014

  • 2014 Next Generation Dx Summit Preview

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | When the Next Generation Diagnostics Summit convenes in Washington, DC, next week, attendees will have an opportunity to discuss the recent FDA move to regulate laboratory developed tests, as well as the growing role of next generation sequencing in clinical diagnostics.

    Aug 13, 2014

  • Veeva Survey Highlights Variation in eTMF Solutions

    Clinical Informatics News | Beyond the simple paper versus digital debate, there is growing interest in what the electronic trial master file (eTMF) offers in terms of tracking and measuring operational efficiencies of clinical trials. That’s what a new survey of 252 TMF owners hoped to explore.

    Aug 13, 2014

  • Thomson Reuters Invests in GenoSpace

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | GenoSpace announced a strategic investment today by Thomson Reuters. GenoSpace plans to use the funds to accelerate expansion of its customer base in research, clinical development, laboratory medicine, and clinical care. The total investment was not disclosed.

    Aug 12, 2014

  • Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes Takes on Access

    Clinical Informatics News | NASHVILLE—Sitting across a conference table from Elizabeth Holmes, what strikes me most is her level of control—of herself and the company. Theranos’ mission is to make actionable health information accessible to everyone at the time it matters. What “accessible” practically means is a question Holmes and Theranos have spent a great deal of time on.

    Aug 12, 2014

  • EHR Progress Report

    Washington Post | Where do we stand on electronic health records? The goals that Presidents Bush and Obama set haven't been met, but maybe that's ok.

    Aug 8, 2014

  • Ebola and Sidestepping the Clinical Trial System

    Clinical Informatics News Roundup | The experimental Ebola drugs given to two US aid workers are presenting huge challenges for the clinical trial and drug approval infrastructure.

    Aug 7, 2014

  • The Data Sharing Landscape in Clinical Trials

    Clinical Informatics News | In 2003, The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reaffirmed its support for the concept of data sharing. Since then, competition is becoming collaboration, transparency is golden, and discovering cures may trump swelling market shares.

    Aug 6, 2014

  • Cerner Buys Siemens' Health IT Business

    Bloomberg | Cerner has agreed to buy Siemens' health IT unit for $1.3 billion.

    Aug 6, 2014

  • PDUFA and the Increase in Drug Withdrawals

    Pharmalot | A study published in Health Affairs has found that after the Prescription Drug User Fee Act was passed, the number of safety warnings and product withdrawals was higher than before.

    Aug 5, 2014

  • Medical Schools Beginning to Offer Clinical Informatics Fellowships

    Healthcare Informatics | Stanford Medicine has become the first school to offer an accredited fellowship program in clinical informatics, following the approval of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

    Aug 5, 2014

  • FDA Announces Plans to Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests

    Clinical Informatics News | On Thursday afternoon, the FDA announced that it plans, for the first time, to regulate laboratory developed tests in the same way it does other diagnostics. Clinical Informatics News looks at the proposed regulations and what comes next.

    Aug 1, 2014