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2014 Pistoia Alliance Annual Conference To Be Held In NYC On June 17
The Pistoia Alliance invites those with an interest in Life Science R&D to register for its 4th Annual Conference to be held on Tuesday 17th June 2014 at the Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036...
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2014 Was Landmark Year For Health Data Breaches
When it comes to health data breaches, 2014 was a milestone year. Healthcare organizations accounted for about 42 percent of all major data breaches reported this year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center...
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2015 Resolution: Accept That Diseases Hop Borders, Don’t Dismiss Them, And Don’t Panic
...There’s no question that the big public health story of 2014 was Ebola. The African epidemic has now racked up more than 20,000 cases, according to the World Health Organization, which has put together a useful map and timeline of developments since March...
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2015: End Of The Road For Meaningful Use?
You can lead doctors to EHR systems — but you can't make them attest. A poll of nearly 2,000 physicians, in fact, reveals that 55 percent do not plan to attest for meaningful use Stage 2 in 2015...
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2015: Open Source Has Won, But It Isn't Finished
At the beginning of a new year, it's traditional to look back over the last 12 months. But as far as this column is concerned, it's easy to summarise what happened then: open source has won...
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2017 Massry Prize Honors Microbiome Research Pioneers
Microbiome researchers Rob Knight, PhD, University of California San Diego, Jeffrey Gordon, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Norman Pace, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, will share this year’s Massry Prize, splitting the $200,000 honorarium. These researchers lead a field that works to produce a detailed understanding of microbiomes — distinct constellations of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms that live within and around us — and methods for manipulating microbiomes for the benefit of human and environmental health.
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21% Of Struggling Hospitals Made This Change To Avoid Bankruptcy
The demand for large end-to-end outsourcing vendors for revenue cycle management is growing, as many hospital leaders have realized revenue cycle management needs to be one of their organization's core competencies, according to a recent Black Book poll...
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23% Of Providers Use Epic, But VA EHR Is Tops For Satisfaction
Nearly a quarter of physician providers with an EHR are currently using Epic Systems, according to data from the 2014 Medscape EHR Report, but the wildly popular interface doesn’t get anywhere near the highest marks for user satisfaction. That honor goes to the VA-CPRS, the EHR used by the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs, with Epic left languishing in seventh place behind several of its most significant competitors...
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283-Mile March Culminates at U.S. Capitol with Call to Save Rural Hospitals
As Crisis in Rural Healthcare Grows, Unlikely Allies Come Together to Demand Action...The walk, part of a bipartisan effort to stop rural hospital closures, began in Belhaven, N.C., on June 1, and will cover 283 miles, concluding on the Capitol steps, where supporters will urge Congress to pass the Save Rural Hospitals Act. By year’s end, 283 rural hospitals could face closure, costing rural communities 36,000 jobs, $10.6 billion in GDP, and countless lives, according to the National Rural Health Association. Some 62 million Americans rely on rural healthcare.
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3 Girls Won The Google Science Fair With A Bacteria-Based Plan To Solve The Food Crisis
Three young girls won the Google science fair on Sept. 22 with their innovative way to feed the world: treat plants with bacteria to help farmers grow more food, faster — without genetic modification...
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3 Integration Hurdles Mobile Devices Face (And How Apple May Help)
The recent – and rather breathlessly reported - unveiling of the Apple Watch has many in the mHealth space wondering whether the final bridge is being crossed to patient engagement. Finally, a mobile healthcare platform that both the doctor and the consumer can share and appreciate...
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3 Reasons Why Pharma mHealth Apps Have Failed
Pharma mHealth companies are struggling to have an impact on the mHealth app market generating only limited downloads and usage, despite releasing more than 100 pharma mHealth apps for iOS and Android...
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3 Things You Can Do to End Police Killings and Fix the Criminal Justice System
The reality is this: As an American you're way more likely to be shot by a police officer or arrested on false charges than you are to be attacked by a terrorist or contract ebola. And if you're black or brown, the chances increase exponentially. So it's good we're talking about issues that really affect us -- and not just distracted by the standard fare that sells commercial advertising on the 24-hour news cycle.
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3 Tips For Localizing Open Source Projects
...Research shows that the open source trend is growing beyond the traditionally tech-focused market, too. A survey, conducted by BlackDuck Software and the Linux Collaboration Summit, found that within the next two to three years, government agencies, health and life sciences organizations, and media and finance businesses may all be making more use of open source products...
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3D Printed Virus To Attack Cancer Cells
A genetic engineer at Autodesk ADSK says he can 3D print a virus that one day might be able to attack cancer cells...
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