Population and Public Health

The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute has unveiled a new effort to understand how type 2 diabetes varies from patient to patient. With access to data on more than 800,000 diabetics, researchers see it as a big step toward new treatments and improved diagnostic tools.

The organizations intend to apply Watson supercomputing capabilities to analyze EHR and claims data alongside social determinants of health to fuel personalized care and population management.

It’s personal for Kathryn Pearson Peyton. But the interoperability upside to storing breast cancer images in the cloud could be a boon to earlier detection and reducing unnecessary imaging. 

The network enables providers to access clinical records wherever they exist, and to see where patients have historically received care.

The company said enhanced versions of its products bring an expanded quality measure library for MIPS, improve care coordination for bundled payments and new tools to analyze care, outcomes and cost.

The former HHS Secretary says, "pretending the law never happened is not an option," but that parts of the Affordable Care Act will be repealed, including the individual mandate.

Scripps and Walgreens joined forces to conduct the research. Scripps director Eric Topol said it enables them to better understand how mobile devices and apps can help improve behavior and outcomes. 

An executive search will begin to replace Steve Lieber who led the organization through a period of significant growth. 

Nashville, Tennessee-based Saint Thomas Health has opened Saint Thomas Health On Demand, a virtual clinic offering round-the-clock access to healthcare via computer, tablet and smartphone.

The roadmap is designed to improve the exchange of critical health data between healthcare entities within states.