Precision Medicine

NantHealth, University of Utah partner on genome work to advance precision medicine for common dise…
By Bernie Monegain | 01:41 pm | July 26, 2016
The organizations kick off a project to recruit 1,000 people for whole genome sequencing using the NantHealth platform and the university's population health database.
California gears up to track cancer in real time
By Kaiser Health News | 12:01 pm | July 21, 2016
Researchers in California regularly use a database to search for trends, confirm potential cancer clusters and identify disparities in screening and outcomes.
Weill Cornell's precision cancer test ready for clinical use
By Bernie Monegain | 11:40 am | July 21, 2016
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine say the new genome sequencing test to detect mutations can guide precision cancer treatment with more than 95 percent accuracy.
Analytics, big data draw largest shares of $2 billion digital health funding, Rock Health says
By Bernie Monegain | 12:12 pm | July 20, 2016
Population health management, EHRs and biosensing technologies were also among the top investment areas.
ONC certifies first open API for Stage 3 meaningful use interoperability requirements
By Jessica Davis | 11:40 am | July 13, 2016
Carefluence OpenAPI proved to be compliant with Office of the National Coordinator criteria by using the FHIR standard. The application programming interface also can used with EHRs for open access.