Jul 11, 2013, 13:00 by Michael Croft

CIO Australia | There's a wealth of technology available for use in clinical trials, and smartphones in particular offer a range of options.

Jul 11, 2013, 12:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News Brief | In May, Comprehend Systems opened online signup to users to create customized, interactive dashboards that extend across all of the systems that house clinical trial data. The company today announced $8.4 million in Series A financing from Sequoia Capital.

Jul 11, 2013, 08:00 by Michael Croft

Medical Daily | Medicare and Medicaid have placed regulations on Eli Lilly's Amyvid test for Alzheimer's disease, only allowing coverage to patients who participate in clinical trials for the test.

Jul 9, 2013, 14:00 by Michael Croft

Health-IT News | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released a new study finding that adoption levels of health-IT are increasing from small physician practices to academic medical centers.

Jul 9, 2013, 11:00 by Michael Croft

Jul 3, 2013, 14:00 by Michael Croft

Nanowerk | A new project out of Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute is attempting to create a vaccine for nicotine dependence.

Jul 1, 2013, 08:00 by Michael Croft

Nature | Silver has a history of fighting infections with its antimicrobial properties, but exactly how it was done, or exactly what it’s properties were, have been unclear until recently. Biomedical engineer James Collins and his team at Boston University found that silver attacks bacterial cells by making the cell membrane more permeable and interfering with the cell’s metabolism.

Jul 1, 2013, 07:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | In an industry that spends billions of dollars each year on development, it’s surprising to hear conversations about the lack of innovation. Yet it is a troubling refrain in the pharmaceutical R&D landscape, claimed experts at Drug Information Association panel last week* led by Kenneth Getz, director of sponsored research at Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development.

Jun 28, 2013, 10:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | The Drug Information Association’s annual meeting is always a flurry of announcements and new products and this year is no different. Here is a roundup of some of the news briefs and products that have been announced this week in Boston.

Jun 27, 2013, 12:00 by Michael Croft

CMS Wire | EMC has acquired Sitrof Technologies, a document management consultancy, to meet demand for EMC's Information Intelligence Group's new Life Sciences solutions.

Jun 24, 2013, 08:00 by Michael Croft

Forbes | Healthcare needs technologists, the technologists say. And several wealthy investors are setting out to offer their own brand of salvation to the healthcare system

Jun 21, 2013, 14:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | Infinata’s BioPharm Insight discovered a “revolutionary” new use for its massive drugs and clinical trials database after its consultants last summer probed the data for a contract research organization (CRO) wanting to better gauge resource needs around the future portfolio makeup of a key account, says Infinata Marketing Director Kris Sarajian.

Jun 21, 2013, 14:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | News and products from around the clinical and health-IT industry including an EHR for psychiatrists, the results of an 8-country health-IT survey, an analytics platform for health care, and more.

Jun 20, 2013, 13:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | Getting an FDA stamp of approval is not sufficient to ensure a drug will do well on the market. The onus is on drug makers to ensure their drug is priced well and paid for, even while it’s still in the development stage. I’ve identified five steps used by drug manufacturers to ensure reimbursement:

Jun 17, 2013, 15:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News Brief | PatientsLikeMe and inVentiv Health are partnering to more quickly connect patients to clinical trials. PatientsLikeMe has 200,000 members who share information and experiences on more than 1,500 different diseases and conditions. These members—already interested in the development of new treatments—will be able to access information on clinical trials conducted by inVentiv’s pharmaceutical customers.

Jun 17, 2013, 13:00 by Michael Croft

Forbes | The Supreme Court has ruled against pay-to-delay deals, but wasn't fully clear on which kinds of deals are off the table.

Jun 14, 2013, 08:00 by Michael Croft

Healthcare IT News | The Surgeon General of the United States, Regina Benjamin, has announced her plans to step down in July.

Jun 13, 2013, 07:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | As clinical trial site feasibility assessments proved less fruitful than futile, software solutions emerged to add efficiency and visibility to the matchup process between trial and site. The tools are making feasibility surveys more targeted sends and, in some cases, eliminating the questionnaires entirely. Effortlessly identifying the best sites and investigators and more reliably predicting trial enrollment success is the common end game.

Jun 11, 2013, 13:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | Randy Scott, Chairman and CEO of InVitae will be giving the plenary keynote at for TCGC: The Clinical Genome Conference on June 25, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. In advance of his keynote, Bio-IT World’s former editor, Kevin Davies, chatted with Scott about building a clinical genomics A-team, the advantages of large gene panels, the rationale behind a targeted sequencing strategy, its relevance to routine medical practice today and more.

Jun 7, 2013, 12:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News Brief | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have joined forces to create a network of sites in community oncology settings across the country for clinical trial testing specifically focused in blood cancer therapies.