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Experts Highlight Ebola Vaccine Progress, Suggest Next Steps
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Important scientific questions remain unanswered in the effort to develop a safe and effective Ebola vaccine.
Aug 13, 2018
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New Mass. Law Aims To Improve Alzheimer’s Care
The Boston Globe | Half of people with Alzheimer's haven't been diagnosed, and half those with a diagnosis don't know. This landmark law aims to change that.
Aug 13, 2018
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ObvioHealth Announces Mobile Application To Transform Clinical Studies
Clinical Informatics News Brief | ObvioHealth announced the launch of its mobile application for site-less clinical studies—ClaimIt, which removes barriers currently troubling the clinical research industry by improving convenience for study subjects, enhancing compliance, lowering drop-out rates, and accelerating data capture.
Aug 8, 2018
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Once Its Greatest Foes, Doctors Are Embracing Single-Payer
Kaiser Health News | Young physicians are pushing the medical establishment to rethink its long-held opposition. The political fallout could be substantial.
Aug 7, 2018
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Precision Communication For Precision Medicine: How NIH’s All Of Us Is Tackling Patient Recruitment
Clinical Informatics News | In May, the National Institutes of Health launched national open enrollment for their All of Us Research Program. Now, the precision medicine is looking to make a difference in their approach to outreach.
Aug 2, 2018
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Veeva Systems, The Pistoia Alliance, CRF Health, And More: News From July 2018
Clinical Informatics News | July was full of exciting news in the clinical trial and healthcare community, including partnerships, products, and promotions from Veeva Systems, the Pistoia Alliance, CRF Health, and more.
Jul 30, 2018
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Optimizing Patient Recruitment For Effective Site Start Up
Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | Since clinical trials are the backbone of therapeutic development, as well as the source of new hope for patients facing devastating diseases and the HCPs who treat them, shouldn’t it be easy—in theory—to find willing and appropriate patient participants? As evidenced by the statistics – and experience – the answer is no.
Jul 26, 2018
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Greenphire Announces Partnership With Lyft, Focuses On Flexibility Of Platforms
Clinical Informatics News | Greenphire has announced a partnership with rideshare company Lyft, allowing the economics of site reimbursement to be placed in the hands of the clinical trial sites.
Jul 25, 2018
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For Scientists Racing To Cure Alzheimer’s, The Math Is Getting Ugly
The New York Times | To find 25,000 participants to enroll in all the approved trials, researchers would have to begin by approaching more than 37 million people with early memory loss.
Jul 24, 2018
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HIE Revenue Model: Physicians Get Free Access By Joining A Purchasing Co-op
Clinical Informatics News | When federal funding of public health information exchanges dried up a few years back, many were forced to shut down or quickly shift course. One of the more unusual approaches is to create a group purchasing organization.
Jul 20, 2018
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Government Insurers Balk At Paying For CAR-T Cancer Drug
NPR | Treatment costs for the immunotherapy can run to more than $1 million. Some state Medicaid programs aren't paying for the treatment, and Medicare's complicated payment rates have hospitals worried.
Jul 17, 2018
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Reducing Bias In Dermatology Data
Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | To overcome the challenges associated with subjectivity in dermatology trials, investigators must combine new training practices and imaging techniques that can contribute to the collection of accurate and reproducible, objective measures of dermatological disease.
Jul 17, 2018
