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CluePoints, The Pistoia Alliance, Certara, And More: News From January 2018
Clinical Informatics News | January was full of exciting news in the clinical trial and healthcare community, including partnerships, products, and promotions from CluePoints, The Pistoia Alliance, Certara, and more.
Jan 30, 2018
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Allscripts Sued Over Ransomware Attack, Accused Of Wanton Disregard
Healthcare IT News | The lawsuit alleges Allscripts failed to secure and audit its system, which caused the system outage for about a week, causing "significant business interruption" for its clients.
Jan 26, 2018
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Video: The Hyve Discusses Health Data Research Infrastructures, IoT In Webinar
Clinical Informatics News | In a recent webinar, Kees Bochove of The Hyve delved into consent, GDPR, the healthcare professional’s role in infrastructure, FAIR principles, open source solutions, the future of wearables, and much more.
Jan 25, 2018
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Coming To The Tipping Point Of eConsent
Clinical Informatics News | More than a decade after being introduced to the technology, clinical trial sponsors and study coordinators are still looking for ways to implement eConsent into their process of recruitment and management.
Jan 23, 2018
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Experts Struggle To Predict Trial Outcomes — And Tend To Be Too Pessimistic
STAT | McGill bioethicist Jonathan Kimmelman presented his research at Harvard Medical School, saying that researchers might not be great at determining the likelihood of a clinical trial's success.
Jan 22, 2018
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Fed Up With Drug Companies, Hospitals Decide To Start Their Own
The New York Times | A group of large hospital systems plans to create a nonprofit generic drug company to battle shortages and high prices.
Jan 18, 2018
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Trump's Tax Cuts Will Boost UnitedHealth's 2018 Profits By $1.7 Billion
Forbes | UnitedHealth Group, already growing rapidly from health insurance and its Optum health services unit, will see a boost of another $1.7 billion thanks to the Republican-led tax cut package passed and signed into law a month ago by President Trump.
Jan 16, 2018
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It’s About Time We Get Serious About Timely Payment To Clinical Research Sites
Clinical Informatics News | John P. Neal, Founder and Chairman of PCRS Network, says study sponsors and CROs need to get serious about paying sites in a timely manner in order to get priority attention from good sites.
Jan 16, 2018
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DNA Sequencing Holds Some Promise For Treating Tumors
NPR | Sequencing the DNA of cancer tumors to help pinpoint treatment is an emerging element of precision medicine. While patients and doctors alike want these tests, they often don't benefit patients.
Jan 15, 2018
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JP Morgan 2018 News Roundup
Clinical Informatics News | The 36th annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference was held this week in San Francisco, bringing together more than 400 companies to showcase their growth and innovation. Here are some of the highlights and announcements we’ve collected from the conference.
Jan 12, 2018
