NIH Awards $23M for telehealth oncology

The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has provided $23 million to four universities to develop cancer care telehealth centers as part of NCI’s Telehealth Research Centers of Excellence initiative. Under the federal Cancer Moonshot initiative, TRACE aims at how… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Dozens charged in sprawling $1.2B telehealth and genetics fraud crackdown

Three dozen defendants across the U.S. were charged this week for more than $1.2 billion in alleged fraud involving telehealth, phony genetic testing and durable medical equipment. WHY IT MATTERSThe U.S. Department of Justice announced the coordinated law enforcement action, which includes… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Epic, Caris Life Sciences working together on molecular testing integration

Caris Life Sciences announced this week that it will be broadening its partnership with Epic, integrating its molecular testing portfolio with Epic’s Orders and Results Anywhere network. WHY IT MATTERSCaris offers whole exome and whole transcriptome sequencing, and by applying AI modeling to its… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Epic, Myriad Genetics collaborate on EHR integration for genetic testing

Myriad Genetics is working with Epic to integrate its genetic test technology into the electronic health record used by more than 600,000 physicians. WHY IT MATTERSThe integration enables end-to-end workflows for healthcare providers to order Myriad tests and review their results directly within… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Investment in GCC healthcare digital infrastructure is reaching $1.2BN

Investments in digital infrastructure are on the rise in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), it has been revealed. In insights released on the sidelines of the recent Precision Medicine Exhibition and Summit, and EMERGE GHI Investment Forum in Dubai, organisers revealed that annual investments… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

NIH All of Us Research Program puts focus on precision nutrition

For some health interactions and interventions, health systems deliver care fueled by real-time, real-world data captured through digital health technology. New research being done by the National Institutes of Health centered on precision nutrition is a recent example of how innovations in… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Access to wearables could become a social determinant of health, researchers warn

In a brief this week, scientists from the National Institutes of Health’s “All of Us” Research Program found that price and understanding of mechanics could prevent individuals from using digital health devices such as fitness trackers.   The research letter, published Monday in npj digital… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Using RNA to predict preterm birth

Preterm birth, or when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, affected one out of every 10 infants born in the United States in 2020, with Black women disproportionately likely to be at risk.   Preterm birth and low birth weight can lead to health complications, including breathing and… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read […]