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EHRs hold promise for genetic testing research
Electronic health records hold promise in augmenting current studies of genetic testing, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. The
iPads, apps the new learning tools for Harvard, Yale med students
Hospitals soon may not have a choice of whether to allow physicians to use tablets for patient care. Not only is the technology's use growing steadily in healthcare, but two of the most prestigious
Overuse of technology drives up costs
Two prominent Harvard economists have come up with a unique way to curb spending on healthcare: Rely less on technology. In a paper presented last week at a Federal Reserve Bank symposium, Kathleen
Mobile technology brings equal parts risk, reward to medical liability
Mobile technology, and its ability to provide rapid access to medical information, can be good and bad for providers' medical liability risk. That's the upshot of Harvard health law professor
Three mHealth startups win Rock Health slots
Three mHealth startups have won coveted spots on business incubator Rock Health's new accelerator platform. Rock Health just announced 11 overall winners in its first class yesterday. The program
Patients not taking medications cost $300B
Depending on which company you listen to, lack of prescription medication adherence costs between $250 billion and $300 billion annually. Pharmacy companies Express Scripts and CVS Caremark each
Beth Israel safety lapses raise concern among state regulators
Ordinarily, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has a sterling reputation for appropriate care. However, some cleanliness concerns raised by a recent state inspection may have lowered that
Trend: More physicians offer alternative medicine
For the most part, the healthcare profession has been moving further and further in the direction of evidence-based approaches. However, a growing number of physicians are also looking at
Not-for-profits face endowment spending pressure
As we recently reported in our sister publication FierceHealthcare, medical schools, including Harvard, have recently begun offering students much bigger subsidies on their tuition costs. Now, I
SPOTLIGHT: Harvard teaching hospitals agree to joint research work
Hoping to make the most of their research dollars, a group of otherwise competitive Harvard teaching hospitals have decided to put aside their battle for status and pool their research efforts to
