By Alaric Dearment, MedCity News | July 21, 2019 While well-developed in cancers, precision medicine's readiness for prime time beyond oncology varies markedly from disease to disease. But reimbursement remains a significant hurdle. More than a decade ago, the science fiction author William Gibson said, “The future is here – [...]
By Alaric Debarment, MedCity News | July 7, 2019 Experts said the rise of cutting-edge new therapies highlighted disparities between clinical trial populations and the patients receiving new drugs. An FDA draft guidance earlier this month sought to address the issue. The idea of a drug having to undergo clinical [...]
By Malia Lewin, MedCity News | May 24, 2019 Life sciences companies overwhelmed with large volumes of information and data available - both in terms of therapies and patient-reported outcomes - must establish a more efficient, bi-directional communication model with care teams to succeed. The speed of scientific breakthroughs in [...]
By Heather Landi, Fierce Healthcare | May 8, 2019 When the National Institutes of Health announced the All of Us initiative in 2015, it kicked off the largest health and medical research program on precision medicine with the goal of collecting health data on 1 million people. "Our participants have helped [...]
By Russ Montgomery, Tom Valuck, Cynthia A. Bens, Andrea Ferris, Health Affairs | April 30, 2019 Personalized medicine, which targets care based on a patient’s genomics, genetics, medical status, personal circumstances, and care preferences, is transforming health care delivery. Meanwhile, value-based payment is also driving sweeping changes by tying payment [...]
By Benjamin Harris, Healthcare IT News | April 5, 2019 At Renown Health, genomic testing and remote consulting meet for what's billed as a first-of-its-kind population health initiative. Home genetic testing kits have been popular for a while and with a variety of retail services now available, it is easy [...]
