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National Institutes of Health pubs final genomic data sharing policy 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

National Institutes of Health pubs final genomic data sharing policy

A finalized policy on genomic data sharing was published online Wednesday in the Federal Register by the National Institutes of Health. According to the NIH, the aim of the policy…

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Why sharing data is so hard 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Why sharing data is so hard

Is the health information exchange landscape as bleak as it appears? More than $26 billion has been invested, mostly in incentive payments to hospitals and eligible professionals who meaningfully use…

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Brainwave technology breakthrough? 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Brainwave technology breakthrough?

In a project that could be a boon for ALS patients, and potentially others with neurodegenerative conditions, Philips and Accenture have developed proof-of-concept technology that enables users to control devices…

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FDA plan a ‘huge’ boost for mHealth 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

FDA plan a ‘huge’ boost for mHealth

In a move that’s being lauded by mobile health innovators, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released dozens of mHealth medical devices from the requirements of added regulation. The…

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Ending debate on EMR effectiveness? 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Ending debate on EMR effectiveness?

For at least the last decade, the health IT field has seen a scholarly back-and-forth on the effectiveness of electronic medical records. As soon as one study is published that…

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Deaths by medical mistakes hit records 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Deaths by medical mistakes hit records

It’s a chilling reality – one often overlooked in annual mortality statistics: Preventable medical errors persist as the No. 3 killer in the U.S. – third only to heart disease…

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EHR Association supports FDA plans 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

EHR Association supports FDA plans

The EHR Association, with its nearly 40 EHR vendor members, largely supports the proposals for regulation of health IT put forth in a draft report from the Food and Drug…

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Demand for big data gets bigger 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Demand for big data gets bigger

Call it big data bloodlust: The more health information being generated by a growing contingency of apps, devices, electronic health records, mHealth sensors and wearables, the broader and stronger the…

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Hospitals could do barcoding better 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Hospitals could do barcoding better

There is ample evidence that barcode technology for medication has had a significant impact on patient safety. But while most U.S. hospitals have adopted barcode medication administration, experts say there’s…

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