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It’s all fun and games until the itching and burning starts. Ever vigilant public health officials...worry that online dating apps and so-called hook-up websites raise the risk of spreading sexually transmitted diseases. "These websites and apps can be very problematic, especially when we see STDs on the rise here in Clark County...." said Dr. Joe Iser, chief medical officer for the Southern Nevada Health District.

DrugAbacus ... lets you compare the price the company charges to a price based on value – a price called the "Abacus Price." How does DrugAbacus find the value of a drug? It doesn’t. You do… lets you combine … information in many different ways, based on the idea that a drug’s value can be broken up into its parts.

…..significant healthcare revolution emerging right now at the convergence of affordable mobile tech and widespread broadband network connectivity. The mobile health revolution, widely dubbed “mHealth,” is empowering developing nations with more affordable, accurate and accessible healthcare than ever before…

'With all that data, there's very little intelligence coming our way'..."By 2020, there will be 200 times more data than any physician can absorb," said Chang, a practicing pediatric cardiologist. "And its doubling every two years."The long term solution ..... is "Intelligence-as-a-Service," a network that could make it possible for doctors to tap into knowledge from specialists anywhere when they encounter a medical situation that is not responding to treatment.

A successful EHR implementation should begin well before your selected vendor partner arrives at your practice to install your system. Even before you choose an EHR, your practice should conduct its due diligence by making a careful assessment of staff needs and wants.

Imagine a world where access to any health information or services you needed was available at any time through your digital device. We are not there yet, but CVS Health is doing its best to create that world with its new Digital Innovation Lab located in Boston..."We want to change how healthcare is delivered in this country, and digital is at the heart of the transformation."

The global market for e-prescribing will reach $887.8 million in 2019, according to a recent report published by Persistence Market Research… valued at $250.2 million in 2013, is expected to grow at a 23.5 percent annual compound rate from 2013 to 2019, ….according to “Global Market Study on E-Prescribing: North America to Witness Highest Growth by 2019."

Memorial Sloan Kettering doctors create pricing calculator that weighs factors such as side effects, extra years of life….challenging the pharmaceutical industry to adopt a more rational approach to drug pricing…interactive calculator that compares the cost of more than 50 cancer drugs….

Attested to meaningful use even as the hospital continued to use paper records.….. chief financial officer…sentenced to federal prison after admitting to meaningful use fraud,…sentenced…to 23 months in prison…..false statement….was a meaningful user of electronic health records, when the hospital did not meet the requirements of the federal EHR Incentive Programs.

Automated suggestions can help pharma reps who are searching for the next step in the sales process. But more than just automatic tips, emerging intelligent data-backed suggestions can transform inexperienced or underperforming reps using the mold of a pharma's top performers.