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What We're Reading: Moving Clinical Trial Data to the Cloud
What we're reading, August 4, 2016: a new startup is aiming to move clinical trial data to the cloud; Aetna is informing physicians about the opioid prescribing habits; and Florida deploys a mosquito control team to combat Zika virus.
A new startup is aiming to help put information from clinical trials in the cloud. According to TechCrunch, Florence Healthcare has raised $1.7 million in seed funding to help drug companies and researchers share information with each other and the FDA. Moving the information off of paper and into the cloud could get treatments to sick patients faster. By 2017, the FDA will require that companies keep and submit data digitally.
Aetna has informed nearly 1000 physicians who are over-prescribing opioid medications. The health insurer is using data collected from insurance claims by pharmacies and is now contacting those doctors whose prescribing habits fall within the top 1% of opioid prescribers in their specialty, according to The Washington Post. Doctors who prescribed painkillers at least 12 times were included in the data examined, while physicians who are likely to dispense large amounts of opioids as part of their practice, such as oncology, were excluded.
With 15 people in the Miami area now testing positive for the Zika virus, authorities are ramping up efforts to combat the virus. The Florida Department of Health has deployed a mosquito control team to spray an area of 10 square miles, reported CNN. More than 340 people in the 2 affected counties have been tested, and at least 7 people who have the virus were asymptomatic. The aerial spraying is a preventive measure to head off future cases.
Health Equity and Access Weekly Roundup: December 2, 2023
December 2nd 2023The Center on Health Equity and Access highlights the most recent updates in the realm of health equity, including news, research findings, and initiatives focused on mitigating health care disparities and enhancing overall access to quality care.
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Emily Goldberg Shares Insights as a Genetic Counselor for Breast Cancer Risk Screening
October 30th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Emily Goldberg, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at JScreen, breaks down how genetic screening for breast cancer works and why it is so important to increase awareness and education around these screening tools available to patients who may be at risk for cancer.
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Oncology Onward: A Conversation With Thyme Care CEO and Cofounder Robin Shah
October 2nd 2023Robin Shah, CEO of Thyme Care, which he founded in 2020 with Bobby Green, MD, president and chief medical officer, joins hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, to discuss his evolution as an entrepreneur in oncology care innovation and his goal of positively changing how patients experience the cancer system.
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What We’re Reading: ChatGPT in Health Care; Menthol Ban Meeting; Health System Cyberattack Impact
November 30th 2023ChatGPT is changing health care while also raising questions about artificial intelligence's promises and limitations; 24 Biden officials met with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives to discuss the FDA’s proposal to ban menthol cigarettes; a recent hospital cyberattack shows how the vulnerability of health care systems can put patients at risk.
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