New York, NY, February 27, 2017 (Newswire.com) – ​Dr. David Durham and Dr. Ranjit Thirumaran were deluged with requests by psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners to help explain how pharmacogenetics works.  Finally, they decided to write a book that does just that. The Fortis Caliga Academic Press and the American College of Neurocognitive Medicine are pleased to announce the release Read More …

Precision medicine has demonstrated clinical utility and cost-effectiveness, which is why many believe this approach will be key to value-based cancer care in the future, said Jonathan Hirsch, founder and president of Syapse. – See more at: http://www.ajmc.com/interviews/jonathan-hirsch-explains-why-syapse-believes-precision-medicine-is-the-future-of-cancer-care#sthash.vsoTkSmu.dpuf http://www.ajmc.com/interviews/jonathan-hirsch-explains-why-syapse-believes-precision-medicine-is-the-future-of-cancer-care

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Congress should change the definition of “medical necessity” to include tests that predict illnesses before they occur, the policy-making body of the American Bar Association said Feb. 6. The ABA House of Delegates adopted a resolution at the midyear meeting in Miami to change the 50-year-old language of the Social Security Act so that it Read More …

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty: Cognitive era is ‘a profoundly hopeful moment in time’ Big Blue also announced value-based care solutions, Watson Health consulting services, and a partnership with Atrius Health. http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ibm-ceo-ginni-rometty-cognitive-era-profoundly-hopeful-moment-time

With MSK Leading the Way, Precision Medicine Links Lab Research to Patient Care By Julie Grisham, Thursday, February 9, 2017 https://www.mskcc.org/blog/msk-leading-way-precision-medicine-links-lab-research-patient-care

“The technology for genotyping these five CYPs is widely available and would cover most of these dangerous drugs. I am convinced that once doctors start realizing that they are responsible for senseless suffering and that there is a way to, at least, diminish the chances of such horrific side effects as suicide and homicide by Read More …

RPRD Diagnostics Announces Strategic Collaboration with Children’s Minnesota to Advance Clinical Pharmacogenomic http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rprd-diagnostics-announces-strategic-collaboration-130000891.html

A recent study connects using clinical decision support tools with pharmacogenetics testing to a reduction in hospital readmissions. https://ehrintelligence.com/news/clinical-decision-support-tools-reduce-re-hospitalizations