What do you think?  Should HHS and Medicare expand coverage for genetic tests?     http://www.natlawreview.com/article/hhs-and-medicare-asked-to-expand-coverage-genetic-tests

What’s the next big thing coming for healthcare? Results from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst Insights Survey on Care Redesign suggest that genomics and patient-generated data critical for precision medicine could surge in importance over the next five years. Savvy investors could profit from this increased demand for precision medicine data by buying Read More …

February 28, 2017 by Don Rule You’ve seen the alarming statistics: there are an estimated 100,000 deaths[i] and upwards of two million serious adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the United States each year related to prescription drug use, costing the healthcare industry in excess of $136 billion annually according to the Food and Drug Administration. Read More …

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

http://www.birminghamtimes.com/2017/02/white-house-strategist-to-lead-uabs-personalized-medicine-institute/

  http://individualizedmedicineblog.mayoclinic.org/discussion/8-steps-to-implementing-pharmacogenomics-into-your-clinical-practice/

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