A recent press release states, “Invitae Corporation, a leading medical genetics company, announced today the acquisition of Diploid, a privately held Belgian company that developed Moon, artificial intelligence (A.I.) software capable of diagnosing genetic disorders in minutes based on next-generation sequencing data and patient information. The addition of Moon to Invitae’s state-of-the-art variant interpretation infrastructure […]
Life Image Announces Launch of Real World Imaging
A new press release reports, “Life Image, the world’s largest medical evidence network for clinical and imaging data, today announced the launch of its new Real World Imaging (RWI™) offering to respond to researcher needs for maturing insights and accelerating drug development decisions. With its digital platform that is powered by industry-leading interoperability standards, Life […]
Saama and Comprehend to Form Preeminent Clinical Analytics Platform Company
A recent press release reports, “Saama Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Comprehend Systems, Inc.. This agreement combines Saama and Comprehend’s respective industry positions as leading clinical data analytics companies. Together, Saama and Comprehend will deploy and evolve their complementary, best-in-class clinical analytics platforms. This agreement creates an […]
Nuance Unveils AI-Powered Exam Room Where Clinical Documentation Writes Itself
According to a recent press release, “Nuance Communications, Inc. today unveiled an entirely new category of AI-powered healthcare information technology – Ambient Clinical Intelligence (ACI). This new, disruptive AI innovation from Nuance will power the exam room of the future and reinvent the doctor-patient experience in healthcare. Live, from booth #3345, Nuance will offer HIMSS […]
Veeva Reinvents Clinical Data Management With a Single Application to Manage All Trial Data
A recent press release states, “Veeva Systems today announced a next-generation cloud application to streamline clinical data management and accelerate study execution. Veeva Vault CDMS eliminates the need for multiple tools with a single clinical data management application that combines coding, EDC, data cleaning, and reporting. Companies can now have one application that allows them […]
Industry Survey Reveals Clinical Data Management Delays Are Slowing Trial Completion
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “One of the largest, most in-depth surveys of clinical data management professionals shows that the time it takes companies to design and release clinical study databases is having a negative impact on conducting and completing trials. According to the 2017 eClinical Landscape Study from Tufts Center […]
Improving Clinical Insights with Machine Learning
by Angela Guess Mark Hardy recently wrote in Health Data Management, “Understanding and managing unwarranted clinical variation is a significant and costly challenge in today’s value-based health economy. Every patient is unique, so variation is a natural element in most healthcare delivery. But improving patient outcomes, minimizing medical errors and reducing costs is difficult when […]
The Need for Semantic Interoperability Standards in Clinical Data
by Angela Guess Brian Wells recently wrote in Healthcare IT News, “There are many promising initiatives underway that seek to combine rich clinical data from electronic health record systems running in provider sites across the county into large patient cohorts and then combine that data with genetic sequences created from samples provided by each patient […]