Newsletter 1 • June 2011
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A Trusted Resource for Health Sciences Intelligence
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Benefit–Risk Assessment With the Patient in Mind |
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Myrl Weinberg, CAE
People who take medications on a daily basis understand there are risks associated with drugs and they often are willing to take those risks in exchange for a better life... |
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Comparative Effectiveness Research—Implications for Healthcare |
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Jeff Goldsmith, PhD
As healthcare costs continue to spiral upwards, healthcare providers and payors have looked to new models to control expenditure. Comparative effectiveness research (CER) and healthcare technology assessments (HTA) have been proposed as important tools to manage escalating healthcare costs... |
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The Data Journey Begins with Health Information Technology Implementation |
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H Stephen Lieber, CAE
This article is a brief review of how business and clinical analytics can benefit healthcare delivery. It is not intended as an all–inclusive summary, but rather as a snapshot of why implementation of health information technology begins the journey toward the goal of better patient care for all...
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Transforming Medical Research with Electronic Health Records |
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Rebecca Daniels Kush, PhD
In the global world of clinical research, it is the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium’s (CDISC) vision to inform patient care by improving data quality and patient safety. This article reflects on the impact electronic health records could potentially have on transforming medical research in the clinic... |
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Get in Touch
iHealth Connections is always keen to hear from authors wishing to discuss potential submissions and will give due consideration to all manuscripts received. Should you wish to discuss an article – or indeed have any comments or feedback regarding iHealth Connections – then we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact the Editor:
Dillan Yogendra
+44 (0)207 452 5303
dillan.yogendra@touchbriefings.com
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