Information technology
Epic's EHR: Challenges and lessons learned at Mass General | SearchHealthIT.comKeith Jennings, CIO at Massachusetts General Hospital, discussed the hospital's experience so far in rolling out Epic's electronic health record as well as the EHR challenges they encountered and overcame.
Opternative and 1-800-Contacts now let users get updated prescriptions from home | TechCrunch.com
In a sign of the validity and mainstream acceptance of telehealth technology, online retailer 1-800-CONTACTS has partnered with a Chicago-based startup Opternative to allow patients to update their prescriptions from the comfort of their own homes.
Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers results boosted by cancer drugs | The Wall Street JournalBristol-Myers Squibb Co. said its second-quarter revenue rose 17% and it raised its earnings forecast for the year as the company's bet on cancer immunotherapies continues to pay off while other drugs show gains.
Sanofi sales and profit slide on U.S. pricing, Venezuela | Reuters
French drugmaker Sanofi's sales and profit fell in the second quarter despite double-digit growth at biotech arm Genzyme, as the diabetes division came under sustained pricing pressure in the U.S.
Safety, quality and clinical practice
Study: 30% of children's readmissions to hospitals may be preventable | Kaiser Health NewsThe study found that 29.5% of pediatric readmissions were potentially preventable. In more than three-quarters of those cases, researchers determined that hospital-related factors played a role.