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IN THIS ISSUE
Managing Risks in Health 2.0
Warfarin Test: Who Should Pay for Personalized Medicine?
Deals, Deployments, and Short News
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Managing Risks in Health 2.0
By Neil Versel, contributing editor

TORONTO—Interactive media with user-generated content, often generically referred to as Web 2.0, has taken off in health care in the last couple of years. But with all the options and convenience that blogs, wikis, social networking sites, chat rooms, and message boards have opened up for patients and providers alike, the technology known as health 2.0 or medicine 2.0 is not without risk. More...

Personalized Medicine Watch
By John Russell, Digital HealthCare & Productivity Staff

Warfarin Test: Who Should Pay for Personalized Medicine?

Payers, physicians, and the pharmaceutical industry are closely watching CMS deliberations over whether or not to pay for a genetic-based test that provides guidance on Warfarin dosing. The FDA, which approved the test, says it’s an important tool, but the CMS isn’t so sure and opened a National Coverage Analysis (NCA) on the subject in August.

This is an important first test for personalized medicine (PM). Achieving the right dosing for the anticoagulant Warfarin is notoriously tricky. Something like half a million patients begin taking Warfarin each year and adverse affects (bleeding) are not uncommon. The test in question determines a patient’s haplotype for CYP2C, a key protein in Warfarin metabolism.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine earlier this year (link to abstract below) suggested genotyping for a different protein, VKORC1, was actually a better indicator and cast doubt on the CYP2C test. In any case, the initial deadline for public comment to NCA passed last week, and observers are now anxiously awaiting CMS’ decision, which will have a significant affect on patient access to these PM tests.

These are early days for personalized medicine and clearly many significant science and funding questions will arise, such as those surround the Warfarin genotyping test. Stay tuned. More...

Deals, Deployments, and Short News
Allison Proffitt, Digital HealthCare & Productivity Staff

eGenomics is granted patent for hospital infection control, athenahealth completes acquisition of Crest Line Technologies, executive appointments, and more.

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