Using publicly available information sources, IARP aims to detect disease outbreaks early; Community colleges to boost med device training; wearable med devices have questionable health benefits; Dick Vanderveer notes two leading MR issues; Cutting Edge “Big Data” study (PMRVR 2/24/14)

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1) The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to use publicly available data to predict disease outbreaks early enough that administrators can take action to limit its spread. 2) The U.S. Labor Department is helping community colleges create curriculum and training programs to prepare individuals to work in medical device manufacturing and operations. 3) 90 million wearable devices will be shipped this year; medical, wellness and sports & activity devices will be the bulk of those. What’s the evidence that the health of users of these devices will benefit? 4) Dick Vanderveer has launched and sold three successful pharma MR companies. He suggests two significant changes that PMRVR and other media should be paying special attention to. 5) Cutting Edge Information’s new Cutting Edge Information report on Big Data says more than half of the Top 10 pharmaceutical companies have dedicated teams in place to explore and implement Big Data potential.