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Telepathology and Optical Biopsy
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The ability to obtain information about the structure of tissue without taking a sample for pathology has opened the way for new diagnostic techniques. The present paper reviews all currently available techniques capable of producing an optical biopsy, with or without morphological images. Most of these techniques are carried out by physicians who are not specialized in pathology and therefore not trained to interpret the results as a pathologist would. In these cases, the use of telepathology or distant consultation techniques is essential. (Source: International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications)
Source: International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals
Tucson Medical Center launches sign language interpretation solutionEmail this article to a colleague.
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CyraCom, the Tucson-based language services company, has announced that it provides Tucson Medical Center (TMC) with American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters via video link.
TMC officials said the hospital is one of the first hospitals in Southern Arizona to provide video ASL interpretation to the local Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. The on-demand service provides patients with access to certified ASL interpreters on a 24/7 basis. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: ASL Tucson Tucson Medical Center Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
NW shared services expand with COAEmail this article to a colleague.
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East Lancashire Financial Services is expanding its reach across the UK in partnership with business software provider, COA Solutions. (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
NIST, Partners Develop Testing Infrastructure For Health IT SystemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fully incorporating modern information technology into the healthcare system promises many benefits, including better quality care, less paperwork and fewer medical errors while reducing unnecessary costs. In any such critical application, however, it's important to ensure that the new technology behaves as expected... (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
HCSC Uses New Analytics To Identify Health RisksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is offering physicians and healthcare facilities access to a new tool that will assist them in identifying health risks for 9 million patients across the country... (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Subsidiary Of Gedeon Richter Group To Deploy Innovative SaaS TechnologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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StayinFront, Inc., a leading global provider of CRM and decision-support technology, has announced that Gedeon Richter Marketing Polska (GRMP), will deploy StayinFront EdgeRx, the company's on-demand CRM solution for Life Sciences... (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Medical Practice Management Source Type: news
American Medical Association Comments On CMS Proposed Rule On Meaningful Use Of EHREmail this article to a colleague.
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Today, the American Medical Association (AMA) and 95 state and specialty medical societies submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule outlining the meaningful use criteria for the electronic health records (EHRs) incentive programs... (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Boston Medical Center And Engineered Care PartnershipEmail this article to a colleague.
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Boston University's Technology Development Office, on behalf of Boston Medical Center, Northeastern University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has completed the exclusive license of Project RED (Re-Engineered Discharge) to Engineered Care, Inc... (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Liebert Mobile iPhone App Offers Global AccessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Announcing the launch of the Liebert Mobile iPhone App, a dynamic new application delivering the latest news, resources, press releases, research, and multimedia content directly to your iPhone. Convenient access to information across the biomedical, biotechnology, medicine, surgery, and nursing, integrative medicine, environmental, and public health fields is available with this free application... (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
epSOS project to extend to 2014Email this article to a colleague.
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Coverage from World of Health IT 2010, BarcelonaSmart Open Services for European Patients, which aims to enable a summary of a patient's electronic medical record to be shared across European country borders, is likely to be extended. (Source: E-Health Europe News)
Source: E-Health Europe News - March 18, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
ICN and IHTSDO collaborate to improve care through standardizationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO) are collaborating to improve standardized information sharing for nurses and other clinical staff. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only COPENHAGEN David Benton Geneva ICN IHTSDO International Kyle Hardy Source Type: news
Feds received 2,700 comment letters on meaningful use and standards rulesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The comment period on the proposed meaningful use rule and the interim standards final rule closed Monday. On Wednesday, federal officials said they had so far collected some 2,700 comment letters. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Industry News Jodi Daniel Medicare ONC Steve Posnack Tony Trenkle Washington Source Type: news
WoHIT keynoter warns of healthcare IT disasterEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a sobering keynote address at the 2010 World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition, eHealth researcher Enrico Coiera of University of New South Wales, Australia said industry enthusiasts who back, uncritically, national-scale HIT systems need to prepare themselves for some very bad news.
"We've yet to experience our first health IT plane crash, a health IT failure that claims many lives," Coiera said Wednesday. "But I think that will happen... I think it's unavoidable given what we're doing. We need to do our best to mitigate that." (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jack Beaudoin Tags: Online Only Australia Barcelona Enrico Coiera International New South Wales University of New South Wales Source Type: news
HIMSS: EDIMS showcases workflow management appsEmail this article to a colleague.
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EDIMS showcased its workflow management applications for emergency departments (EDs) from registration to disposition at the recent HIMSS conference in Atlanta. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Twitter becoming essential tool for docsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Twitter will soon be an essential tool for medical practices according to a poll conducted by Case Western University, an independent research university in Cleveland.
Fifty-nine percent of those who participated in the poll voted "yes" that Twitter would become an integral part of the way doctors communicate with patients and other medical professionals.
Although more doctors may be using the service, they are not necessarily using it to give patients advice. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only Case Western University Cleveland Twitter Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
NHIN Direct may "throw wrench" into states' HIE plansEmail this article to a colleague.
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In launching NHIN Direct, a set of tools designed to make it easier for small providers to share electronic health information securely, health IT policymakers are forcing states to rethink their plans for rolling out health information services in their communities.
NHIN Direct, the brainchild of the Health IT Policy Committee’s NHIN workgroup, would enable small healthcare organizations to ramp up health information exchange quickly by offering them basic network transport services for sharing records securely over the Internet. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mary Mosquera Tags: Online Only Farzad Mostashari Industry News Mary Mosquera Micky Tripathi Washington Source Type: news
New 'emotional networking' product aims to complement telehealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Emota, a technology startup company based in Menlo Park, Calif. that develops software and services for care of elderly patients, has announced its new "emotional networking" product, which it says will help clinicians, caregivers and families support wellness for the aged, enabling connectedness over long distances.
Emotional networking complements existing telehealth solutions, seeking to address not just clinical health, but emotional and social aspects of elder care. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only California Chicago Emota.net Industry News Menlo Park Mike Miliard Vendors Source Type: news
7 of the Best Free Linux Medical Imaging SoftwareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medical imaging is an essential, non-invasive, routine activity performed by radiographers and radiologic technologists. It is a discipline of the health profession which involves using technology to capture images of the human body. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Share your experiences with FLOSS in health careEmail this article to a colleague.
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Are you a practice, clinic or any other health care institution that is using medical open source software in daily routine? And wasn't it quite hard for you to find the right software, to get it up and running and to finally customize it to your needs without having any experienced users or reference sites at hand?
Even a high number of downloads or a strong 'activity percentile' of an open source software project doesn't tell you anything about the suitability for your purposes and in general about the stability and efficiency that are required for successful clinical practice.
But what if you could see on a per-projec...
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
ISMP releases Guidelines for Standard Order SetsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has released its Guidelines for Standard Order Sets to help organizations ensure that the elements of safe order communication have been followed when designing paper-based or electronic order sets. Focused primarily on medication orders, the guidelines also cover general aspects related to the design, approval and maintenance of all standard order sets. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
AHA offers 10 tips on how to deal with workforce shortageEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a recently released report, the American Hospital Association discussed findings on hospital workforce issues explored by its Long-Range Policy Committee, and offered a 10-point plan for dealing with a tight labor market.
The committee looked ahead to the next decade and identified recommendations that hospitals and their associations might use to develop successful strategies to ensure an adequate workforce. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Chicago Industry News Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
MAGNET, Carestream expand purchasing agreementEmail this article to a colleague.
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Carestream Health's DRX-1, DRX-Evolution systems and its RIS/PACS have been added to the purchasing agreement with Mid-Atlantic Group Network of Shared Services (MAGNET). (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kardia Health Systems and Munich-based TomTec Imaging Systems have formed a new partnership to deliver TomTec’s multi-modality cardiovascular image analysis technology as a part of Kardia Complete, its forthcoming web-based service for workflow in cardiology practices. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
ACC: How to avoid cath lab billing & coding 'ruts'Email this article to a colleague.
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Coding and documentation is often the chink in a facility’s armor. Issues such as improper documentation, overcoding and a lack of communication between coders and physicians can often steer facilities into “a coding rut,” said Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, compliance manager at the Care Group in Indianapolis, during a presentation Tuesday at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific sessions. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
GE releases virtual sleep lab for sleep apnea analysisEmail this article to a colleague.
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GE Healthcare has unveiled the Mars virtual sleep lab, to provide a view of quantitative cardiac and sleep apnea analysis from any GE-monitored inpatient bed. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Joint Commission taps John C. Mache as CIOEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Joint Commission has appointed John C. Mache as chief information officer (CIO) for the enterprise, which includes the Joint Commission, Joint Commission Resources and the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
EC urges bigger thinking in eHealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Coverage from World of Health IT 2010, BarcelonaThe European Commission has called for a change in the "mentality" that leads to thousands of small scale pilots being run in eHealth. (Source: E-Health Europe News)
Source: E-Health Europe News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Waltham Forest links RiO and C&BEmail this article to a colleague.
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NHS Waltham Forest has become the first primary care trust in London to link up its RiO electronic patient record system with Choose and Book. (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
ACR, RSNA, other rad societies comment on meaningful useEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American College of Radiology (ACR), American Board of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine have submitted joint comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding proposed implementation of the Medicare/Medicaid program on meaningful use of certified EHR technology. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
HIMSS: Axolotl debuts Elysium Open Access platformEmail this article to a colleague.
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Axolotl unveiled its Elysium Open Access web services-based platform at the HIMSS10 show in Atlanta last week. In addition, the company demonstrated its integration capabilities with a variety of other vendors’ systems at the HIMSS10 Interoperability Showcase. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Stroke Survivors Benefit From Robot TuitionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Shaking hands with a robotic arm could be a new way to help stroke patients learn to use their arms again. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation report a pilot trial of the 'Braccio di Ferro' (Iron arm) robot in 10 patients... (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
During Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Mechanomyography Accurate In Detecting NervesEmail this article to a colleague.
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An electronic device is an accurate technique for locating and avoiding nerves during spinal procedures, suggests a study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers. The issue becomes important for patients as the demand for minimally invasive surgical techniques continues to grow, so does the need for effective methods for monitoring the location of nerves during surgery to avoid damage to them... (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Swedish NPO 'complete by 2012'Email this article to a colleague.
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Coverage from World of Health IT 2010, Barcelona
The National Patient Overview that is being rolled out across Sweden will be completed by spring 2012, according to one of the project leads. (Source: E-Health Europe News)
Source: E-Health Europe News - March 17, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
ACC: PINNACLE Registry aims to improve outpatient cardiac careEmail this article to a colleague.
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QATLANTA - Originally piloted two years ago as the Improving Continuous Cardiac Care IC3 registry, the recently rebranded PINNACLE registry is the first and only ambulatory registry for cardiovascular conditions in this country, noted William Oetgen, MD, clinical associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University at the 59th annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual conference on March 16. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
HealthCare Resolution Services, Inc. garners health IT and staffing contracts for three statesEmail this article to a colleague.
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HealthCare Resolution Services, Inc. (HCRS), a provider of program integrity support, health information technology (IT) services and professional medical and technical staffing, announced that it has been accepted as a subcontractor for three contract vehicles serving the states of Maryland, Texas, and Florida. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Bourntec Solutions Inc. Florida Florida Department of Management HealthCare Resolution Services Inc. Industry News Maryland Texas Source Type: news
OhioHealth Group deploys new software to support clinical integration programEmail this article to a colleague.
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OhioHealth Group has selected Valence Health to help develop and support its clinical integration program, known as Health. Columbus-based OhioHealth Group is a physician hospital organization comprised of OhioHealth and The Medical Group of Ohio. Valence offers the tools and technology infrastructure that enables entities like OhioHealth Group to integrate and share data, improve physician performance and enhance the quality of care delivered to patients across all settings of care. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Chicago OhioHealth Group Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on HITECH and HIPAA Compliance ManagementEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Healthcare IT News Events)
Source: Healthcare IT News Events - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: 1068601 Tags: World Congress Source Type: events
Lankenau Hospital launches new documentation and coding softwareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced that Lankenau Hospital has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding. Lankenau will utilize the software to document and code procedures performed in its GI lab. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Lankenau Hospital Minneapolis Wolters Kluwer Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
Meridian Health Selects ICA’s CareAlign solution as “Connected Health” technology platformEmail this article to a colleague.
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Meridian Health has launched a new solution to connect internal and external health care participants across the system, including five, not-for-profit hospitals and its affiliated healthcare companies and providers spanning Central to Southern New Jersey.
Informatics Corporation of America (ICA) developed CareAlign to be implemented at Meridian Health. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Meridian Health New Jersey Southern New Jersey Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
US, EU aim for cooperation on standards, metricsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Healthcare IT leaders from the United States and Europe say they're confident they stand on the brink of a new era of eHealth cooperation. But if the areas they identified at a panel on EU-US cooperation represents the "low-hanging fruit," no one should expect immediate results.
"The way to solve a problem is to make it bigger," noted Ilias Iakovidis, a high-level European Commissioner director for health. "If we have not solved the interoperability problems in Europe, we can solve it by making it global." (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jack Beaudoin Tags: Online Only Barcelona Charles Friedman Europe European Union Ilias Iakovidis International Kevin M. Fickenscher United States Source Type: news
HIMSS Analytics breaks into EuropeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The president of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has told E-Health Europe that HIMSS Analytics has finally moved into Europe. (Source: E-Health Europe News)
Source: E-Health Europe News - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
The latest issue of the KM Bulletin is now availableEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Knowledge Management Bulletin covers diverse health... (Source: Health Informatics Newsfeed)
Source: Health Informatics Newsfeed - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
HIMSS: EMC showcases RSA Adaptive Authentication, Aspirus installationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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EMC and its security division, RSA, made several announcements during the recent HIMSS conference in Atlanta. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Insider View: Jon HoeksmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the British Medical Association has another fret about the Summary Care Record, Jon Hoeksma says it's time to ask: where are the clinical champions for NHS IT? (Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis)
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
Medco, Mayo Clinic study finds reduced hospitalization rates with genetic testingEmail this article to a colleague.
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A simple genetic test can reduce hospitalization rates by almost a third for heart patients taking warfarin, the world's most-prescribed blood thinner, according to a study released today by researchers from Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (in association with the Medco Research Institute) and the Mayo Clinic. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only American College American College of Cardiology ' s Atlanta Industry News Mayo Clinic Medco Health Solutions Inc. Medco Research Institute Mike Miliard Robert S. Epstein the American College Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: current status and future recommendationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions EBPG consensus includes: elevation of the head of the bed, use of daily “sedation vacations” and decontamination of the oropharynx.
Technological solutions should aim to use the most comprehensive combination of subglottic suction of secretions, optimization
of ETT cuff pressure and ultrathin cuffs. VAP is a type of hospital-acquired pneumonia that develops more than 48 h after
endotracheal intubation. Its incidence is estimated to be 9–27%, with a mortality of 25–50% [Am J Respir Crit Care Med 171:388–416
(2005), Am J Med 85:499–506 (1988), Chest 122:2115–2121 (2002), Intensiv...
Source: Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing Source Type: journals
AHA: Rising costs account for most of growth in spending on hospital careEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rising costs to hospitals accounted for 64 percent of the overall growth in spending on hospital care between 2004 and 2008, according to a report issued this month by the American Hospital Association (AHA). (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
CHIME to ONC: Don't overwhelm IFR with data transmission requirementsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Too many requirements on data transmission within an organization is not advised, according to the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) in its comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) regarding the initial set of standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria for EHR technology. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
EFMI at eHealth 2010 BarcelonaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The EFMI Board met during the EU High Level Conference (15-18 March in Barcelona). EFMI is organising partner of the... (Source: EFMI Portal News)
Source: EFMI Portal News - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Latest Source Type: organizations
Smart pump customers show buyers' remorseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nearly one in five smart pump customers say they would not buy their current pump again, with one exception, according to a new report from healthcare market research firm KLAS.
The survey elicited responses from 348 providers.
The report, Smart Pumps: Avoiding Buyer's Remorse, notes that roughly 20 percent of customers who purchased the B. Braun Outlook or the new Hospira Symbiq pump say they would not buy the same pump again, nor would 17 percent of those using the small Baxter Sigma pump, which is billed as user friendly. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - March 16, 2010 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only B. Braun Outlook Baxter Sigma CareFusion Coray Tate Hospira Industry News Orem Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
