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Researchers use nanotech to detect early-stage canceremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A team of researchers at Stanford University is developing a biosensor it hopes can help doctors detect various cancers in early stages.
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - October 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Roland A. Goertz Chosen President-Elect of the American Academy of Family Physiciansemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Roland A. Goertz, M.D., MBA, FAAFP, a family physician in Waco, Texas, has been chosen president-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Previously, he served three years as a member of the AAFP Board of Directors. The AAFP represents more than 94,600 physicians and medical students nationwide. Goertz was elected to the position by the Congress of Delegates, the AAFP's governing body, during the organization's annual meeting here.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: American Academy Boston Congress Houston Industry News Roland A. Goertz Texas United States University of Texas Source Type: news

NIH awards $9.23M in informatics grantsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The John E. Fogarty International Center, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, Md., will award more than $9.23 million to eight global health informatics programs over the next five years.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Vendor Notebook: 7 Medical Systems, Inc., deploys PACS at University of Minnesota Boynton Health Servicesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
7 Medical Systems, LLC, a Minneapolis-based developer of on-demand picture archiving and communications systems, teleradiology, data backup and recovery and electronic medical record solutions, has announced that the University of Minnesota Boynton Health Service has adopted the company’s PACS service to improve the quality of care for its undergraduate and graduate population of more than 65,000 students.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only Alabama Aprima Medical Software Arizona Arizona State University Atlanta automated messaging systems Bend Bend Urology Associates Birmingham California Chicago Connecticut Dallas eGistics Inc. Elsevier Elyria Source Type: news

Indiana applies for grant to boost HIT deliveryemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Indiana Health Information Technology, Inc., formed by the state's five health information exchanges and four other state organizations, has filed an application for federal stimulus funding for a statewide health information technology program.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only BioCrossroads David Johnson Indiana Indiana Health Information Technology Inc. INDIANAPOLIS Industry News Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Source Type: news

GE Healthcare posts Q3 downturnemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
GE reported today that its 2009 third quarter net earnings were $2.5 billion, down 44 percent from the third quarter of 2008. Its healthcare unit, GE Healthcare, experienced a 20 percent drop in profits.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Blumenthal puts quality reporting at core of meaningful useemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
National Health IT Coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, emphasized Thursday that quality measures is at the heart of his office's strategy for using IT to transform the U.S. healthcare system.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mary Mosquera Tags: Online Only David Blumenthal Industry News Mary Mosquera Medicare U.S. healthcare Washington Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Source Type: news

ISoft strengthens presence in Germanyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
ISoft has signed a technology agreement with Klinikum Oberlausitzer Bergland in Eastern Germany, the 555-bed hospital is already using iSoft's Hospital Information System (HIS).
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

EHI's industry round up 16.10.2009email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This month's E-Health Insider industry round-up covers news about system deployments, achievements and awards, and other developments in healthcare IT.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Reboot 16.10.2009email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Hello and welcome to reboot, E-Health Insider's look at the lighter side of life in healthcare technology. We'd love to see your own diary items, media spots and appointments news. All contributions gratefully received: email Lyn Whitfield.
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Cheshire trusts send e-discharge lettersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Three acute trusts are delivering electronic discharge letters to almost 90 GP practices using a shared IT solution that plugs into existing computer systems.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

M.E. Sharpe and Impelsys Technology Launch Online Referenceemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Independent book and journal publisher M.E. Sharpe launched a new online reference library and ebook portal with the help of Impelsys Technology's flexible iPlatform portal technology.
Source: EContent RSS Feeds : Research Center: Sci-Tech/Medical - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Facts and Physics from FIZ Chemieemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
German non-profit FIZ Chemie presented a revamped version of its INFOTHERM thermophysical facts database, which now features improved search functionality to help chemical and process engineers more effectively research different compounds and sort through results.
Source: EContent RSS Feeds : Research Center: Sci-Tech/Medical - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Springer Releases Neuroscience Websiteemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Springer launched TheNeuroNetwork.com, a free professional networking site specifically for the fields of neuroscience, neurology, psychology, and other related fields.
Source: EContent RSS Feeds : Research Center: Sci-Tech/Medical - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

AIP Launches iPhone Appemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The American Institute of Physics launched iResearch, a mobile research application for the iPhone.
Source: EContent RSS Feeds : Research Center: Sci-Tech/Medical - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

InterSystems wins European Hospital Information System Customer Value Leadership Awardemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
InterSystems Corporation announced that its commitment to customer satisfaction and support has been recognised through a prestigious 2009 European Hospital Information System Customer Value Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan.
Source: eHealth News EU - October 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info

iSOFT Debuts Latest Lorenzo version at E-Health Insider Live '09email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
iSOFT is launching its new revitalised brand and showcasing the latest version of its strategic Lorenzo solution at the E-Health Insider Live '09 conference and exhibition in Birmingham next month.
Source: eHealth News EU - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info

Devlin Medical Launching at Medica 2009email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Devlin Medical will be launched at the Medica Forum and Exhibition in Dusseldorf from November 18th to the 21st. Devlin Medical is a new division of Devlin Electronics and is dedicated to the development of innovative point-of-care computing solutions.
Source: eHealth News EU - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info

Enhancing Imaging Capabilities with Breast Tomosynthesisemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Siemens Healthcare has now integrated 3D tomosynthesis into its Mammomat Inspiration digital mammography platform. This technology compiles three-dimensional images of the breast and can therefore detect tumors even if hidden by overlapping tissue. This enables a more accurate diagnosis than before and reduces the number of false positive findings. The first Mammomat systems with tomosynthesis have now been installed in Germany and in Belgium.
Source: eHealth News EU - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info

Mayo Clinic's patient portal back on trackemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The patient portal launched in July 2007 at the Mayo Clinic was running smoothly until bedlam broke loose last December. The Medfusion system was on overload due to the software company's rapid growth, and for a month or so, online access was sporadic.          Such are the growing pains as doctors embrace the technological revolution. Mayo's experience with its first ePatients was the topic of an Oct. 14 presentation at the annual scientific assembly of the American Academy of Family Physicians in Boston.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Joyce Pellino Crane Tags: Online Only American Academy Boston John Bachman Joyce Pellino Crane Mayo Clinic Medfusion Inc. Minnesota Rochester Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news

Istanbul Oncology Center deploys new PACSemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Istanbul Oncology Center has implemented a new PACS solution, enabling its physicians to see past information along with radiology pictures. One of the first oncology-specific healthcare providers, the center's physicians had been limited to viewing radiology reports on modality workstations. With the RamSoft PowerServer PACS, physicians are able to view a patient’s related oncology images, resulting in an increase in quality care.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only International Istanbul Kyle Hardy Turkey Source Type: news

Feds crack down on medical ID theft and Medicare fraudemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Attorney General Tony West are urging seniors to take steps to avoid medical identification theft and Medicare fraud. As part of the Obama adminitsration's ongoing effort to fight Medicare fraud, Sebelius and West unveiled at a Thursday press conference new information designed to help seniors and Medicare beneficiaries "deter, detect and defend" against medical identity theft.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Department of Justice HHS Industry News Kathleen Sebelius Medicare Tony West Washington Source Type: news

Experts review storage concerns as meaningful use gets closer to realityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Healthcare facilities will face numerous challenges prepping for “meaningful use” requirements in the coming years. On Thursday, a Web-broadcast seminar sponsored by Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP, entitled “Organizing Healthcare with Storage Visualization,” concentrated on some issues and current practices concerning IT storage in relation to the pending meaningful use requirements.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

“Initiate–Build–Operate–Transfer”– A Strategy for Establishing Sustainable Telemedicine Programs in Developing Countries: Initial Lessons from the Balkansemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Telemedicine and e-Health , Vol. 0, No. 0: 1-14.
Source: Telemedicine and e-Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: article Source Type: journals

A Study on Hepatitis Disease Diagnosis Using Multilayer Neural Network with Levenberg Marquardt Training Algorithmemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
In this study, a hepatitis disease diagnosis study was realized using neural network structure. For this purpose, a multilayer neural network structure was used. Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm was used as training algorithm for the weights update of the neural network. The results of the study were compared with the results of the previous studies reported focusing on hepatitis disease diagnosis and using same UCI machine learning database. We obtained a classification accuracy of 91.87% via tenfold cross validation. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s10916-009-9378-2Authors M. Serdar...
Source: Journal of Medical Systems - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Journal of Medical Systems Source Type: journals

Statistical Approach for Brain Cancer Classification Using a Region Growing Thresholdemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Abstract  In brain cancer, a biopsy as an invasive procedure is needed in order to differentiate between malignant and benign brain tumor. However, in some cases, it is difficult or harmful to perform such a procedure, to the brain. The aim of this study is to investigate a new method in maximizing the probability of brain cancer type detection without actual biopsy procedure. The proposed method combines both image and statistical analysis for tumor type detection. It employed image filtration and segmentation of the target region of interest with MRI to assure an accurate statistical interpretation of the r...
Source: Journal of Medical Systems - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Journal of Medical Systems Source Type: journals

Iowa Health System, Allscripts create e-prescribing networkemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Iowa Health System and Allscripts have launched a new partnership this week called ePrescribe Iowa--an initiative attempting to convert a majority of the state’s physicians from paper prescriptions to e-prescribing.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Iron Mountain extends platform for cloud storageemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Information protection and storage services company Iron Mountain announced this week that it is opening up its Archive Services Platform to application providers.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Microsoft scores IT deal with New England health networkemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Caritas Christi Health Care, a community-based hospital network in New England, has entered into an agreement to use Microsoft applications for healthcare, including Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System and Microsoft HealthVault.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Caritas Christi Health aims to get better grasp of patient data with new ITemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Caritas Christi Health Care is deploying Microsoft Amalga and HealthVault to transform its ability to deliver healthcare in the community, according to the health system's chief technology officer. Technology will integrate all the areas of care in the community to deliver a "cradle-to-grave" paradigm and care system, said Todd Rothenhaus, MD, CIO of Caritas Christi.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Patty Enrado Tags: Online Only Boston Caritas Christi Craig Feied Microsoft Todd Rothenhaus Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news

Evaluating the Evidence Base for the Use of Home Telehealth Remote Monitoring in Elderly with Heart Failureemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Telemedicine and e-Health Oct 2009, Vol. 15, No. 8: 783-796.
Source: Telemedicine and e-Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: article Source Type: journals

History of Telemedicine: Evolution, Context, and Transformationemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Telemedicine and e-Health Oct 2009, Vol. 15, No. 8: 804-805.
Source: Telemedicine and e-Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: article Source Type: journals

OIG reports some connectivity for Medicare Part D e-prescribingemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
An assessment of Medicare Part D e-prescribing by the Office of Inspector General shows nearly 80 percent of plan sponsors are at least partially connected to prescribers. The OIG report, issued Wednesday, found that few Medicare Part D plan sponsors report complete connectivity,  and 5 percent report no connectivity.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only e-prescribing Industry News Medicare Washington Source Type: news

Virginia group launches Web site to promote e-prescribingemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A group of Virginia-based healthcare executives, pharmacists and other stakeholders has launched a new Web site to push the commonwealth toward e-prescribing. CommonwealthRx, which was launched earlier this year to increase the volume of e-prescribing in Virginia, rolled out its new Web site at the annual meeting of the Virginia Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only CommonwealthRx e-prescribing Industry News Kyle Hardy MedVirginia Michael Matthews RICHMOND Doug Gray Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news

Massachusetts hospital implements new order set solutionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital in Brockton, Mass., has implemented a new order set solution in hopes of providing point-of-care access to evidence-based order sets. “Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital prides itself on the quality of care we provide our patients,” said Marc Greenwald, the hospital's chief of medicine. “The addition of ProVation Order Sets will enhance our care delivery system and facilitate improvements in clinical performance, quality, patient safety and regulatory compliance.”
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only Brockton Healthcare Bockton Hospital Healthcare Brockton Hospital Kyle Hardy Massachusetts Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news

Jail threat for misuse of personal dataemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Individuals who "knowingly or recklessly" misuse personal data could face a jail term of up to two years, under proposals published by the Ministry of Justice for consultation.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Online test helps you self-diagnose H1N1 fluemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
With concern rising about the H1N1 flu, you may be able to figure out whether you have it with a Web-based self-assessment tool developed by researchers at Emory University.
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Virtual Conference: Hospitals making progress in EMR adoptionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
More than four in 10 hospitals stand a good chance of meeting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's meaningful use criteria in 2011, according to the latest data from HIMSS Analytics.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jack Beaudoin Tags: Online Only Dave Garets HIMSS Analytics Industry News NEW GLOUCESTER Stage Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news

AHRQ issues 2008 health IT grant, contract reviewemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released its Health IT Portfolio, revealing that the agency funded 124 grants and 26 contracts in 2008—the vast majority of which were multi-year in duration. In total, AHRQ will provide nearly one-quarter of a billion dollars in support over the lifetime of the projects, equaling $151 million for the grants and $70 million for the contracts.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Access codeemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
NHS Connecting for Health is issuing guidance on the use of the Personal Demographics Service. Dr Maureen Baker CBE, Caldicott Guardian and clinical director for patient safety at NHS Connecting for Health, explains what is in it and what should happen if the rules are broken.
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Irish hospital digitises recordsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Galway Clinic in West Ireland is implementing a data archiving and management solution from BridgeHead Software to create an electronic patient record.
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Blackpool set to choose Alertemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust looks set to partner with Alert Life Sciences to supply its new electronic patient record system.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

CQC warns on registrationemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Care Quality Commission has warned that many trusts have significant work ahead of them to improve their performance, if they are to register with the regulator next year.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Norwegians GPs’ use of electronic patient record systemsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: EPR systems in Norwegian primary care that have been developed in accordance with the principles of user-centered design have achieved widespread adoption and highly integrated use. The quality and efficiency of the clinical work has increased in contrast to the situation of their hospital colleagues, who report more modest use and benefits of EPR systems.
Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tom Christensen, Arild Faxvaag, Hallvard Lærum, Anders Grimsmo Tags: Regular Papers Source Type: journals

Med-e-Tel 2010 - The International eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forumemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
14-16 April 2010, Luxembourg. eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT are a tool at the service of medical and nurse practitioners, patients, citizens, healthcare institutions and governments. It involves many different stakeholders who need to be brought face-to-face to share aspirations, learn from research and experiences, show the possibilities, understand the market, discover new applications.
Source: eHealth News EU - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Conferences News Source Type: info

Ensuring appropriate access to the Personal Demographics Serviceemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Source: NHS Connecting for Health - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: siro Source Type: organizations

New programs aim to help doctors pick the right EHRemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
TransforMED, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is partnering with medical diagnostic equipment provider Welch Allyn to help medical practices choose an electronic health record vendor. The companies have formed EHR Preparation and Selection Services, a consulting program that offers medical practices three paths for choosing an EHR – EHR Prep-Select, EHR Prep-Select "Plus" and EHR Prep-Select "Premier."
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only American Academy Boston Industry News medical diagnostic Terry McGeeney TransforMED Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Vendors New Products Source Type: news

McKesson upgrades ambulatory EHRsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Bright Note Technology is now available across the range of McKesson’s ambulatory EHR products for physician practices.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

MedQuist, Clario ink agreementemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
MedQuist has reached a reseller agreement with Clario Medical Imaging to market and resell Clario’s zVision software.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Online database looks to provide health treatment information to patientsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new online database being developed looks to provide treatment information for patients suffering from breast cancer, depression, COPD and osteoarthritis. The Web database, developed by Santa Fe, N.M.-based Qforma, will hold information about local physicians who are considered “Most Influential Doctors” for specific types of diseases, officials said.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only breast cancer COPD depression Industry News Kyle Hardy New Mexico osteoarthritis Qforma SANTA FE Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news