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New mammography guidelines unleash storm of controversy
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The argument over the right age for women to begin mammograms was pushed to the center of the healthcare reform and technology debate with Monday's release of new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
New advice from the task force, a government panel of scientists and physicians, calls for skipping screenings for women between the ages of 40 and 49 and beginning routine scans at 50.
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only American College breast cancer Industry News the American College Washington Source Type: news
Medspira and Mayo Clinic Enter Into AgreementEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medspira, and Mayo Clinic have entered into an agreement to commercialize, manufacture and market several Mayo Clinic developed products and technologies invented by Mayo physicians and scientists. Mayo Clinic technologies included in the license agreement are two Radiology products currently available in the market, the Interactive Breath-Hold Control System and the BC-10 MRI Coils, and two technologies that Medspira will develop further, with the intent of making them commercially available in the next 12-24 months.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Mayo Clinic Minneapolis MRI Tim Anderson Medspira Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
Practice Fusion launches new PHREmail this article to a colleague.
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Practice Fusion has launched a new personal health record designed to provide patients with access to their health information.
Announced by officials of the San Francisco-based company at the Salesforce.com user and developer conference, Dreamforce 2009, being held in San Francisco, Patient Fusion was developed on the Force.com platform and is expected to connect one million patients throughout the country to physicians and their medical records.
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only Kyle Hardy Practice Fusion Practice Fusion Inc. San Francisco Vendors Source Type: news
IBM mirrors human brain to create new computing systemEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new kind of computing system that can simulate and emulate the human brain is close to being a reality, according to researchers from IBM.
A cognitive computing team led by IBM Research says it has achieved two major milestones that indicate the feasibility of building a cognitive computing chip.
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only Armonk computing IBM IBM Research Industry News YORKTOWN HEIGHTS Vendors Source Type: news
Physician shortage drives telemedicine marketEmail this article to a colleague.
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Swedish Medical Center, the largest medical center in the Pacific Northwest, will enable remote hospitals to access its nationally recognized stroke team for stroke support services.
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Patty Enrado Tags: Online Only GCI ConnectMD Industry News Northwest Seattle stroke telemedicine Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
EMC rollsout next-generation of AvamarEmail this article to a colleague.
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Data storage and archiving firm EMC has released the latest iteration of Avamar, which includes enterprise backup capabilities for desktop and laptop computers.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
EMC debuts next-generation of AvamarEmail this article to a colleague.
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Data storage and archiving firm EMC has released the latest iteration of Avamar, which includes enterprise backup capabilities for desktop and laptop computers.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Once more with feelingEmail this article to a colleague.
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E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma talks to Kate Grimes, chief executive of Kingston Hospital NS Trust, about being the first trust to go live with Cerner Millennium since the Royal Free.
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
When It Comes To Brains Bigger Is Not Necessarily BetterEmail this article to a colleague.
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Tiny insects could be as intelligent as much bigger animals, despite only having a brain the size of a pinhead, say scientists at Queen Mary, University of London. "Animals with bigger brains are not necessarily more intelligent," according to Lars Chittka, Professor of Sensory and Behavioural Ecology at Queen Mary's Research Centre for Psychology and University of Cambridge colleague, Jeremy Niven.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Kingston to go-live on 30 NovemberEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kingston Hospital NHS Trust plans to go live with Cerner Millennium on 30 November, in what has become a critical milestone for the £12.7 billion NHS IT programme.
Source: E-Health-Insider - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
EC creates storm over cloud computingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The European Commission is calling on member states to make better use of cloud computing and to develop online public services to better meet the needs of their populations.
Source: E-Health Europe News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Indiana University Receives NIH Grant To Improve Health Care In East AfricaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A $1.3 million grant to Indiana University from the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center will establish the East African Center of Excellence in Health Informatics.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Nuance launches SpeechMagic7Email this article to a colleague.
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Nuance Communications has launched a speech recognition platform designed to revolutionise clinical documentation by facilitating large scale deployments.
Source: E-Health Europe News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Nuance launches SpeechMagic 7Email this article to a colleague.
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Nuance Communications has launched a speech recognition platform designed to revolutionise clinical documentation by facilitating large scale deployments.
Source: E-Health Europe News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to set up committee for supporting medical devices industryEmail this article to a colleague.
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In November 2009 METI will set up a committee to support SMEs in the medical devices industry in taking their technologies to market. The committees first step will be to establish a network for information exchange. Policies to support SMEs are currently under-developed, but the government has recognised the need to demonstrate and support Japans strengths in manufacturing in order to enhance its global competitiveness. (26 October 2009, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun)
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
IBM Scientists Reinvent Medical Diagnostic TestingEmail this article to a colleague.
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading causes of death, cardiovascular disease.
Source: eHealth News EU - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info
Intel® Reader Launches in the UK: Bringing Printed Text to Spoken WordEmail this article to a colleague.
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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) announced UK availability of the Intel® Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. In the UK, there are an estimated six million people with dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties and two million people with visual impairments.
Source: eHealth News EU - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info
McKesson unveils HIE blueprintEmail this article to a colleague.
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Healthcare services and IT developer McKesson has revealed a plan to integrate Horizon Connect--a component of its Horizon product suite--with its business platform RelayHealth in order to facilitate health information exchange (HIE).
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
CCHIT opens EHR drafts for commentEmail this article to a colleague.
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The first draft of criteria for behavioral health EHRs–both standalone and as an optional add-on to comprehensive ambulatory EHR certification–as well as add-on certifications for clinical research and dermatology has been opened for public comment by the the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT).
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
KLAS: Merger frustrates Allscripts and Misys customersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health IT developer Allscripts' customer rapport has dwindled following its merger last year with Misys, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Hitachi’s Origin 2.0 Software Gives Oasis Users Additional Motion Free Imaging and Parallel Imaging CapabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. is providing their Oasis users - at no charge - RAPID 3D and RADAR Spin Echo and Balanced SARGE along with the ORIGIN 2.0 software upgrade.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Cleveland Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. imaging Vendors Source Type: news
Parkland Health & Hospital System Selects MRO’s Audit Tracker OnlineEmail this article to a colleague.
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MRO Corp., a provider of electronic release-of-information (ROI), document management and audit tracking solutions for healthcare providers, today announced a contract with Parkland Health & Hospital System (Dallas, Texas) to provide the public academic health system with Audit Tracker Online, a payer audit management program which allows healthcare providers complete managerial oversight and reporting capabilities for all incoming audit requests and denials.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Dallas King of Prussia MRO Corp. Parkland Health & Hospital Texas Vendors Source Type: news
FDA and Everyday Health Collaborate to Expand Reach of Consumer Health InformationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Everyday Health today announced a collaboration that will expand the delivery of the agency's vital consumer health information to the 30 million unique users who visit Everyday Health each month. This joint effort reflects FDA's emphasis on using innovative, technology-based strategies to carry out its mission of protecting and promoting the public health.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Everyday Health Industry News SILVER SPRING U.S. Food and Drug Administration Source Type: news
NYU begins EHR roll outEmail this article to a colleague.
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New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center launched the first phase of its EHR system this month at Trinity Center in lower Manhattan.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
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New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center launched the first phase of its EHR system this month at Trinity Center in lower Manhattan.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Survey: Healthcare isn't ready for HITECH's security breach notification rulesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Business associates who handle private patient information for healthcare organizations are largely unprepared to meet the new data breach related obligations included in the HITECH Act, according to a new survey.
Those affected include billing operations, credit bureaus, benefits management, legal services, claims processing, insurance brokers, data processing firms, pharmacy chains, accounting firms, temporary office personnel and offshore transcription vendors.
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Chicago ID Experts Industry News Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
Intel launches text readerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Intel has launched a handheld mobile reader that allows people with learning disabilities and those with poor vision to photograph text and have it read aloud to them digitally.
Source: E-Health-Insider - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
CCHIT calls for comments on 2011 certification criteriaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The first public comment period for the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology's 2011 development cycle is open through Dec. 11.
The CCHIT will accept comments on the first draft of criteria for behavioral health electronic health records – both stand-alone and as an optional add-on to comprehensive ambulatory EHR certification – as well as add-on certifications for clinical research and dermatology.
After additional rounds of comment and refinement, the new certification options are scheduled to be made available to vendors in July 2010.
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Chicago Industry News information technology Mark Leavitt Vendors Source Type: news
Business associates unprepared for data breachesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many medical business associates—third parties that include billing companies, credit bureaus, insurance brokers, data processing firms, pharmacy chains, accounting firms and offshore transcription vendors—are unprepared to meet new data breach regulations in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Study: RTLS technology can save hospitals time and money, boost careEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study of the use of a real-time location system (RTLS) at Southeastern Regional Medical Center indicates the technology can save hospitals hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, improve clinical outcomes and boost staff morale.
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only Barbara Christe Indiana Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS Industry News LUMBERTON North Carolina Purdue University RadarFind Southeastern Regional Medical Center Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
New York's e-health collaborative heads toward more connectivityEmail this article to a colleague.
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State e-health collaboratives across the country are gearing to submit their operational plans for the health information exchange (HIE) portion of the federal stimulus funds under the HITECH Act. New York eHealth collaborative is no exception, but it finds itself at a critical juncture.
With a new executive director leading the not-for-profit corporation, NYeC is at an "important crossroads" for what its next steps will be, according to Carol Raphael, its board chairwoman.
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Patty Enrado Tags: Online Only Carol Raphael David Whitlinger e-health Industry News Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
McKesson Adds New InterQual Molecular Diagnostics Criteria CustomersEmail this article to a colleague.
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MVP Health Care, Blue Cross of Idaho Among Organizations to Use
Evidence-Based Content for Addressing the Growing Number of Molecular
and Genetic Tests
Source: McKesson News - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Clinical and administrative modules to improve patient care and hospital managementEmail this article to a colleague.
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InterSystems TrakCare Hospital information system project at military hospital set to create electronic clinical registry for all of Chile’s military personnel
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
NanoKTN announces event focused on micro and nanotechnology in drug discoveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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NanoKTN hosts event to raise awareness of the opportunities nanotechnology offers the Pharmaceuticals Industry
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Premier Healthcare Germany partners with Offsurance on medical travel platformEmail this article to a colleague.
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The concept of medical travel, slowly gaining a foothold in North America, took a step forward on the European continent this week with the announcement of a partnership between Premier Healthcare Germany and Offsurance.
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only Dubai International North America Offsurance Premier Healthcare Germany Scotland UAE Source Type: news
Harris Corp. expands government healthcare portfolio with acquisitionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, is seeking a bigger piece of the federal healthcare pie with its acquisition of Patriot Technologies, a provider of healthcare information technology to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only Florida Industry News information Melbourne Patriot Technologies Inc. The Harris Corporation U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Virginia Vendors Source Type: news
Systematic Review of Telemedicine Services for Patients Affected by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Email this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 877-883.
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A Novel Approach to Telemedicine Video Control TechnologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 859-866.
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Managing Asthma with Mobile Phones: A Feasibility StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 907-909.
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Ubiquitous Health Monitoring System for Multiple Users Using a ZigBee and WLAN Dual-NetworkEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 891-897.
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Telemedicine newsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 811-817.
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Exploring Key Factors in the Choice of e-Health Using an Asthma Care Mobile Service ModelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 884-890.
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Do You Have the Right Tools?Email this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 809-810.
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Are At-Home Glucose Monitoring Devices Accurate and Reliable?Email this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 818-824.
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Patient Satisfaction with Physician—Patient Communication During TelemedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 830-839.
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Patient Satisfaction with Physician–Patient Communication During TelemedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 830-839.
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Telenursing: Front-Line Applications of Telehealthcare DeliveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 825-829.
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Using Accelerometers for Physical Actions Recognition by a Neural Fuzzy NetworkEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 867-876.
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New productsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 910-912.
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The Redesign and Re-evaluation of an Internet-Based Telerehabilitation System for the Assessment of Dysarthria in AdultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 9: 840-850.
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