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Indexing 3-D Human Motion Repositories for Content-Based Retrieval
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Content-based retrieval of the similar motions for the human joints has significant impact in the fields of physical medicine, biomedicine, rehabilitation, and motion therapy. In this paper, we propose an efficient indexing approach for 3-D human motion capture data, supporting queries involving both subbody motions as well as whole-body motions.
Source: Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals
Automatic Recognition of Gait Patterns Exhibiting Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Using a Support Vector Machine ApproachEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common disorder that afflicts people across all age groups, and results in various degrees of knee pain. The diagnosis of PFPS is difficult since the exact biomechanical factors and the extent to which they are affected by the disorder are still unknown. Recent research has reported significant statistical differences in ground reaction forces (GRFs) and foot kinematics, which could be indicative of PFPS, but the interrelationship between many of these measures and the pathology have been absent so far. In this paper, we applied the support vector machines (SVMs) to detect PFPS gait...
Source: Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals
A Lossless Compression Method for Medical Image Sequences Using JPEG-LS and Interframe CodingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hospitals and medical centers produce an enormous amount of digital medical images every day, especially in the form of image sequences, which requires considerable storage space. One solution could be the application of lossless compression. Among available methods, JPEG-LS has excellent coding performance. However, it only compresses a single picture with intracoding and does not utilize the interframe correlation among pictures. Therefore, this paper proposes a method that combines the JPEG-LS and an interframe coding with motion vectors to enhance the compression performance of using JPEG-LS alone. Since the interframe...
Source: Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals
Blastocyst Microinjection AutomationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Blastocyst microinjections are routinely involved in the process of creating genetically modified mice for biomedical research, but their efficiency is highly dependent on the skills of the operators. As a consequence, much time and resources are required for training microinjection personnel. This situation has been aggravated by the rapid growth of genetic research, which has increased the demand for mutant animals. Therefore, increased productivity and efficiency in this area are highly desired. Here, we pursue these goals through the automation of a previously developed teleoperated blastocyst microinjection system. Th...
Source: Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals
Microarray Gene Cluster Identification and Annotation Through Cluster Ensemble and EM-Based Informative Textual SummarizationEmail this article to a colleague.
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We present a novel cluster ensemble approach to generate high-quality gene cluster. In our text summarization module, given a gene cluster, our expectation-maximization based algorithm can automatically identify subtopics and extract most probable terms for each topic. Then, the extracted top k topical terms from each subtopic are combined to form the biological explanation of each gene cluster. Experimental results demonstrate that our system can obtain high-quality clusters and provide informative key terms for the gene clusters.
Source: Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals
Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics: SNP/Haplotype Data in Genetic Association Study for Common DiseasesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Comprehensive evaluation of common genetic variations through association of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) structure with common complex disease in the genome-wide scale is currently a hot area in human genome research due to the recent development of the Human Genome Project and HapMap Project. Computational science, which includes computational intelligence (CI), has recently become the third method of scientific enquiry besides theory and experimentation. There have been fast growing interests in developing and applying CI in disease mapping using SNP and haplotype data. Some of the recent studies have demonstrat...
Source: Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals
Estimating the Number of Clusters via System Evolution for Cluster Analysis of Gene Expression DataEmail this article to a colleague.
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The estimation of the number of clusters (NC) is one of crucial problems in the cluster analysis of gene expression data. Most approaches available give their answers without the intuitive information about separable degrees between clusters. However, this information is useful for understanding cluster structures. To provide this information, we propose system evolution (SE) method to estimate NC based on partitioning around medoids (PAM) clustering algorithm. SE analyzes cluster structures of a dataset from the viewpoint of a pseudothermodynamics system. The system will go to its stable equilibrium state, at which the op...
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Greenway Medical Technologies and RelayHealth Connect Physicians with Health 08-31-2009Email this article to a colleague.
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Results Management Service is Starting Point for Community Health
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Source: McKesson News - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
SG&A Consulting, Bycast form storage pactEmail this article to a colleague.
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The SG&A Consulting Group, a PACS, IT infrastructure and storage consulting firm based in Arlington, Texas, and the Vancouver, British Columbia-based Bycast, a provider of storage virtualization software for digital archives and storage clouds, have launched a collaboration to help businesses with their data storage growth challenges.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Sevocity EHR 08 Released With ARRA (Stimulus) CommitmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. announced today the release of Sevocity 08. Sevocity 08 is now available to all current and new Conceptual MindWorks customers. Sevocity 08 is pre-market, conditionally CCHIT Certified by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology and meets the Commission's ambulatory electronic health record criteria for 2008. Pre-market, conditionally certified EHRs are new products that are fully certified once their operational use at a physician office site has been verified.
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Conceptual MindWorks Inc. information technology Sevocity Vendors Source Type: news
ACI's Performance Improvement Methodologies ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Healthcare IT News Events - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: jenna Tags: Boston Industry News Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Payers Source Type: events
Quebec hospitals boost patient turnaround time with PACSEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), which is affiliated with the Réseau Universitaire Intégré de Santé (RUIS) of Université Laval region, is reaping the benefits of a picture archive and communications system implemented months ago.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Agfa HealthCare Canada International Laval Quebec Universite Laval Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
eClinicalWorks tapped for prison-based EHRsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Healthcare IT company eClinicalWorks, based in Westborough, Mass., will provide electronic health records to correctional facilities associated with Correctional Medical Services Inc.
Correctional Medical Services, Inc (CMS), based in St. Louis, Mo., has provided correctional healthcare services to prisoners for more than 30 years. CMS works in 17 states and manages medical services for 10 statewide systems.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Correctional Medical Services Inc. eClinicalWorks Industry News Massachusetts Westborough Vendors Source Type: news
Thomson Reuters Study Finds Healthcare Consumer ConfidenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Healthcare Headlines from Thomson Reuters - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Microsoft, Social Security Administration partner on PHR workEmail this article to a colleague.
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Microsoft has entered into an agreement with the Social Security Administration to test the use of Microsoft's HealthVault application in the SSA disability determination process.
Microsoft and the SSA will develop a technical prototype that will facilitate the delivery of health information to the SSA and the National Health Information Network (NHIN).
Microsoft will also collaborate with the agency to study existing personal health record standards, gaps in those standards and options for filling those gaps.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Industry News Microsoft Social Security Administration Washington Vendors Source Type: news
Harris Teeter supermarket pharmacies roll out flash-drive PHREmail this article to a colleague.
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Harris Teeter supermarket chain, based in Matthews, N.C>, has implemented an electronic health record to improve prescription accuracy in its pharmacy department.
The new EHR, provided by Florida-based Connectyx Technologies Holding Group, Inc., will be implemented in all 118 Harris Teeter stores across the eastern part of the country. The chain is a subsidiary of the Ruddick Corporation and operates 188 stores in North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Maryland, and Delaware, as well as multiple stores in the District of Columbia.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group Inc. Harris Teeter Industry News Kyle Hardy Matthews North Carolina Vendors Source Type: news
IOM: Data collection can erase care disparities based on race, ethnicityEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Institute of Medicine is asking the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to include data on ethnicity, race and language in its standards for electronic health records.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the ONC "should adopt for inclusion in requirements of federally funded healthcare-related programs and electronic health record standards the approach of collecting race, Hispanic ethnicity, granular ethnicity, and language need," the institute's report recommends.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Industry News information technology Washington Source Type: news
Software Seeks To Help Customers Decipher Health BenefitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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"Intuit (INTU), the company that simplified personal finance, hopes to help consumers untangle the complexity of health benefits and medical bills," CNNMoney reports. Earlier this year, Intuit introduced its Quicken Health Expense Tracker.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Twelve Science And Technology Tours Being Held In Conjunction With Pittsburgh's G20 SummitEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will be hosting 12 science and technology tours Sept. 21 in conjunction with the G20 Pittsburgh Summit Sept. 24-25. These tours of cutting-edge research and development will help explain how and why the "eds and meds" sector of Pittsburgh's economy has become a powerful driver of the region's success. The Eds-Meds program will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Syngo DynaCT Cardiac from Siemens: 3D Images for Cardiovascular ImagingEmail this article to a colleague.
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At the ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Congress 2009, Siemens will be demonstrating a new cardiac application for the syngo DynaCT Cardiac imaging application. During transfemoral aortic valve replacement, a heart valve prosthesis gets implanted via peripheral artery access.
Source: eHealth News EU - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info
Philips Launches Latest in Advanced Technology to Help Detect Heart Disease in WomenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) is to unveil its latest advance in heart disease detection, the PageWriter TC50 cardiograph, which uses gender-differentiated criteria to assist in the diagnosis of heart disease in women, where symptoms may be different from men (1). The PageWriter TC50 will have its global launch at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2009.
Source: eHealth News EU - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info
Implementation of a broadband video consultation service for children with posture and movement disordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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We evaluated the implementation of a video consultation service in a regional community of paediatric physiotherapists. Twenty-two paediatric therapists in primary care settings and a rehabilitation centre participated in this study. The implementation comprised three phases: introduction, learning and consultation. Evaluation of the implementation focused on the participants' satisfaction with regard to the implementation procedure, the education received, the technical helpdesk support and the usage of the application once put into practice. The introduction phase was very short (only two sessions) but the learning phase...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Visser, J. J., Bloo, J. K., Grobbe, F. A, Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
Experience with videoconferencing between a neonatal unit and the families' home from the perspective of certified paediatric nursesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Parents of preterm-born infants need support after returning to their homes with their baby. We studied the experience of certified paediatric nurses (CPNs) with the use of videoconferencing between the neonatal intensive care unit and the families' home. Families were given a home videoconferencing unit, which allowed them to contact staff at the neonatal unit, day and night. Over a period of 12 months, ten families used the videoconferencing equipment. Families made a median of 4 telemedicine calls each (range 2–30). Narrative interviews were performed with 10 CPNs after the study ended. Qualitative thematic conten...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lindberg, B., Axelsson, K., Ohrling, K. Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
Feasibility of blood pressure telemonitoring in patients with poor blood pressure controlEmail this article to a colleague.
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We examined the feasibility of using home blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring devices for managing patients with poor BP control. We enrolled 591 subjects with a diagnosis of hypertension. Patients were randomized to usual care (n = 147) or to the intervention arm (n = 441). Those in the intervention arm were issued with a home BP telemonitoring device. The device transmitted BP readings automatically via the home telephone line. Technical alerts were generated if patients did not transmit their BP readings according to the protocol. During the first six months, 693 technical alerts were generated by 267 patients. About hal...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: McCant, F., McKoy, G., Grubber, J., Olsen, M. K, Oddone, E., Powers, B., Bosworth, H. B Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
Telepsychiatry appointments in a continuing care setting: kept, cancelled and no-showsEmail this article to a colleague.
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We reviewed the appointment data for a psychiatry service in California that provided consultations and also therapy through telepsychiatry. Over an 18-month period, there were 7523 telepsychiatry appointments and 115,148 conventional (face-to-face) appointments. A higher proportion of the telepsychiatry appointments was kept (92% telepsychiatry vs. 87% non-telepsychiatry). Also, telepsychiatry appointments were significantly less likely to be cancelled by patients (3.5% vs. 4.8%) and significantly less likely to be no-shows (4.2% vs. 7.8%). These findings were similar in three of the four counties where the service was de...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Leigh, H., Cruz, H., Mallios, R. Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
The attitudes of multiprofessional teams to telehealth adoption in northern Finland health centresEmail this article to a colleague.
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A telehealth network was established between seven health centres, the local university and the university hospital in the Oulu Arc Subregion in a rural area of northern Finland. During the period 2004–2007, the videophone network was used for different types of teleconsultation (orthopaedics, psychiatry, diabetes, rehabilitation), continuing education and various patient care and administrative meetings. Qualitative research with observation and interviews with 30 professionals (physicians, nurses, psychiatric nurses, physiotherapists) was carried out in early 2007 to find out health-care professionals' attitudes to...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Vuononvirta, T., Timonen, M., Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S., Timonen, O., Ylitalo, K., Kanste, O., Taanila, A. Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
Home-based exercise rehabilitation with telemedicine following cardiac surgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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We evaluated the feasibility of a home-based rehabilitation programme, which was designed to resemble an in-hospital rehabilitation programme. Patients who underwent cardiac surgery (EuroSCORE 0–10) followed a one-month home rehabilitation programme supervised by a nurse-tutor and a physiotherapist. Physiotherapy was performed at home with calisthenic exercises and bicycle-ergometer tests. Patients transmitted the recorded ECGs by telephone to a service centre. They also performed a 6-minute walking test and filled in a satisfaction questionnaire at the end of the programme. A total of 47 patients were enrolled in th...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Scalvini, S., Zanelli, E., Comini, L., Tomba, M. D., Troise, G., Giordano, A. Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
Compliance and technical feasibility of long-term health monitoring with wearable and ambient technologiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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We developed a system consisting of both wearable and ambient technologies designed to monitor personal wellbeing for several months during daily life. The variables monitored included bodyweight, blood pressure, heart-rate variability and air temperature. Two different user groups were studied: there were 17 working-age subjects participating in a vocational rehabilitation programme and 19 elderly people living in an assisted living facility. The working-age subjects collected data for a total of 1406 days; the average participation period was 83 days (range 43–99). The elderly subjects collected data for a total of...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Merilahti, J., Parkka, J., Antila, K., Paavilainen, P., Mattila, E., Malm, E.-J., Saarinen, A., Korhonen, I. Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
Telehealth applications in speech-language pathology: a modified narrative reviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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We conducted a modified narrative review of the literature on telehealth applications used in speech-language pathology assessment and treatment. The following databases and information resources were used: MEDLINE, CINAHL, PSYCInfo, ERIC, Digital Dissertations, CSA Social Services Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, On-line ASHA publications and personal contacts. Sixty-two full-text documents were located. Twenty-eight provided sufficient detail to be reviewed using a checklist adapted from the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) recommendations for level of evidence rankings and quality assessment ratin...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Reynolds, A. L., Vick, J. L., Haak, N. J. Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
A telehealth nursing intervention reduces hospitalizations in children with complex health conditionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U Special Kids Program (USK) at the University of Minnesota provides care coordination and case management services by telephone to children with special health-care needs. We measured the effect of the USK programme on hospital resource utilization using a retrospective record review. Information on hospitalizations was collected for children enrolled in the programme for at least two years and validated for accuracy against inpatient claims data. Hospitalizations were classified as planned, unplanned or due to lack of home care. A total of 43 children enrolled in the USK programme between July 1996 and December 2006 ...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Cady, R., Finkelstein, S., Kelly, A. Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
National representative body for e-health in PakistanEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Khoja, S., Durrani, H., Faheem, Z. A. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: journals
J-Co alert urges leadership role in medical error preventionEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert issued Aug. 27 urged healthcare leaders to step up efforts to prevent errors by taking the zero-defect approach used in other high-risk industries, such as aviation and nuclear energy.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - August 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Sharing Information Leads to Better Treatment at the Maggiore della Carità in Novara, ItalyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy is currently installing a RIS/PACS from Carestream Health to manage and archive images from the Department of Radiodiagnostics and facilitate data sharing with Galliate Hospital.
Source: eHealth News EU - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info
Italian hospitals link imaging ITEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Maggiore della Carita in Novara, Italy will install a radiology information system and picture archiving solution to facilitate data sharing with Galliate Hospital.
The RIS/PACS solution from Carestream Health will allow Maggiore della Carita to manage and archive images from Galliate's Department of Radiodiagnostics.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Chip Means Tags: Online Only Galliate Hospital imaging International Italy Novara Source Type: news
New cardiograph offers advanced clinical decision supportEmail this article to a colleague.
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A cardiograph designed for intuitive use and enhanced clinical decision support will be on display at the European Society of Cardiology's 2009 Congress, August 29 through Sept. 2.
The PageWriter TC50 is Royal Philips Electronics' latest product in the cardiography market. The machine is touted for its ability to handle up to 16 leads for a complete view of the heart and the speed and ease of operation its user interface enables.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Chip Means Tags: Online Only Barcelona Congress International Philips Royal Philips Electronics Spain Source Type: news
Minnesota surgery center to automate recordsEmail this article to a colleague.
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St. Cloud Surgical Center, which serves patients across Minnesota, especially in the Twin Cities metro area, will roll out EHR software for perioperative documentation and patient charting.
The center performs procedures in specialties including gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopedics, ENT, pain management, plastic surgery, podiatry and urology.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Minneapolis Minnesota surgery Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
Tuberculosis Disease Diagnosis Using Artificial Neural Network Trained with Genetic AlgorithmEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article presents a study on tuberculosis diagnosis, carried
out with the help of multilayer neural networks (MLNNs). For this purpose, an MLNN with two hidden layers and a genetic algorithm
for training algorithm has been used. The tuberculosis dataset was taken from a state hospital’s database, based on patient’s
epicrisis reports.
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Source: Journal of Medical Systems - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Journal of Medical Systems Source Type: journals
New report pegs state, local government market for health IT at $9.6B by 2014Email this article to a colleague.
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Market research firm INPUT estimates that state and local government health organizations will increase their purchases of healthcare information technology from $7.6 billion in 2009 to $9.6 billion in 2014 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6 percent.
INPUT's Health IT Transformation: FY2009-FY2014 State and Local Market Forecast states that the market will be driven largely by the purchase of electronic health records at public hospitals and health organizations
Key market forces currently shaping the healthcare IT market, according to INPUT include:
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Industry News Reston Source Type: news
CMS issues new ICD-10 fact sheetEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a new fact sheet on the ICD-10 coding system healthcare organizations will be required to use by Oct. 1, 2013.
According to CMS, the new classification system, used by hospitals and physicians both for classifying disease and for billing, will result in significant improvements over the ICD-9 system by providing greater detail and the ability to capture additional advancements in clinical medicine.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Industry News Medicare Washington Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
Texas city claims first Web-based system in the country to track H1N1 virusEmail this article to a colleague.
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The City of Laredo Health Department and the Laredo Independent School District are installing the Argus1 System that city officials say is the first Internet-based medical decision support system in the nation for early identification of H1N1 virus infection and other communicable diseases
Laredo, in the southern part of Texas, is on the Rio Grande river and borders Mexico.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Argus One Systems Inc. communicable diseases decision support system H1N1 virus Laredo Swine Flu Texas Source Type: news
Vendor Notebook - Consumer Health Technologies releases new version of BenefitSpanEmail this article to a colleague.
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Consumer Health Technologies, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based provider of consumer-directed healthcare (CDHC) software and services, has released version 2.7 of its BenefitSpan benefits administration and service aggregation platform, featuring expanded investment options and investment automation capabilities.
Source: Healthcare IT News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only Atlanta Baltimore Cambridge Canada Chattanooga Cloud Consumer Health Technologies Dallas Florida Fort Lauderdale IBM Illinois Lawson Software Massachusetts Minneapolis Minnesota Mississippi New York Oklaho Source Type: news
Pfizer And Private Access Announce Plans To Develop Online Community To Accelerate Clinical ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Recognizing that patient participation in clinical trials is the key to progress in medical research, Pfizer Inc announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Private Access, the innovator in privacy-enhanced search technology, to create a new online community aimed at increasing clinical trial awareness and participation.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Siemens puts IM-RealART on viewEmail this article to a colleague.
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Siemens Healthcare is taking a new solution for cancer therapy to this year's Conference of the European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
Source: E-Health Europe News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Bradford plans Lorenzo expansionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is due to take Lorenzo live in a ward environment in the middle of September.
Source: E-Health-Insider - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
UK leads European research programme with 10 million pound investment in bioscience data handling capacityEmail this article to a colleague.
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The UK has made its first substantial commitment to a major emerging pan-European science project with a £10M investment (25 August) by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).BBSRC has awarded funding to the European Molecular Biology Laboratorys European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), based at Hinxton near Cambridge, to permit a dramatic increase in the institutes data storage and handling capacity. The funding is the first step in developing the existing data resources and IT infrastructure of EMBL-EBI towards its planned role as the central hub of the emerging European Life-Science...
Source: Health Technologies KTN News - August 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
