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Scary new tech fears to haunt your HalloweenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the spirit of Halloween, columnist Mike Elgan tries to freak you out with some newly reported threats that could come back to haunt all of us. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - October 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

GE launches new eHealth business unitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As part of its healthymagination enterprise, GE Healthcare has introduced eHealth, a new business unit that is said to connect care providers and patients, and allow for health information sharing across multiple institutions. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Bridging from medical informatics, biometry and epidemiology to medical engineering.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19866509 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Methods of Information in Medicine)
Source: Methods of Information in Medicine - October 31, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Zöllner I, Klar R Tags: Methods Inf Med Source Type: journals

Experts give five tips for improving medication adherenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A group of healthcare and consumer organizations and companies has released five policy recommendations designed to promote better medication adherence, and one of them is use of information technology. The group, which includes the American College of Cardiology, GlaxoSmithKline, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Consumers League and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, says improved adherence will improve patient outcomes and save as much as $300 billion in healthcare costs. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only America GlaxoSmithKline Industry News National Association of Chain Drug Stores National Consumers League New England New England Journal Sally Greenberg the American College United States Washington Source Type: news

Disproportionate share hospitals face IT disadvantagesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Disproportionate share hospitals, which a disproportionately large share of poor patients, are lagging behind other hospitals in adopting electronic health records, according to a new survey. Researchers reported in Health Affairs that without federal funding this digital divide would continue – and expressed concern that any funding would actually reach these hospitals. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 26, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only Ashish Jha Boston George Washington University Harvard information technology John Lumpkin Massachusetts General Hospital RWJF Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news

Once more with feelingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - November 18, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

E-Health Records: Privacy Diagnosis PoorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new survey shows 80 percent of health care organizations reported a data breach within the last year. Perhaps even more disturbing, IT professionals claim management support to protect patient privacy as a priority is lacking. - The vast majority of health care organizations experienced at least one incident of lost or stolen electronic health information in the past year, and 4 percent had more than five patient data breaches, according to a new survey by LogLogic and the Ponemon Institute. Of the 80 percent that reported ... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Product Spotlight: Ambulatory EHRsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Doc EHRs ‘nascent’ The Ambulatory EHR market is far more challenging than the hospital-based EHR market, said Janie Tremlett, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Concordant. “You have all these decentralized independent businesses... I think what’s challenging is that these providers are trying to run their small businesses.” (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 23, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Chip Means Tags: October 2009 Print Concordant e-prescribing Janie Tremblett Janie Tremlett Clinical Toolkit Source Type: news

As Education and Income Rise, Concern About Swine Flu Declines, According to Thomson Reuters SurveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Healthcare Headlines from Thomson Reuters)
Source: Healthcare Headlines from Thomson Reuters - October 23, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations

Physicans awarded more than $92 million by CMSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More than 85,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who properly reported data regarding Medicare services to the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), reaped more than $92 million in incentives in 2008 under the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Health Care Companies Not Ready for HITECH ActEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new survey reveals most health care organizations are not properly prepared to deal with pending privacy and security compliance regulations required under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act. - More than 90 percent of health care companies are not ready to comply with the privacy and security provision of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Crowe Horwath. A part of the Recove... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - November 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Devlin Medical launching at Medica 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Devlin Medical will be launched at the Medica Forum and Exhibition in Dusseldorf from November 18th to the 21st (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - October 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Paragon software enables PHOENIX Healthcare to deliver on doctors’ ordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PHOENIX Healthcare Distribution is using advanced route planning software from Paragon Software Systems to manage its time critical deliveries of medicines (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

California hospital to improve report turnaround with ITEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
St. Rose Hospital, in Hayward, Calif., is implementing a new data management solution in an effort to improve report turnaround for physicians and patients in its cardiovascular department. Hospital officials said physicians should get faster access to echocardiogram and EKG reports through Atlanta-based McKesson’s Horizon Cardiology CVIS. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only California Hayward Kyle Hardy St. Rose Hospital Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news

University researchers to study video games' affect on healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nine universities across the U.S. will divvy up a $1.85 million grant to study the effects of interactive games on health, cognitive ability and change behaviors for people with chronic conditions. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

GE launches €167m innovation fundEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GE has announced the availability of a €167m ($250m) equity fund that will make investments in highly promising and innovative technology companies across the world. (Source: E-Health Europe News)
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 26, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

InterSystems TrakCare selected by leading teaching hospital in the Middle EastEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sharjah Teaching Hospital signs an agreement with InterSystems to implement TrakCare healthcare information system (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - October 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

DH endorses first video gameEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Nintendo Wii Fit Plus has become the first computer game to be endorsed by the Department of Health. (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 26, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Digital plaster trialled in LondonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A digital plaster that can monitor patients' vital signs is being trialled at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for the first time. (Source: E-Health Europe News)
Source: E-Health Europe News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

National Self Care Awareness WeekEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: NHS Connecting for Health)
Source: NHS Connecting for Health - November 9, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: cturner Source Type: organizations