MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'eWeek Health Care' source. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:50:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3304288&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F9kY6pIv6EPU%2F Microsoft and Eclipsys announced an alliance Feb. 24 that will combine certain Eclipsys health care IT applications with Microsoft's Amalga Unified Intelligence System, which aggregates disparate information for health care organizations. Microsoft's forays into health care IT include not only Amalga, but also its HealthVault, an online depository for patient health care data. Both companies announced that the alliance would more health care organizations existing IT infrastructure more efficient in its information storage and retrieval. - Microsoft and Eclipsys announced an alliance Feb. 24 that will see components of the latters Sunrise Enterprise suite integrated into the former's Amalga Unified Intelligence System, providing health care organizations such as hospitals with increased a... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3304288 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:32:23 +0100 3304288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289474&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FSi-G0WRi8KA%2F Employing a cloud computing solution from Salesforce.com, Acumen will track, manage and report on regional extension centers' efforts for the selection and implementation of electronic health records systems. - The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has selected Acumen Solutions to provide a cloud-computing CRM and project management solution. A division of the HHS (Health amp; Human Services), ONC has been charged with encouraging the adoption of health information... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289474 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:26:41 +0100 3289474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277622&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FE7KFdVIi1Ig%2F The groups pledge to develop interoperability and standards in both the mobile and health care sectors. The goal is to improve the accessibility of health care systems around the world, as well as help to reduce costs. - The GSMA announced a partnership Feb. 15 with the Continua Health Alliance, a nonprofit, open industry organization of health care and technology companies, to promote innovation and drive the use of embedded mobile solutions in health care. The two organizations plan to develop interoperabili... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277622 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:19:56 +0100 3277622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277623&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fr-sTI1aCijI%2F In what Health Discovery says is a first-ever breakthrough, it nears completion of a mobile app that would allow a person to take an image of a mole, lesion or birthmark and receive immediate feedback for a risk assessment for melanoma. - A mobile phone app allowing individuals to take a picture of a mole, lesion or birthmark on their bodies; send the image to Health Discovery; and immediately receive back on their mobile phone a risk assessment for melanoma and other skin cancers is nearing completion. This first-ever melanoma... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277623 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:37:26 +0100 3277623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277624&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FLTOpy2BYuIE%2F Health and Human Services meaningful use workgroup prepared to recommend Feb. 17 that HSS ease some of the standards, including patient engagement, care coordination and public health. Privacy and security standards would not be relaxed. - The Health and Human Service's quot;meaningful use quot; workgroup is expected to propose Feb. 17 easing some of the proposals that health-care providers' electronic health care records are expected to demonstrate in order to receive federal funding. The workgroup is proposing that physicians an... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277624 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:14:39 +0100 3277624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3268309&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F4fH21QXgf5Y%2F The Department of Health and Human Services reports that Recovery Act funds have been released to encourage widespread meaningful use of health IT, including the transition to electronic health records. The funds will also be used to train 15,000 people in job skills needed for careers in health care, IT and other high-growth fields. - The White House has announced quot;nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act awards to help health care providers advance the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology ... and train workers for the health care jobs of the future. The awards will help make health IT available to over 1... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3268309 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:22:02 +0100 3268309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233291&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FG53V4AM0bf0%2F Microsoft has focused on making a number of Bing features more robust over the past few months, offering more information and charts in specific categories such as nutrition. By incorporating data from computational engine Wolfram Alpha, Bing now offers detailed nutritional information on a wide variety of foods; in addition, the search engine now offers a “Recipes” tab that gives the ingredients, directions and nutrition for dozens of consumables. Microsoft evidently hopes that features such as increased nutritional information will help distinguish Bing from Google, its primary competition and the current search-engine market dominator. Bing-related nutrition and recipes also help augment Microsofts forays into healthcare IT. The following images show just what Bing has to offer with... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233291 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:40:01 +0100 3233291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3229159&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F7l1znRr-37A%2F The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The HITECH Act imposes certain requirements on vendors of personal health records (and other related entities) in the event of certain security breaches relating to protected health information. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Gretchen Hellman explains the new HITECH Act compliance requirements, their implications and some best practices for meeting HITECH Act compliance. - In February 2009, President Obama signed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of his overall economic stimulus plan. The HITECH Act continues the effort of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3229159 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:24:50 +0100 3229159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221916&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FM28P1nqAKY4%2F Bill and Melinda Gates announced at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that their foundation would pledge about $10 billion over the next decade to help research and deliver vaccines to children in the developing world. The Gates Foundation estimated that the money could save as many as 8.7 million children over the next decade, at least based on a model developed in conjunction with Johns Hopkins. In addition to vaccination development, the foundation is focusing its attention on education and agricultural initiatives. - Bill and Melinda Gates pledged some $10 billion over the next decade to help research and deliver vaccines to children around the world, making the announcement at the World Economic Forums Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. quot;We mu... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221916 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:17:20 +0100 3221916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3218424&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fg9sAKsWjMcI%2F While small and medium hospitals plan to increase spending on data centers as they anticipate the flood of electronic health records, a host of challenges threaten to undermine the effectiveness of that spending. - Hospital data centers may not be ready for the demand that more patients and digital information will create, according to a survey of hospital IT executives at small and medium hospitals in the U.S., U.K., Canada, China, France and Germany conducted by HIMSS Analytics on behalf of Dell. The ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3218424 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:18:48 +0100 3218424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3218425&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FvoNm4bxDFOo%2F Combining advanced analytics technology developed by the Mayo Clinic and IBM's WebSphere Process Server to model and orchestrate the automated workflow, aneurysm detection is dramatically improving. - Using Mayo Clinic analytics technology with collaboration from IBM's Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center has proven a 95 percent accuracy rate in detecting aneurysms, compared with 70 percent for manual interpretation. The project has examined more than 15 million images from thousands ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3218425 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:41:02 +0100 3218425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3173735&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FtxKWfVUwUYI%2F Physicians are pushing the federal Health Human Services Department to include physician narratives in the proposed regulations for electronic health records. Doctors use the narrative to expand on an assessment and offer subjective and objective evaluations of a case, as well as outline the treatment plan. Some doctors use speech recognition technology for their narratives in EHR systems. The public has 60 days to comment on the HHS regulations. - The Obama administration's push for subsidized electronic health records has entered a new phase, with the public getting two months to comment on recently proposed regulations. However, some physicians are saying that a key requirement is missing and are pressing the federal Health amp; Human Ser... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3173735 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:24:55 +0100 3173735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3147418&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FOnrYAGT0f7E%2F The deal expands SAAS-based AdvancedMD's portfolio to include a SAAS-based electronic health records system. PracticeOne's product line also includes a patient portal that allows Web-based communications between patients and the practice, and mobile access to vital patient information and medical decisions via smartphones. - AdvancedMD Software announced the acquisition Jan. 6 of PracticeOne, a privately held provider of electronic health records software to independent physician practices of all major specialties. The deal allows AdvancedMD, a SAAS (software-as-a-service) provider of medical practice and revenue c... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3147418 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:19:52 +0100 3147418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3147419&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FcTCtHiq0EEk%2F TabSafe introduces a device designed to securely store and dispense all the medication prescribed for a patient and the times scheduled for the medication. Caregivers can check on prescriptions, refill prescriptions and view all the metrics about the patient for that day through a website. - Amid all the glitter of the high tech products being shown at CES this week, TabSafe is quietly promoting its new health IT product: a medication management system. The device is programmed to monitor and distribute needed medications, reducing the chance of an overdose. The device is Web-acc... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3147419 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:13:20 +0100 3147419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3112896&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FT4yJr2quZiA%2F IBM Global Financing has entered into deals with four health care organizations to help them pay for their EHR projects while they await federal stimulus funds. The deals also will enable IBM to collect interest on the financing and raise its profile in the growing health care IT market. - IBM is looking to help health care businesses put their medical records into a digital format while they wait for federal stimulus funds to become available. IBM announced Dec. 22 that its lending unit, IBM Global Financing, has signed new financing agreements with four EHR (electronic health r... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3112896 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:09:27 +0100 3112896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3090891&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FyOI3AacblKE%2F As part of a seven-year deal, Siemens Healthcare will supply its Soarian health IT portfolio to Cape Cod Healthcare, a regional organization looking to improve medical care and efficiency at its facilities. The Cape Cod deal was the latest in a number of Soarian customer wins that Siemens has announced this year. - Cape Cod Healthcare is looking to Siemens Healthcares Soarian health IT software to increase efficiency and improve medical care at the organizations two hospitals and other facilities. Siemens on Dec. 15 announced a seven-year deal with Cape Cod Healthcare that will include applications aimed a... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3090891 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:14:03 +0100 3090891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077268&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F6Ucos71ZQJw%2F As part of the new Recovery Act funding, President Obama pushes health information technology systems for community health care centers. - President Obama is seeding the health care industry with another $88 million in funding for health care centers to adopt new health information technology systems to manage their administrative and financial matters and transfer old paper files to electronic medical records. The initiative is p... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077268 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:06:09 +0100 3077268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3064836&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F9yYTcNhWsUA%2F The seven-year deal between HP and Eli Lilly will enable the pharmaceutical company to put more resources toward its core drug business and not into managing its IT infrastructure. HP Enterprise Services will host Eli Lillys employee computing and messaging environment, offer service desk and on-site support, and provide external Web hosting. - Hewlett-Packard has signed a seven-year agreement with Eli Lilly and Co. to manage the pharmaceutical companys computing and messaging infrastructures. Under terms of the deal, announced Dec. 2, HP Enterprise Services formerly its EDS unit will host more than 45,000 mailboxes across all of Eli ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3064836 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:23:51 +0100 3064836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3064837&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F3QmWpizPs0U%2F Canopy Financial COO Jeremy Blackburn could be going to jail for a very long time for fraud. The health care software company executive is accused of creating fake audit reports, phony bank statements and transferring unauthorized funds to his personal accounts. Both the Justice Department and SEC have filed complaints against the executive. - Canopy Financial, a health care software company, is on the hot seat for misleading and defrauding investors and auditors on its financial health. Canopy's COO, Jeremy Blackburn, is facing both criminal and civil charges and faces a potential 20-year prison sentence and civil fines of $250,00... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3064837 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:53:45 +0100 3064837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3020547&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F0VPLuL_q5aU%2F Verizon is rolling out its Telehealth Collaboration Services, which aid health care organizations in setting up online collaboration environments to help physicians connect remotely with patients and other health care professionals. Verizon also will help organizations design and implement the telehealth environments. Other vendors, such as Cisco Systems, also are getting into the telehealth field, which one analyst company says could grow into a $6.1 billion market annually. - Verizon is looking to bring its collaboration capabilities to the health care field. Verizon on Nov. 23 unveiled its Telehealth Collaboration Services, designed to let health care professionals collaborate remotely via the Internet with patients and other professionals in the field. Customers a... (Source: eWeek He... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3020547 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:31:53 +0100 3020547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3014070&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fronqni2yeiA%2F Dells Medical Clinical Computing solution is designed to make it easier for hospital personnel to gain access to the information and applications they need. The client virtualization offering keeps the information and data stored in the data center, and lets physicians and other health care professionals access them through such devices as laptops, handhelds and thin clients. Dell is leveraging its acquisition of Perot in developing this offering. - Dell is moving quickly to expand its services capabilities in the wake of its $3.9 billion purchase of Perot Systems, rolling out a health care solution designed to make it easier for hospital personnel to quickly access patient medical records. Dell is unveiling its MCC (Medical Clinical Computi... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3014070 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:20:34 +0100 3014070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2986817&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FCR3ESkMSEuU%2F 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) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2986817 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:23:25 +0100 2986817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2979130&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FrWS-pjVpB3Y%2F Intel is rolling out a device aimed at helping people with reading disabilities or blindness hear the written word. The Intel Reader takes printed text and reads it aloud, and can be combined with Intels Portable Capture Station, which collects and stores large amounts of text, such as book chapters or entire books. The goal is give the 55 million U.S. citizens with reading disabilities access to the books and other printed texts that everyone can read, according to Intels Digital Health Group. - Intel is introducing a mobile device designed to help people who have difficulty reading printed text. Intels Reader device, which is about the size of a paperback book and is powered by Intels Atom processor, takes printed text, converts it to digital text and then reads it out loud to the reade... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2979130 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:09:41 +0100 2979130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2961039&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FQ1QCJOxBqAM%2F Combining Adobe's LiveCycle Enterprise Suite with IntraLinks' solutions for secure collaboration, companies aim to turn the document-intensive clinical trial process into a paperless experience. - IntraLinks and Adobe are teaming up to develop solutions that will automate cross-organization data capture and submission-based business processes within the life sciences industry. The initial solution IntraLinks and Adobe are bringing to market addresses the document-intensive clinical trial p... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2961039 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:25:24 +0100 2961039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2956531&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FTcAsntREEig%2F Microsoft will debut an online video series, Health Tech Today, starting on Nov. 10. The upcoming show will focus on how health and information technology intersect. Microsoft's cloud-based repository for patient information, HealthVault, is just one of the health care IT-related applications and products that companies ranging from Google and Intel to Oracle have been pushing into the public sphere. - Microsoft will debut an online video series, Health Tech Today, exploring the intersection of health and information technology on Nov. 10. While details of the show remain largely under wraps, Microsoft posted a video trailer for the show on the Microsoft HealthBlog. The show will be hosted ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2956531 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:31:35 +0100 2956531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2932625&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F1xmsnA8U_jM%2F The Center for Democracy and Technology is the latest to find fault with the Department of Health and Human Services' data breach rules for personal health records. Under the current interim rules health care organizations that use encryption or destruction, no breach notification is necessary, but for those who don't, the health organization makes the call on whether the breach is harmful enough to trigger a breach notification. - The Department of Health and Human Services should replace its controversial harm standard for triggering a personal health record data breach notification with a risk assessment approach that requires organizations to determine whether the data was actually viewed or acquired by an unauthorized... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2932625 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:27:17 +0100 2932625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2910284&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FS36HtM6tjR0%2F 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) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2910284 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:25:42 +0100 2910284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2873733&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FE4zkNVToPW8%2F A new site offers a self-assessment and helps people determine whether their symptoms could be caused by the H1N1 flu virus. - Microsoft Oct. 7 announced a new Website, the H1N1 Response Center, which provides users with relevant content and allows consumers to gauge symptoms and receive guidance using an H1N1 self-assessment service. The site offers consumers a self-assessment licensed from medical and public health expert... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2873733 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:38:27 +0100 2873733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2867220&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F0hLrM2GgVyc%2F A new survey shows the IT industry generally supports health care reform, including a public option, but concerns center on higher taxes and more government involvement. - Mirroring the current congressional debate, the IT industry generally supports health care reform but is uneasy with many of the legislative solutions currently on the table. According to a survey released Oct. 6 by CompTIA, the IT industry is closely watching the debate, particularly provisions inv... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2867220 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:31:09 +0100 2867220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2864065&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FnAWWS-4ZhOM%2F IBM scientists are developing a technology that will enable physicians and other researchers to quickly and easily read and analyze strands of DNA, an advancement that could lead to greater personalized health care. The scientists are looking to create a “DNA transistor” in which a DNA molecule is threaded through a 3-nm “nanopore” and the genetic information is analyzed. The key challenge is finding a way to control the speed in which the DNA runs through the nanopore. Health care providers armed with an individuals genetic information can more easily determine diseases to which the patient is predisposed, and which treatments would work best. - IBM scientists are developing a chip that can easily and quickly read strands of DNA, a development that could lead to more personalized hea... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2864065 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:49:29 +0100 2864065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2853634&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FWWw2FD5R-Xs%2F Chairmen of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee remind Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that Congress considered and rejected the very rules that now trigger a health IT data breach notification. - Two key chairmen of U.S. House committees Oct. 1 urged HHS (Health and Human Services) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to revise or appeal the agency's controversial quot;harm standard quot; that would trigger a personal health record data breach notification. Under the current rules, companies t... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2853634 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:46:06 +0100 2853634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2848617&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FirP6Zwl-PFw%2F New service offers tools and widgets to organize and monitor health information stored in their personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts. - MSN released Oct. 1 a beta form of My Health Info, a new online service that helps people manage their health information. The service offers a variety of tools and widgets to upload, organize and monitor health information stored in their personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts. HealthVault, ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2848617 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:51:02 +0100 2848617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2853635&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FirP6Zwl-PFw%2F The My Health Info beta service offers tools and widgets with which to organize and monitor health information stored in personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts. - MSN released Oct. 1 a beta form of My Health Info, an quot;online service that helps people manage their health information on the Web, quot; Microsoft said in a statement. The service quot;offers people a variety of tools and widgets [with which] to upload, organize and monitor health informa... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2853635 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:46:22 +0100 2853635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2822177&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FCBiMwSZgubI%2F Like applications that help you lead a greener, more environmentally friendly lifestyle, applications dedicated to improving your health and fitness are a growing presence on Apple's App Store. Many are free or priced below $5, and the more expensive apps will give you a detailed tour through human anatomy. Keep in mind Apple divides the health apps into two categories: Healthcare and Fitness and Medical Here's a list of ten applications that teach you how to lead a healthier existence-of course, you still have to do the work yourself, so close down that MonkeyBall application and start counting calories.By Nathan Eddy - ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2822177 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:40:20 +0100 2822177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2802246&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FLZOJsJOxncs%2F Under new rules developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, HIPAA-covered health care providers, health plans and other health entities must notify patients of data breaches involving their health information. Unless, of course, they decide not to. - Data breach notification rules for health entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act take effect Sept. 23. Under the rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, (PDF) health care providers and health plans will be required to notify individuals of... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2802246 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:27:52 +0100 2802246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2783914&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F0p1EqYK7GDw%2F While the Obama administration's drive to dramatically increase health IT spending portends a financial bonanza for vendors, the boom will not come without risks. - The U.S. health IT market is set for disruptive change, predicts a new report by INPUT. The key drivers of the change will occur as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and national health care legislation increase the need for innovative health care technology that also reduces costs. Co... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2783914 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:35:15 +0100 2783914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2783915&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FSqlUHp87ATE%2F Dell is rolling out a package of hardware, software and services designed to make it easier and less costly for hospitals and their affiliated physicians adopt electronic medical records. EMR systems not only promise to make healthcare less costly and more efficient, but also is a key goal behind the federal governments economic stimulus package. Dells solution would be hosted by the hospital or a Dell partner, and would include Dell hardware and third-party applications. - Dell is offering hospitals and their affiliated physicians an electronic medical information system that removes the barriers of complexity and cost from the equation. Dell on Sept. 10 announced its Affiliated Physicians EMR offering, a combination of hardware, software and support that will mak... (Source: eWeek Healt... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2783915 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:09:57 +0100 2783915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2773477&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FlJU39R_1XZs%2F New $8.1 million, 12-month add-on contract will provide applications development to the Disability Evaluation System as well as the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application. - EDS signed Sept. 8 an $8.1 million, 12-month add-on contract with the DoD (U.S. Department of Defense) Military Health System to make technical enhancements to several Defense Health Information Management Systems. The contract extends the 16-year relationship between EDS, an HP company, and the ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2773477 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:21:46 +0100 2773477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2728320&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FKdTZ33kHiaI%2F For health care providers, health plans and other entities -- including business associates of covered entities -- that do not encrypt their health IT data, new regulations require prompt notifications to consumers in the event of a data breach. - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued new regulations requiring health care providers, health plans and other entities covered by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) to notify individuals when their health information is breached. The breach notific... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2728320 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:08:43 +0100 2728320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2721819&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FwpeBT4SgzTg%2F While Congress debates and dithers over what should be part of health care reform, one item is already a certainty. IT companies are about to cash in on a financial bonanza. First up: $1.2 billion in grants to help health care providers convert to electronic medical records. - The great debate of August will be long remembered for the furor over health care reform. Over time, though, the summer of 2009 may well be better noted as when America got serious about converting to electronic medical records. As a part of the stimulus package President Obama signed into law i... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2721819 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:32:32 +0100 2721819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2721820&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FQOWF_sPEiAw%2F The U.S. government announced grants of almost $1.2 billion to help hospitals and health care providers establish and use electronic health records and build out their IT infrastructures to support storing these new records. - CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government announced grants of almost $1.2 billion on Thursday to help hospitals and health care providers establish and use electronic health records. The grants include $598 million to set up some 70 health information technology centers to help health care institu... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2721820 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:42:04 +0100 2721820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2717929&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FJJ3dl2kLYgM%2F The variety of sensors for measuring a growing array of vital signs and symptoms continues to grow at a strong rate with patient monitoring devices expected to deliver $950 million in revenue over the next five years. Devices include pills containing a digestible radio that will confirm when medication has been taken. - Wireless devices that monitor patients' condition and report the data to health care providers are expected to show a 77 percent compound annual growth rate resulting in global revenue of almost $950 million by 2014, according to a new study from ABI Research. The report notes that the variety of... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2717929 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:26:00 +0100 2717929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2689906&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F6-9U93q_uGI%2F Combined with a wireless monitor, the new Accent RF pacemaker allows a patients clinic to be informed on the status of the pacemaker through a home monitoring system. - Wireless in a heartbeat took on a new meaning with the first U.S. implant of the Accent RF pacemaker. Combined with remote sensoring capabilities, the Accent allows doctors to more efficiently monitor patients, while patients enjoy the convenience of care from home. Thanks to the device made by S... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2689906 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:41:23 +0100 2689906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2672888&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fl8D-pjZ7Fdo%2F Aneesh Chopra, making his first public Silicon Valley visit, acknowledges that large sections of the federal government's IT are probably 15 to 20 years out of date, but he also reports that certain pockets are well-equipped and working productively at this time. - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra made his first visit to Silicon Valley Aug. 4 and said he generally wants to speed up the pace of IT innovation and, in particular, new IT procurement and deployment not only in the government, but also in health care and education. Chopra, sele... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2672888 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:05:33 +0100 2672888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2669206&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fc0bjvqzDv7k%2F Not pushing your PC to the max? Intel's new Facebook app asks users to let it siphon off unused processing power for research projects focused on cancer, HIV and Alzheimer's cures, as well as climate change studies and attempts to combat malaria in Africa. - Intel has teamed up with Facebook to harness the processing power, and compassion, necessary to pursuing research projects aimed at finding cures for cancer, HIV, Alzheimer's and other diseases. On Aug. 3, Intel launched a beta Facebook application called Progress Thru Processors, which use... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2669206 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:02:46 +0100 2669206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2665406&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FmeKkoHwWiaY%2F While iPhone Apps attract a good deal of publicity, other mobile-device makers have been busy populating their own application stores with programs devoted to nearly every aspect of life. Research In Motion's growing ecosystem of apps seems tailored to show users that the BlackBerry can be more than a simple business device. Health care and medical services represent one of the growing segments of BlackBerry apps. Whether the user is a typical consumer looking for calorie information or a health care professional needing to check patient data while on the move, the following 10 apps could prove useful in the realm of health. - ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2665406 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:08:04 +0100 2665406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2651771&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fkjwp5elQ8Eg%2F In an op-ed piece, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said the United States needs to move away from a centralized health care system to a distributed one, where people take a greater responsibility for their well-being and technology can help connect them with their health care providers. Otellinis comments come as health care moves to the forefront of the national debate, and as technology vendors like Intel and Cisco look for ways that technology can be used to increase the reach of health care while lowering its costs. - Intel CEO Paul Otellini believes the national debate around health care reform needs to move away from doctors in hospital and toward individuals in their homes. Weighing in on the issue that is at the forefront of the Obama administrations agenda, Otellini in an op-ed piece in ... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2651771 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:09:19 +0100 2651771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2647111&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FYRIRfxY7eFg%2F Cancer Treatment Centers of America upgrades to HP ProLiant servers, deploying more than 500 Hewlett-Packard servers across hospitals in suburban Chicago, Philadelphia, suburban Phoenix, and Tulsa, Okla. - Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a national network of hospitals, has upgraded its entire technological infrastructure to HP ProLiant servers. The technology upgrade is expected to increase system performance, uptime and reliability. The hospitals depend on such infrastructure in order to op... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2647111 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:57:28 +0100 2647111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635838&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2219184%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 Microsoft touts St. Joseph Health System's installation of Azyxxi, its health care data management platform, as the largest to date. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635838 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635837&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2222205%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 The data loss includes HIV and hepatitis patient histories for an undetermined number of people. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635837 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635836&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2224631%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 The device, embedded on an RFID chip, could face an uphill battle in the face of cancer reports. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635836 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635835&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2227274%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 Business intelligence expands Opportunity International's ability to help people climb out of poverty. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635835 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635834&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2226498%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 Here are just a few of the technologies that are poised to make a business impact in the future. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635834 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635833&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2230667%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 A new network applicance targets the healthcare industry and other heavily-regulated markets. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635833 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635832&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2230970%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 While Dell is rolling out its first tablet, Toshiba is offering an updated version of its Portege tablet PC line. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635832 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635831&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2238439%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 The $430 million deal will grow Philips' technology presence in U.S. hospitals. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635831 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635830&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2242250%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 The Dell agreement comes in response to CIOs and administrators demanding combined software and hardware solutions and lowered storage hardware costs. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635830 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635829&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eweek.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C1759%2C2246021%2C00.asp%3Fkc%3DEWRSS04069TX1K0000695 Physicians and patients are clamoring for online health records, but few are using the crude systems now in place. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635829 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:05:22 +0100 2635829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2632252&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FuQ4sf9bP5pk%2F The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act promises massive new opportunities for the health care industry with the widespread adoption and use of electronic health records, but a new study finds the industry is ill-prepared to meet the security challenges. - While health care and life sciences companies are on the brink of new opportunities with the widespread adoption and use of EHR (electronic health records) technologies called for under the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), the industries are not prepared to meet the challenges o... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2632252 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:58:56 +0100 2632252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2647112&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FuQ4sf9bP5pk%2F The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act promises massive new opportunities for the health care industry with the widespread adoption and use of electronic health records, but a new study finds the industry is ill-prepared to meet the security challenges. - While health care and life sciences companies are on the brink of new opportunities with the widespread adoption and use of electronic health records technologies called for under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the industries are not prepared to meet the challenges of managing the ri... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2647112 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:32:24 +0100 2647112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2628308&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FHSRIIytjh6A%2F An ABI Research report predicts that about 15 million mobile and wireless health devices will be in use by early 2012 for the purpose of remotely monitoring the well-being of elderly or at-risk people, despite patchy insurance coverage for these systems. Using embedded cellular connectivity, so-called telehealth devices can collect vital signs wirelessly from a range of external devices such as weight scales and blood pressure cuffs. - Cellular modules built into end-use medical devices will be one of the primary drivers of wireless quot;telehealth quot; over the next 24 months, according to a study released July 22 by ABI Research. quot;Some 15 million such systems are forecast to be in use mainly in North America by early... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2628308 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:06:57 +0100 2628308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607866&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FXFSRuwocyxg%2F Intel is adding more connectivity options to its Intel Health Guide, a simple white box designed to give patients information about their health and virtually link them with their physicians and caregivers. In April, Intel and General Electric jointly announced that they would invest $250 million over five years to develop and promote health care IT technologies such as the Intel Health Guide. - Intel announced on July 16 that it would install more connectivity options in its Intel Health Guide, a compact white box with a screen that allows users to check their recent health history and connect with a physician or health care provider. The updated Intel Health Guide will have the abil... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607866 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:04:14 +0100 2607866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2586250&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FkQcXK-ZpmWY%2F Driven by $20 billion in stimulus funds for digital medical records, a research firm sees a boom for Wi-Fi RTLS hardware and software, access points, managed services, and pure Wi-Fi and dual-band handsets. - Worldwide sales of Wi-Fi-enabled health care products will hit $4.9 billion in 2014, according to ABI Research, an increase of nearly 70 percent over 2009 levels. The predicted boom is based on the $20 billion of stimulus funds dedicated to the digitizing of medical records and Congress' pending... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2586250 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:57:27 +0100 2586250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2565263&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fas4OgHcMfZs%2F Since Apple launched the App Store in July 2008, users have downloaded more than 1 billion iPhone apps with a variety of uses (or non-uses, if you consider all the games and procrastination tools currently on the market for the device). Companies such as Google, Salesforce.com and Oracle have even introduced enterprise apps for the consumer-centric devices, aiming to solidify their hold on the ever-expanding mobile market. One of the most vital areas of peoples' lives, of course, is health care, and to that end, several iPhone apps have rolled out that allow both patients and physicians to monitor care, keep track of treatments or even see the amount of sleep they're getting. The following apps all available from the iTunes App Store aspire to put health care IT in the palm of one's han... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2565263 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:02:43 +0100 2565263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2480033&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FnJYhP6LUXCg%2F Microsoft joins with the American Medical Association to allow physician access to patients' online Microsoft HealthVault records, which contain self-reported medical history. Microsoft has previously entered into HealthVault partnerships with medical institutions such as the Mayo Clinic. - Microsoft is collaborating with the American Medical Association, allowing physicians to access patient records stored on Microsoft's HealthVault application via a Web-based portal. That portal, currently being beta tested, will be launched in early 2010. The AMA is developing the portal with ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2480033 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:32:35 +0100 2480033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2450023&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FbEFb6lb5bBA%2F IBM wins accolades for new mathematical prediction models to help determine the best drug combinations for any given HIV genetic variant. IBM reports it has won a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate for its health care IT work. - IBM said June 2 it has won a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate for its contributions to the EuResist Network GEIE research project for AIDS treatment. Developed by IBM researchers in Haifa, Israel, the project's new technologies and mathematical models help choose the best drug combinations... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2450023 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:14:52 +0100 2450023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2450024&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F3B_CL06-yoQ%2F A deal with Merck Co. enhances Microsoft Amalga Life Sciences, accelerating basic research and driving personalized medicine. - Microsoft signed an agreement June 1 with Merck amp; Co. to acquire certain assets of Rosetta Biosoftware, enabling Microsoft to incorporate genetic, genomic, metabolomic and proteomics data management software into the Microsoft Amalga Life Sciences platform for enhanced translational research ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2450024 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:35:23 +0100 2450024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444287&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FveHsEGDxcXg%2F In this eWEEK podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Identity Finder CEO Todd Feinman explains why the lack of a holistic approach to identity management is exacerbating the current IT crisis in the health care sector. - Audio Podcast Content.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444287 Sat, 30 May 2009 17:18:41 +0100 2444287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2408187&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FQ1vFd61L7gQ%2F Google is attempting to refine its health-related search by asking users if they're experiencing the symptoms or conditions theyre Googling about. Google claims it will use the survey to collect real-world statistics on how potentially sick users use the site, perhaps using the data to craft a more granular health-related search experience. Googles health initiatives regarding swine flu recently attracted a great deal of attention. - st1\:* Google is performing a short-term experiment involving its users health-related searches. The company, claiming it wants to better refine its health-search-related processes by quot;understanding how people search when theyre feeling sick, quot; wants to start diff... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2408187 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:36:09 +0100 2408187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400618&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fr57REGFe6aU%2F GE's Healthymagination initiative aims to reduce health care costs, improve the quality of care and expand health care access for millions of people. - General Electric announced May 7 it will invest $3 billion over the next six years in health care innovation. The company also said it would will commit $2 billion of financing and $1 billion in related GE technology and content to improve health care IT and health in rural and underserved areas.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400618 Sun, 10 May 2009 17:10:31 +0100 2400618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2384274&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FuSgglBNnOac%2F Electronic health records need a nudge from the government if the technology is to become widespread, the nation's new health information technology czar said on Thursday. - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Electronic health records need a nudge from the government if the technology is to become widespread, the nation's new health information technology czar said on Thursday. quot;It is clear that this field has not advanced (enough) ... when left exclusively to the private ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2384274 Sun, 03 May 2009 21:55:18 +0100 2384274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2371362&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FViOizyOI9tI%2F Whether or not it will evolve into a true pandemic, or merely a panic, swine flu has dominated the news for the past several days. Social-networking tools, including Twitter, have been tracing the spread of the disease in near-real-time, while Google Flu Trends, a Web service provided by Google.org, and Wikipedia have also been keeping continual tabs. The swine flu outbreak has so far killed dozens of people in Mexico, and cases have been reported in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Canada and Israel. While social-networking tools have been vital in tracing its spread, some pundits have argued that sites such as Twitter only pour gasoline on the fires of panic, potentially leading to dangerous consequences. But the rapid dissemination of information across Web 2.0 cou... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2371362 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:30:07 +0100 2371362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2371363&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fw1YHAV-QLRA%2F Google decided to respond to claims that Google Health, its health care IT service devoted to collecting users medical information, can import and display incorrect data. Health care IT has become an increasingly important segment of the IT industry, with major players ranging from Google to Microsoft rolling out continuously updated solutions for patients and caregivers. - Google is responding to claims that its Google Health solution, which allows users to collect their medical information in an online account and then port it to their health care provider, has the potential to display inaccurate information. The controversy that erupted earlier in April 2009... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2371363 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:26:07 +0100 2371363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2371364&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FM0OXOoxpIBs%2F The proposed Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 would create a federal agency and grant program to develop open-source electronic health records and an open-source exchange model. - Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia introduced legislation April 24 that would fast-track open-source electronic health records. The Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 aims to build upon the Department of Veterans Affairs' use of open-source health records as well as the ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2371364 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:43:54 +0100 2371364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2357893&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FegU-vvtL310%2F Microsoft's HealthVault technology will be used as the foundation for Mayo Clinic Health Manager, a personal health record service that the Mayo Clinic will use to allow patients to monitor their conditions and share information with their caregivers. Google already has a number of agreements with organizations over the use of Google Health, its own personal medical-record service. - Microsoft joined together with the Mayo Clinic to launch Mayo Clinic Health Manager, an online application built on Microsofts HealthVault technology that will allow patients to store medical information and quot;receive individualized health guidance and recommendations based on the clinical ex... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2357893 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:13:10 +0100 2357893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2334507&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FE_ct1Yzmiaw%2F Google Health, Google's health care IT solution, has been taken to task by physicians who say the billing information it uses for some patients' electronic medical records can give an inaccurate picture of their health conditions. Since rolling out in Feb. 2008, Google Health has been positioned as competition for Microsoft's health care IT offerings, as well as sites such as WebMD. - Google is encountering protests from users who say the information its Google Health beta Website presents has the potential to be inaccurate when it comes to electronic medical records. Much of the online traffic over the issue has stemmed from one particular case, that of kidney cancer surv... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2334507 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:32:22 +0100 2334507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2334508&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FTFiOJ3C3G-s%2F President Obama says the United States will create a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record for military personnel. The electronic health records will be designed to move with personnel throughout their military careers and afterward. - President Obama said April 9 the United States has taken the first steps to create portable electronic health records for all military personnel. Under the plan, the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs will ultimately be able to seamlessly communicate the health record... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2334508 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:03:26 +0100 2334508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2334509&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fiwn5Wtx4Ooc%2F Our National healthcare system is about to become a lot more efficient. Thats because Sun Microsystems is partnering with the federal government to help create a secure technology platform to connect federal health agencies and private heath institutions into the National Health Information Network. Cisco is also joining in as they aim to Improve Nurse Communications. Theyve released the Cisco Nurse Connect solution, which integrates nurse communications applications onto Ciscos wireless IP phones. Salesforce.com is rolling out Mobile Lite. Its a free offering that gives its customers access to the Salesforce CRM on their iPhone, BlackBerry or Microsoft Windows Mobile-equipped handsets. SAP has expanded the reach of its SAP BusinessObjects Edge solutions, now allowing small to midsize... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2334509 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:44:23 +0100 2334509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310396&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FLJIgiVO3Cz0%2F Sun open-source software, including GlassFish and Java technologies, will be the backbone of a national network designed to offer a secure technology platform so public and private health agencies can exchange electronic medical records and other information over the Internet. Creating a more efficient and secure way to exchange such medical information will lead to better patient treatment and improved public health, supporters say. - Sun Microsystems is partnering with the federal government to help create a secure technology platform to connect federal health agencies and private heath institutions to the National Health Information Network. The goal of the NIHN, which has been under development for almost two years, is to ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310396 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:53:42 +0100 2310396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310399&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FM0_25-I1cnA%2F OASIS demonstrates health care IT privacy standards in a multivendor interoperability demo at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Chicago. - OASIS demonstrated implementation of health care privacy standards in a multivendor interoperability demo at the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference in Chicago held April 4 to 8. The demonstration, which is part of the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase, is host... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310399 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:22:58 +0100 2310399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310402&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FJaxA3-j6Es8%2F A survey commissioned by Cisco shows that patient care can be hindered and hours wasted by poor communications technologies for nurses. The vendor wants to change that with the Cisco Nurse Connect solution, which integrates nurse communications applications onto Ciscos wireless IP phones. The Cisco offering will help nurses improve communications with patients and caregivers, and reduce the amount of time nurses have to spend tracking down information from other people. - Cisco Systems is looking to improve communications capabilities for nurses. At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference in Chicago April 6, Cisco unveiled its Cisco Nurse Connect solution, which integrates nurse call applications from third-party vendors with Ciscos U... (Source: eWeek Health ... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310402 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:14:11 +0100 2310402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310405&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fxfz7BVol3yg%2F Dell launches IdeaStorm for Health and Life Sciences, an online community for collective IT-related brainstorming for health care improvement. IdeaStorm comes on the heels of a planned Intel-General Electric collaboration on health care tech and not coincidentally billions of dollars of government funding for electronic health care improvements. - Dell launched on April 6 IdeaStorm for Healthcare and Life Sciences, an online community for collecting ideas on how to improve health care with IT solutions. Users register and post ideas, which other users can vote to quot;Promote, quot; earning the idea 10 points, or quot;Demote, quot; whi... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310405 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:45:53 +0100 2310405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310408&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FMZBmZ7AVzb8%2F Intel and General Electric plan on investing $250 million over the next five years in a joint partnership to develop health care IT technologies, including the Intel Health Guide, a box that allows users to check both their recent health history and communicate with their health care provider. In a presentation in New York, both companies predicted that the market for telehealth and home health monitoring will reach $7.7 billion by 2012, as the United States faces a growing number of citizens over the age of 65. To service that core group, Intel and GE will explore technologies in areas including fall prevention, medication compliance, sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease. Both Intel CEO Paul Otellini and General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt see increased health care IT investment as... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310408 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:50:28 +0100 2310408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310411&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FXw8EXI-xTUY%2F Intel and General Electric are planning to spend $250 million over the next five years in a joint health care IT partnership, a key component of which will be the marketing and sale of the Intel Health Guide. Intel CEO Paul Otellini and GE CEO Jeff Immelt said they plan to focus on research and development in a number of areas ranging from fall prevention to medication compliance. - NEW YORK - Intel and General Electric will invest $250 million over the next five years in a joint partnership to develop health care IT technologies. The resulting products will be aimed at chronic disease management and assisting independent living for seniors. GEs Healthcare division wil... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310411 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:26:15 +0100 2310411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310414&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FhkKW1_hn3tw%2F Intel and GE are expected March 2 to announce a partnership that will focus on creating health care IT products. Both Intel and GE have invested heavily in health care technology. - BOSTON, April 1 (Reuters) U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co and Intel Corp, the world's largest chip maker, have scheduled a joint press conference for Thursday, and are expected to discuss an alliance in health care, according to a source with knowledge of the plans. The companies' respe... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310414 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:52:32 +0100 2310414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310417&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FHUwcwJLgqEY%2F Google Health is participating in a pilot program to let Medicare beneficiaries in Arizona and Utah import their Medicare claims data into Google Health, the search giants medical record-storing solution. Google is working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the project, which is supposedly the first of many CMS programs that will test how the government can give beneficiaries access to their medical data online. - Google has announced that it will be working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a pilot program that will let Medicare beneficiaries in Arizona and Utah import their claims data into Google Health. Google recently enabled users of Google Health to share their medical record... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310417 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:44:36 +0100 2310417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2288956&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FIIzNW8vQmq4%2F Dell, Panasonic, Motion Computing and General Dynamics Itronix are all competing for attention in the growing rugged computing space - which, in addition to laptops, convertible notebooks, UMPCs, tablets and smartphones, now even includes a rugged digital pen. The desire for mobility is increasing, laptop shipments are exceeding desktops for the first time and government funds are poised to encourage development in industries #151including construction and health care #151that are benefiting from rugged mobile devices. eWEEK is featuring just a handful of the products that have recently debuted or been updated. With competition increasing as more vendors join the space, durability is being improved, battery life is being extended #151often through Intel technology #151screens are... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2288956 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:08:03 +0100 2288956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2288957&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FsbQ0wg7tSK0%2F In this eWEEK podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, the vice president for Information on Demand in IBM's Information Group, Tom Inman, explains what needs to be really done to take IT in health care to a higher level. - Audio Podcast Content.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2288957 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:28:20 +0100 2288957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2270095&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FaZboZW26GNI%2F Thanks to new federal spending on health care IT, more and more doctors are likely to turn to e-prescribing instead of more traditional ways of writing prescriptions for patients. This move to more electronics records is likely to increase the need for IT infrastructure in hospitals. - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As many as 75 percent of U.S. doctors will be writing electronic prescriptions within five years, thanks to new federal spending to encourage e-prescribing, according to a forecast released on Monday. The economic stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama last month ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2270095 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:20:32 +0100 2270095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2252089&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F1kdXdWlet3c%2F IBM researchers and doctors at a Denmark hospital have developed a new type of three-dimensional computer application that makes keeping track of patient records easier. The goal is to cut down on paperwork by using health care IT. - COPENHAGEN (Reuters) Physicians at Thy-Mors hospital in Denmark and IBM have developed patient record software that uses a three-dimensional computer model of the human anatomy to visualize a patient's medical information. The new software is expected to give doctors a better overview of a pati... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2252089 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:03:59 +0100 2252089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2252090&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FUjViVpa7SOw%2F In this eWEEK podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, the CEO of the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), Dan Nutkis, talks about what's right and wrong with healthbcare IT as we know it today. - Audio Podcast Content.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2252090 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:25:09 +0100 2252090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2238105&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FKtZXF_Vk6xg%2F In this eWEEK podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, the senior product marketing manager for the archive division of Hitachi Data Systems, Rob Mossi, talks about storage strategies for coping with massive amounts of electronic health care records. - Audio Podcast Content.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2238105 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:34:03 +0100 2238105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2238106&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F9C2poyOdeZI%2F Google is allowing users of its Google Health solution to share their medical records and other personal health information with trusted contacts. Googles latest addition to its health care IT portfolio is helping to keep the search engine giant relevant against the likes of Microsoft and health-care-specific Web sites such as WebMD. - Google has upgraded its Google Health solution, now allowing users to share their medical records and other personal health information with doctors, family members and other trusted contacts. Google Health is designed to let patients create health profiles, search for doctors and online health ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2238106 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:48:06 +0100 2238106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2214830&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FoK5Aro0Cm5M%2F Big Blue expects a raft of vendors armed with IBM health care solutions to tap into the $19 billion in the stimulus package designated for health IT records modernization. In addition to the stimulus funds, IBM hopes to cash in on what is predicted to be a landmark rush to other health care reforms promised by President Obama. - After prying $19 billion for health care IT initiatives from lawmakers in the stimulus package, the White House indicated Feb. 23 that efforts to reduce a trillion dollar deficit will almost certainly include even more health care reform. quot;The path to fiscal responsibility must run direct... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2214830 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:34:30 +0100 2214830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2203849&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FM4YgEwOqDug%2F Venture capitalists gave a bad prognosis to health IT care reform in 2008. While the VCs lavished almost $5 billion each on general software and biotechnology and another $3.4 billion on medical devices, the industry dropped just $195 million on health care services. President Obama's $19 billion dedicated to health IT initiatives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will help, but health care inflation still looms as a major barrier to investments. - Perhaps the $19 billion in the economic stimulus dedicated to health IT initiatives will move venture capitalists, but the much touted new health care economy is likely to be slow out of the blocks without a large increase in venture funding for health care innovation. Despite widespread consens... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2203849 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:38:32 +0100 2203849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2162822&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fqiu0bZ2ucWM%2F IBM is teaming up with Google on new software for moving data from remote personal medical devices into Google Health and other personal health records. Patients will be able to exchange health information with their doctors and other health services professionals more easily and in real time by using the software, IBM says. - (Reuters) IBM is teaming up with Google Inc on new software to move data from remote personal medical devices into Google Health and other personal health records (PHRs). Patients will be able to exchange vital health information with their doctors and other health services professionals more e... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2162822 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:59:35 +0100 2162822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2136750&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FQyjlyesqDGg%2F A new study by U.S. researchers shows that Texas hospitals that used computers to keep track of patients and their records had lower death rates and were able to keep costs down. The study also showed how IT and new infrastructure helped the hospitals go paperless, which also saved costs and lives. - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hospitals in Texas that used computers to keep track of patient records and manage care had lower rates of deaths, complications and costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday, offering a strong argument for hospitals to go quot;paperless. quot; They said patients treated in hos... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2136750 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:10:12 +0100 2136750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2133822&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F29DRIiGYad8%2F The Center for Democracy and Technology claims gaining patient consent is not always necessary or even helpful in the flow of health IT data, while Microsoft complains that too many in the health IT industry use data lock-in as a tactic to keep their customers captive. Microsoft wants personal health data to be separated from the software applications that are used to collect and store the data. - With President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bill calling for at least $20 billion for a national health IT network, a new debate is emerging over an old health IT issue: privacy. Traditionally, privacy advocates have urged patient consent for virtually every transaction within a national IT ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2133822 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:35:15 +0100 2133822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2058784&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FSCQLmeb5PBg%2F Surgeons have replaced 80 percent of a woman's face, transplanting bone, teeth, muscle and nerve in the first such operation in the United States. They said the woman suffered severe trauma that cost her an eye, much of her nose and her upper jaw and left her unable to breathe, smell, taste or smile properly. - WASHINGTON (Reuters) Surgeons have replaced 80 percent of a woman's face, transplanting bone, teeth, muscle and nerve in the first such operation in the United States. They said the woman suffered severe trauma that cost her an eye, much of her nose and her upper jaw and left her unable to breat... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2058784 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:25:09 +0100 2058784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2058785&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FdFqCBrIcyr0%2F Americans got a hand in the difficult and often emotional task of choosing a nursing home on Thursday, with the first-ever federal government website that rates the facilities for quality. The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services, which oversees the Medicare and Medicaid insurance programs that often pay for nursing home care, said its website rates 15,800 nursing homes that participate in the public insurance system. - WASHINGTON (Reuters) Americans got a hand in the difficult and often emotional task of choosing a nursing home on Thursday, with the first-ever federal government Web site that rates the facilities for quality. The Centers for Medicare amp; Medicaid Services, which oversees the Medicare and Med... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2058785 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:19:20 +0100 2058785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2058786&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fp11eFQbJrts%2F Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren's video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct. In a study of 40 adults in their 60s and 70s, researchers found that those who learned to play a strategy-heavy video game improved their scores on a number of tests of cognitive function. - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren's video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct. In a study of 40 adults in their 60s and 70s, researchers found that those who learned to play a strategy-heavy video game imp... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2058786 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:52:09 +0100 2058786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2012827&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FBnJ2NhFImw4%2F A new dry wipe can clean up chemical agents such as mustard gas, giving soldiers a more convenient way to deal with toxic materials on the battlefield, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The wipe was developed by researchers at Texas Tech University in Lubbock in response to a call by the U.S. military for better ways to decontaminate military personnel and equipment. - CHICAGO (Reuters) A new dry wipe can clean up chemical agents such as mustard gas, giving soldiers a more convenient way to deal with toxic materials on the battlefield, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The wipe was developed by researchers at Texas Tech University in Lubbock in response to a... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2012827 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:50:42 +0100 2012827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1950629&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FeAsMc-emyPs%2F Chip maker Intel is announcing trials of health care hardware and software it has developed to show whether the tools help with treating chronic medical problems such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. - NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) Computer chip maker Intel Corp is introducing a technology to help homebound hospital patients with chronic medical problems, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The Silicon Valley company will announce a series of trials with health-care organizations of spec... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1950629 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:14:05 +0100 1950629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1932697&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FO7Ude5VppCY%2F The Panasonic Toughbook H1 is a health care-specific notebook that will feature the same rugged features found in other Panasonic notebooks and include an Intel Atom processor. With the Toughbook H1, Panasonic is looking to compete against Motion Computing, which also uses Intel processors for its line of notebooks and tablets for the health care industry. In the past few months, Panasonic has turned to the Intel Atom chip for a number of unique notebook designs for vertical markets, such as the Toughbook CF-U1. - Panasonic is combining the technology it uses for its line of Toughbook notebooks with Intel's Atom processor to offer a new type of notebook specifically designed for hospitals and health care workers. On Nov. 4, Panasonic debuted Toughbook H1, a rugged notebook for the health ... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1932697 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:12:32 +0100 1932697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1849915&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FEwZh1zVPYkY%2F The merger of online health sites Revolution Health Network and Waterfront Media could challenge WebMD's dominance in the online health care space. - (Reuters) - Privately held online health sites Revolution Health Network and Waterfront Media agreed to merge in a deal that could challenge WebMD Health Corp's dominance in the health care space. The companies did not disclose the financial terms in a joint statement, but The New York Times said o... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1849915 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:18:48 +0100 1849915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1805197&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FFE6LC2hDvsU%2F The Intel Health Guide, which includes a small touch-screen PC and online interface to connect patients to doctors, has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Intel plans to start selling the PC and health care services later in 2008. - Intel is now a step closer to becoming its own health care shop. On July 10, Intel announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin selling a personal health care system dubbed the Intel Health Guide, which includes a small touch-screen PC and a Web port... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1805197 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:08:42 +0100 1805197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1713012&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2FFOr8oVnOmTM%2F Bigfoot DNA samples appear to be a hoax. One of the two samples of Bigfoot DNA said to prove the existence of Bigfoot, came from a human and the other was 96 percent from an opossum. The samples of Bigfoot genetic material from alleged remains of one of the mythical Bigfoot creatures was tested after a news conference Aug. 15 held after the claimed Bigfoot discovery swept the Internet. - PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Bigfoot remains as elusive as ever. Results from tests on genetic material from alleged remains of one of the mythical half-ape and half-human creatures, made public at a news conference on Friday held after the claimed discovery swept the Internet, failed to ... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1713012 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:26:05 +0100 1713012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1691102&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2Fl-PgSab5zWM%2F Cancer patients stick to their medication regimen thanks to Re-Mission, a specially designed video game that teaches adherence to treatment plans. Re-Mission players control a tiny robot called Roxxi who moves around in a 3-D environment representing the inside of the body of a young cancer patient. Players can use Roxxi to blast cancer cells and control side effects, and winning the game requires taking chemotherapy drugs and antibiotics, using relaxation techniques, eating food, and keeping up with other types of self-care. - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Playing a specially designed video game can help adolescents and young adult cancer patients adhere more closely to their prescribed treatment, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics. quot;Targeted video games can help improv... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1691102 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:00:54 +0100 1691102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1688182&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F358508245%2F Cancer patients stick to their medication regimen thanks to Re-Mission, a specially designed video game that teaches adherence to treatment plans. Re-Mission players control a tiny robot called Roxxi who moves around in a 3-D environment representing the inside of the body of a young cancer patient. Players can use Roxxi to blast cancer cells and control side effects, and winning the game requires taking chemotherapy drugs and antibiotics, using relaxation techniques, eating food, and keeping up with other types of self-care. - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Playing a specially designed video game can help adolescents and young adult cancer patients adhere more closely to their prescribed treatment, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics. quot;Targeted video games can help improv... eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1688182 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:10:28 +0100 1688182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1633957&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F338152665%2F The Intel Health Guide, which includes a small touch-screen PC and online interface to connect patients to doctors, has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Intel plans to start selling the PC and health care services later in 2008. - Intel is now a step closer to becoming its own health care shop. On July 10, Intel announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin selling a personal health care system dubbed the Intel Health Guide, which includes a small touch-screen PC and a Web port... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1633957 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:06:46 +0100 1633957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1604702&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F331839109%2F The Intel Health Guide, which includes a small touch-screen PC and online interface to connect patients to doctors, has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Intel plans to start selling the PC and health care services later in 2008.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1604702 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:20:11 +0100 1604702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1595282&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F329944961%2F Siemens AG plans to cut around 4 percent of its work force worldwide as part of an overhaul and as a result of the global economic downturn. Siemens wants to cut 16,750 jobs globally, of which 12,600 are mainly in administration, to help Europe's biggest engineering group reach a savings target of 1.2 billion euros ($1.9 billion) by 2010 and boost profit margin levels.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1595282 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:57:55 +0100 1595282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1552766&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F320683315%2F Google and Microsoft jump on Markle Foundation's Connecting for Health initiative.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1552766 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:21:38 +0100 1552766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1549891&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F320792570%2F Two health care CIOs weigh in on the challenge of striking the careful balance among data efficiency, portability and privacy... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1549891 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:36:44 +0100 1549891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1534089&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F313386915%2F Massachusetts is challenging California's dominance in an area of science that could lead to cures for Parkinson's disease and other ailments. A bill will support research grants and strengthen facilities used by both public and private scientists.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1534089 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:34:22 +0100 1534089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1511350&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F309640558%2F Robert Langer is the third winner of the Millennium Prize, awarded for the first time in 2004 to Tim Berners-Lee.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1511350 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:36:34 +0100 1511350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1506244&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F308122072%2F HMO Kaiser Permanente will link patient records to Microsoft's Health Vault platform.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1506244 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:05:43 +0100 1506244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1506245&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F308073646%2F Microsoft and Kaiser Permanente, the biggest U.S. health maintenance organization, are working on a patient information exchange pilot program to help give patients more control over their health records.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1506245 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:17:31 +0100 1506245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1496039&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F305405723%2F Opinion: There's a huge difference between the terms “on the Internet” and “accessible through the Internet.”... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1496039 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:34:39 +0100 1496039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1496040&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F305378223%2F The 10-year contract calls for IBM to support human resources services for the drug maker.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1496040 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:51:51 +0100 1496040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1471592&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F293761862%2F Google executives pledge privacy as they roll out Google Health for consumers to try.... (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1471592 Wed, 28 May 2008 04:36:29 +0100 1471592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1453249&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F293761862%2F Google executives pledge privacy as they roll out Google Health for consumers to try.... Build IT Knowledge with Current & Trusted Content Helps Employees Develop & Hone New Technical Programming Skills. Sign Up & Get Full Access. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1453249 Tue, 20 May 2008 14:18:11 +0100 1453249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1428238&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F285767883%2F GE Healthcare wants the FCC to restrict usage of channels adjacent to Wireless Medical Telemetry System frequencies.... Build IT Knowledge with Current & Trusted Content Helps Employees Develop & Hone New Technical Programming Skills. Sign Up & Get Full Access. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1428238 Thu, 08 May 2008 19:13:06 +0100 1428238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1421931&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F284199866%2F Patients want to see, feel, handle and distribute their health information the way they do their bank records, Microsoft says.... $2.50 SSL SVN Hosting $2.50 Secure Subversion Hosting. 1GB, SSL, Trac included. No-risk trial. Sign up today. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1421931 Tue, 06 May 2008 19:12:13 +0100 1421931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420130&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F284078718%2F Where a single letter confused for another can mean life or death, doctors are urged to use digital prescriptions.... Build IT Knowledge with Current & Trusted Content Helps Employees Develop & Hone New Technical Programming Skills. Sign Up & Get Full Access. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420130 Mon, 05 May 2008 19:16:36 +0100 1420130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1399983&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F277955864%2F Microsoft says Web 2.0 is essential to helping consumers take control of their health care.... Tech brief: Collaboration reaches the Tipping Point Learn why online collaboration has reached the Tipping Point and how it’s accelerating business. 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(Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1398673 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:12:35 +0100 1398673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1397246&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F277298060%2F With comparisons to both its Xbox platform and the PayPal online payment platform, Microsoft aims to correct common misperceptions about its HealthVault platform. ... Build IT Knowledge with Current & Trusted Content Helps Employees Develop & Hone New Technical Programming Skills. Sign Up & Get Full Access. 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(Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1395794 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:22:45 +0100 1395794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1395795&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F276903061%2F A patient safety screening tool can improve early detection of the infections, with the potential to save thousands of lives. ... IMPROVE YOUR SUPPORT EFFICIENCY WebEx lets you remotely control, configure and install applications and updates more efficiently. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1395795 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:27:59 +0100 1395795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393278&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F276238802%2F Microsoft and its partners can drive health care innovation by focusing on adapting horizontal technologies to meet consumers' health care demands. ... Download your collaboration technology brief. Learn why online collaboration has reached the Tipping Point and how it’s accelerating business. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393278 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:21:02 +0100 1393278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1359542&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F267132046%2F Game Suppli, a pair of Japanese supplements developed specifically for the country's thousands of fanatic players, promotes eye health and concentration. ... SEARCH The Internet's Largest White Paper Library Find The Most Up To Date Research On ANY IT TOPIC! Search FindWhitePapers.com Today. 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(Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1339424 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:05:52 +0100 1339424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1322866&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F257180723%2F The device, which functions as a mini laboratory on a chip, can screen and ID multiple classes of pathogens and genes in a single test within two hours. ... Win a Dell XPS Ultra-Portable Notebook Free Registration to Insight24 Provides Access to Over 5,000 B2B Webcasts and Videos. (Source: eWeek Health Care) eWeek Health Care info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322866 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:33:07 +0100 1322866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1302651&cid=s_32980_21_f&fid=32980&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com%2F%7Er%2FRSS%2Feweek_healthcare%2F%7E3%2F251561386%2F Staying on the cutting edge of healthcare technology is easy. 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