MedWorm: Information Technology

Proteus Open Source Now

GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:24:19 +0100

We, the developers of the Proteus Intelligent Processes (PIP) Project, are pleased to announce the availability of source code for tools related to the clinical decision support guidelines model, Proteus under an open source license (EPL). The open source development effort will now proceed in the PIP project. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)

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University researchers to study video games' effect on health

Computerworld Health Care News — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:41 +0100

Nine universities across the U.S. will divvy up a $1.85 million grant to study the effects of interactive games on health, cognitive ability and change behaviors for people with chronic conditions. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)

EMBL Scientists Take New Approach To Predict Gene Expression

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Embryonic development is like a well-organised building project, with the embryo's DNA serving as the blueprint from which all construction details are derived. Cells carry out different functions according to a developmental plan, by expressing, i.e. turning on, different combinations of genes. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

Lives Saved In Sept. 29 Samoan Tsunami By Community Education And Evacuation Planning

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, though there are still ways to improve the warning and evacuation process, according to a team of researchers that traveled to Samoa last month. The team, funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, collected data Oct. 4 through Oct. 11 to document the impacts of the 8.1 earthquake and the ensuing tsunami that occurred on Sept. 29. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

Fresenius Medical Care North America Acquires Health IT Services Group, Acumen nEHR

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:54:27 +0100

Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of a network of dialysis facilities, today announced it has purchased Nashville-based Health IT Services Group (HITSG) and its portfolio of products including Acumen nEHR, a nephrology-specific electronic health record. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

T-System Debuts T-Data Feature, Providing Powerful New Analytics Capability for T SystemEV

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:42:43 +0100

T-System, Inc., a provider of emergency department (ED) clinical documentation solutions, announces the availability of T-Data, a powerful and innovative ED data analytics technology. T-Data converts information collected by T SystemEV, the company's industry-leading Emergency Department Information System (EDIS), into a database capable of answering penetrating questions about ED performance and potential pathways for improvement. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

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Middle East health IT execs to meet in Oman

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:36:42 +0100

A new conference based in Oman will draw together government, healthcare and technology executives from across the Middle East. The HIMSS Middle East Health IT Leadership Summit, to be held from 15-17 November 2009, will invite key healthcare stakeholders to join in an effort to advance the quality of healthcare for all Middle East citizens. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Eclipsys sees Q3 income slide

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:05:30 +0100

Health IT company Eclipsys has released its 2009 third quarter results, which ended Sept. 30, posting a 95.6 percent loss in net income compared with the 2008 third quarter. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Newcastle set to switch on Millennium

E-Health-Insider — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0100

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning for a "low-key" go live of its new Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system tonight. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Microsoft to launch new healthcare IT Web series

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:22:35 +0100

The Microsoft Corporation will launch an online video series on healthcare IT beginning Nov. 10. According to a spokesman of the Redmond, Wash.-based company, Microsoft Health Tech Today will address "the intersection of health and information technology" and "highlight the latest industry trends and feature examples of proven solutions that are improving health and changing lives for clinicians, patients and consumers worldwide." (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Practice management a hot topic for Sermo docs

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18:32 +0100

A new social media tool highlighting practice management issues for small practices has been launched by the online physician community Sermo. Sermo officials say the Practice Management Exchange (PME) is an opportunity for physicians to exchange business advice through peer-to-peer discussions, posts and online forums as well as earn CME credits on practice management topics. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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Mayo Clinic, STMicroelectronics to develop heart-monitoring platform

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:50 +0100

The Mayo Clinic and STMicroelectronics, a Swiss-based semiconductor company, are collaborating on a platform for remotely monitoring patients with chronic cardiovascular disease. As planned, a patient would wear a small device that continually monitors a number of relevant physiological parameters. This approach has many potential benefits, including maintaining wellness, earlier detection of developing health conditions, improving lifestyle and lowering healthcare costs. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HL7 offers standard for clinical research in an EHR

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:50:43 +0100

Health Level Seven, which sets standards for healthcare information technology, has published a standard for clinical research in an electronic health record system. The standard, which specifies the functional requirements for regulated clinical research in an EHR, has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The HL7 EHR Clinical Research Functional Profile for EHR systems is based upon the HL7 EHR Work Group's EHR System Functional Model Release 1, which is also an ANSI-approved American national standard. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

McKesson Executive, Emad Rizk, MD, to Speak at Harvard Business School Health 11-06-2009

McKesson News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:28:44 +0100

McKesson Health Solutions President Will Join Leaders from Around the Country to Discuss Healthcare Reform at Prestigious Event (Source: McKesson News)

States of Guernsey take major step towards integrated care

Hospital IT Europe — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:28:15 +0100

InterSystems TrakCare Patient Administration, Accident &Emergency and Theatres ‘go live’ within key phase of island-wide Electronic Health and Social Care Record initiative (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Report says IT vendors should target CFOs in "changed sales environment"

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:20:37 +0100

A new report by Gartner, Inc., recommends that information technology and service providers plan their 2010 marketing campaigns, sales and service engagements with clearer value propositions aimed at the chief financial officer and strategic business unit leaders. The IT research and advisory firm predicts a 6.8 percent decline in 2009 worldwide industry vertical market IT spending from 2008. The total 2009 projections amount to $2.28 trillion. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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University researchers to study video games' affect on health

Computerworld Health Care News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:56:05 +0100

TAU's Smart I.V. Device To Save Lives At Disaster Sites

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100

When paramedics rush to the scene of a multi-car pileup or a terror attack, their first task is to assess who needs immediate care. But blood hemorrhaging can obscure damage, and the gruesome mess means paramedics can't always determine who should be treated first. Tel Aviv University's new LifeFlow device, currently in development, could become the paramedic's new best friend - and save many lives in the process. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

Report: Higher healthcare costs force docs to discuss economics with patients

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:50:28 +0100

As healthcare costs soar and insurance plans require patients to pay more out-of-pocket expenses, physicians are put in the tricky situation of balancing healthcare at an economical price, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of Family Practice. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Study: Higher healthcare costs force docs to discuss economics with patients

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:50:28 +0100

Digital plaster trialled in London

E-Health Europe News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:07:00 +0100

A digital plaster that can monitor patients' vital signs is being trialled at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for the first time. (Source: E-Health Europe News)

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Information quality mark launched

E-Health-Insider — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0100

The Information Standard accreditation scheme has been launched at the King's Fund. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Vendor Notebook - API Healthcare announces new contracts for human capital management

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:51:57 +0100

API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wis.-based provider of human capital management solutions for healthcare providers, has signed contracts with the following healthcare organizations: Seattle Children’s Hospital, Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, Wash., North Mississippi Health Services in Tupelo, Miss., Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, Calif., King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Wash., and the Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester, Conn. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Four Steps To Immunize An Organization Against H1N1: New Study By Info-Tech Research Group

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Info-Tech Research Group's latest report outlines four specific areas that IT departments need to consider when preparing for the very real threat of an H1N1 outbreak this winter. If ignored, a business could experience a substantial slow down or a complete halt in productivity. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

US Lagging In Access, Quality, HIT Use According To International Survey Of Physicians In 11 Countries

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies place on their patients' care, according to findings from the 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey published online in the journal Health Affairs. The responses of U.S. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

Quest For More Rapid Technology To Screen Blood Samples

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Dr. Jennifer Brodbelt, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a $734,068 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new method for rapidly screening blood samples for biomarkers. Biomarkers are small molecules that indicate the presence of a particular physiological condition, typically a disease. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

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Children's Networks Exposed Young Viewers To 76 Percent More Food Commercials Per Hour Than Other Networks

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role television plays in obesity, a study in the November/December issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examines how food advertising aimed at children might be a large contributor to the problem. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

Medical Transcription Industry Celebrates Health IT Week

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0100

As health information managers and professionals across the country celebrate the health information & technology industry this week, the Association for Health Care Documentation Integrity (AHDI) and the Medical Transcription Industry Association (MTIA) announced their support for a healthcare reform package that improves electronic health records (EHRs) as well as patient safety. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust Buys System C's Maternity Software

eHealth News EU — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100

System C Healthcare has won a contract from Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for its maternity information system. The order follows close on the heels of a successful go-live for the company's Medway Maternity software at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (Source: eHealth News EU)

NHS Bury Primary Care Trust Goes Live with iSOFT Lorenzo RC 1.9

eHealth News EU — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100

iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) - Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced the implementation of the latest version of its Lorenzo electronic patient record solution at NHS Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT) in Lancashire. NHS Bury went live on 3 November with iSOFT's Lorenzo Regional Care 1.9. (Source: eHealth News EU)

Iowa Health System Makes the Move to McKesson's Solution for Medical Imaging

McKesson News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:58:00 +0100

Healthcare provider to America’s heartland expects to increase productivity and physician satisfaction (Source: McKesson News)

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Canada's country-wide EHR rollout hits snags

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:46:14 +0100

Canada Health Infoway has met a number of serious challenges concerning its EHR deployment timeline and needs to implement more standards, controls and progress indicators, according to a report this week from Canada's Auditor General, Sheila Frase. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

CDC adopts new, near real-time flu tracking system

Computerworld Health Care News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:26:00 +0100

The Centers for Disease Control will track potential outbreaks of the H1N1 flu using a private, nationwide GE Healthcare database that holds electronic medical records for 14 million people. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)

Survey: Many healthcare facilities unprepared for HITECH requirements

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:56:07 +0100

Despite the health IT adoption push following the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, many healthcare facilities may not be prepared to meet some of the Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) requirements, based on the findings of the second annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society security survey. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Trial sites to be issued fines if they don’t notify patients of data breaches

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:53:52 +0100

Clinical trial sites that do not adhere to the language written in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requiring facilities to divulge privacy breaches to their patients, could pay up to a $50,000 penalty per violation. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Fines to be issued for trial sites that don’t notify patients of data breaches

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:53:52 +0100

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Insider View: Jon Hoeksma

E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0100

E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma reflects on a busy couple of weeks for news about the National Programme for IT in the NHS and says the sudden flurry of activity can mean only one thing - those November deadlines matter and judgement day is coming for NPfIT. (Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis)

HIT vendors call for clarity, consistency on meaningful use

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:54:50 +0100

As the government works to draft a "meaningful use" definition by the end of December, healthcare IT vendors are urging clarity and consistency on what they and providers are expected to implement to receive incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Mark Segal, vice chairman of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's Electronic Health Record Association and director of government and industry relations for GE Healthcare IT, emphasized the importance of a single standard for exchange of clinical summaries. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Hawaii practice to automate medical records, business management

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +0100

The Ali'i Health Center, a 15-provider, multi-location, multi-specialty practice based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, plans to go live with an electronic health record and practice management system in December. The practice tapped Dallas-based Aprima Medical Software for the technology. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

NIH to build bioinformatics databases for new treatments

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:25:20 +0100

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year, $16 million contract to Northrop Grumman to create Web-based bioinformatics resource centers. The databases will support the research of pathogenic viruses that could lead to new medical treatments and preventive measures for humans. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIMSS aims to promote diversity in health IT

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:11:04 +0100

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has created a Diversity Business Roundtable for Health IT, designed to give businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans the opportunity to colaborate and grow as the health IT market prepares for rapid expansion. "HIMSS has long offered educational and other resources to support our members' growth, and we're pleased that we can now offer a home for diverse enterprises to take advantage of those resources and share strategies to develop their businesses," said HIMSS President and CEO H. Stephen Lieber. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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Survey: U.S. physicians lag behind those in other countries in IT use

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:55:08 +0100

U.S. doctors are far less likely to use health information technology that helps reduce errors and improve care than those in other countries, according to the 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey. Published online today in the journal Health Affairs, the survey finds that only 46 percent of U.S. doctors use electronic medical records, compared to 99 percent of doctors in the Netherlands and 97 percent of doctors in New Zealand and Norway. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

SRC and PCTI join forces

Hospital IT Europe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:19 +0100

SRC and PCTI partnership offers instant electronic document transfer for NHS Trusts (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Electronic clinical decision support for Middle Eastern hospitals

Hospital IT Europe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:19 +0100

in new agreement between First DataBank International and GE Healthcare (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Paragon software enables PHOENIX Healthcare to deliver on doctors’ orders

Hospital IT Europe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:19 +0100

PHOENIX Healthcare Distribution is using advanced route planning software from Paragon Software Systems to manage its time critical deliveries of medicines (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Tissue cassette labels which stick to all the EC rules

Hospital IT Europe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:19 +0100

Brady offers a unique labelling system guaranteeing accurate identification of tissue samples (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

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Manchester Royal Infirmary makes room for Condeco

Hospital IT Europe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:19 +0100

Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) is using workplace management specialists RNM Systems’ out-of-the-box room booking software suite, Condeco, to manage its new training and education facilities (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Proteus Now Open Source

GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:37 +0100

HIMSS launches health IT diversity roundtable for businesses

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:26:38 +0100

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has created a Diversity Business Roundtable for Health IT to enable businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans the opportunity to network as the health IT market prepares for rapid expansion over the next decade. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

IntraLinks, Adobe Team for Paperless Clinical Trials

eWeek Health Care — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:25:24 +0100

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)

It’s cold out there

E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Malcolm Newbury, a director of Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise UK, says it's time to break out of Groundhog Day and find a new way of doing interoperability in the post NPfIT world. Also that visitors to E-Health Insider Live '09 will be able to see the future on the IHE stand. (Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis)

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CareTech to acquire content management firm

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:04:11 +0100

Health IT company CareTech Solutions has reached an agreement in principle to acquire content management system provider Interactive Global Communications Network. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

CareTech to acquire content management system provider

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:04:11 +0100

Tiny Injector To Speed Development Of New, Safer, Cheaper Drugs

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100

It's no bigger than a stamp packet but it has the potential to allow rapid development of a new generation of drugs and genetic engineering organisms, and to better control in-vitro fertilization. Engineering researchers at McMaster University have fabricated a palm-sized, automated, micro-injector that can insert proteins, DNA and other biomolecules into individual cells at volumes exponentially higher than current procedures, and at a fraction of the cost. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

New Study Further Disputes Notion That Amputee Runners Gain Advantage From Protheses

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100

A study by six researchers, including a University of Colorado at Boulder associate professor and his former doctoral student, shows that amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no performance advantage over counterparts who use their biological legs. A debate on the matter was spurred when Oscar Pistorius, a bilateral amputee, was barred from the 400-meter dash at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and other able-body races. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

Queen's Research Could Help Protect Frontline Troops

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100

A team of researchers at Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is working to develop futuristic communications systems that could help protect frontline troops. Building on work completed recently for the UK Ministry of Defence, the project is aimed at investigating the use of arrays of highly specialised antennas that could be worn by combat troops to provide covert short-range person-to-person battleground communications. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

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InterSystems 'wins Scottish PMS deal'

E-Health-Insider — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100

E-Health Insider understands that InterSystems has won the contract to provide a national patient management system (PMS) to the NHS in Scotland. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Massachusetts doctors, insurers join forces to boost pediatric care

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:14:07 +0100

In an effort to boost healthcare delivery, physicians at Children's Hospital Boston are partnering with Massachusetts' major health plans to develop new technologies and integrated care models. Health plans including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan will be advisors for and target funds toward the effort. The Massachusetts Medicaid Program has also agreed to participate. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

InterSystems 'wins Scottish PMS deal'

E-Health Europe News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:10:48 +0100

E-Health Insider understands that InterSystems has won the contract to provide a national patient management system (PMS) to the NHS in Scotland. (Source: E-Health Europe News)

Mobile Solutions Village on show

E-Health-Insider — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0100

One of the highlights of the E-Health Insider Live '09 exhibition will be the O2 and BlackBerry Mobile Solutions Village. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Veterans Administration Leads In E-Health Exchange, Too

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0100

The Veterans Health Administration was at the avant-garde of electronic medical records in the 1980s, and more recently, it's blazed the trail for exchanging health information between providers, the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World reports in the third of a 3-part series on EMRs. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

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Internet Proves Important To Teens With Chronic Conditions

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0100

The Internet has become a popular socializing tool for adolescents and a new study shows those with chronic health conditions might rely on it more heavily than their peers do. According to the new Swiss study, Internet use among adolescents in the country is similar to other Western regions, with 91 percent of 14 to 19 year olds logging online several times per week. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)

Medavis RIS links speech recognition

E-Health Europe News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:07:00 +0100

German medical information systems company medavis has integrated speech recognition into its Radiology Information System (RIS). (Source: E-Health Europe News)

Third of trusts miss wristband deadline

E-Health-Insider — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:05 +0100

The National Patient Safety Agency has admitted that almost a third of NHS acute trusts in England and Wales have failed to meet the requirement to generate and print standardised patient wristbands. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

N3 Voice Services reaches 100th site

E-Health-Insider — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:05 +0100

N3 Voice Services is due to implement its 100th N3 VoIP site today. Len Chard, NHS Connecting for Health's programme head of N3, said the milestone showed how the service had developed since the NHS' broadband network was VoIP-enabled in July 2007. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Take care of yourself

NHS Connecting for Health — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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Cell-on-Chip Biosensor for Detection of Cell-to-Cell Interactions

eHealth News EU — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100

A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient's own immune system would be like sending reinforcements for resistance fighters. (Source: eHealth News EU)

Philips and Dutch Healthcare Insurer Partner to Increase Patient Independence

eHealth News EU — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and Achmea Health, the largest healthcare insurer in the Netherlands, signed a five-year agreement to cooperate in the development of innovative care solutions aimed at increasing the independence of chronic patients. The initiative will focus on enabling chronic disease sufferers to better manage their health at home, reducing the need for hospital stays. (Source: eHealth News EU)

AllOne Health, Connectyx partner for PHR mobility

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:59:54 +0100

AllOne Health and Connectyx Technologies have announced a partnership this week that will allow consumers to view and manage personal health records (PHR) on the Web, via portable USB storage devices and through their mobile phones. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

MedHost notches Bermuda sales

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:39:00 +0100

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has introduced MedHost’s emergency department information system at its King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the new Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre at Paget Parish and St. David's, Bermuda, respectively. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

MedHost notches Bermuda deployments

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:39:00 +0100

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David Grant USAF Medical Center goes live with healthcare IT

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:21:24 +0100

David Grant USAF Medical Center at California's Travis Air Force Base has gone live with a clinical documentation solution. The medical center has deployed San Diego-based CliniComp's Essentris clinical documentation system. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Survey: Healthcare organizations' security not up to HITECH standards

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:04:21 +0100

Healthcare organizations aren't prepared to meet privacy and security standards associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a new survey. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

New partnership pushes PBM services to kiosks in doctors' offices

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:02:42 +0100

Two healthcare IT vendors are joining forces to help patients manage their prescription drug costs before leaving the doctor’s office. Express Scripts, Inc., which develops integrated pharmacy benefit management solutions, has announced a partnership with Greatwater Software, Inc., that will allow Express Scripts to offer its PBM services to patients through Greatwater’s PatientPoint kiosks. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Physicians still worried about EHRs disrupting work

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:48:27 +0100

Physicians have limited knowledge of the American Recovery and Reinvestment provisions, according to a recent online survey of 1,001 physicians, and they are still reluctant to adopt information technology. Ingenix, a healthcare IT company and consulting firm, is under the umbrella of UnitedHealth Group, conducted the survey. While financial incentives and penalties drive physicians to adopt health IT, the survey showed, they continue to be worried about upfront cost and workflow disruption. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

openSUSE-Medical looking for developers

GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:10 +0100

The openSUSE-Medical project is seeking developers and additional packagers. The distribution is an openSUSE sub-project aimed at doctors and medical staff and will include various open source software applications for medical use. The developers plan to start reviewing a list of open source healthcare software for inclusion in the distribution and adding packages to openSUSE, once enough packagers are on board. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)

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ONC launches blog to Solicit Public Feedback

GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:10 +0100

Now ONC has a blog to solicit public feedback on health IT. http://healthit.hhs.gov/blog/faca/index.php/2009/10/28/first-post-placeholder/ Here's your chance to be heard. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)

Microsoft Health Care IT Video Series Debuting Nov. 10

eWeek Health Care — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:31:35 +0100

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)

Healthcare systems racing to fill CIO positions with 'right talent'

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:22:05 +0100

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is a major contributor in the spike in CIO recruitments at hospitals and healthcare systems, according to a national executive search expert. "ARRA's requirements for the incentives are bringing it (the importance of the CIO position) to the forefront of hospital boards and administrations," said Linda Hodges, vice president of health information technology practice leader for Witt/Kieffer. "We've seen more searches for CIOs in the healthcare industry now than in the last 15 years." (Source: Healthcare IT News)

King’s Fund: choice yet to drive quality

E-Health-Insider — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100

The government's choice policy has yet to be fully implemented and has yet to drive quality in the NHS, a study by the King's Fund has concluded. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

FTC delays Red Flags Rule (again)

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:44:36 +0100

The Federal Trade Commission has announced it is yet again delaying implementation of the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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FTC delays Red Flags Rule (again)

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:44:36 +0100

The Federal Trade Commission has announced it is yet again delaying implementation of the “Red Flags Rule” until June 1, 2010. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Agfa Healthcare’s sales continue to drop

E-Health Europe News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:37:00 +0100

Agfa Healthcare's sales have continued to decrease dropping by 5.5% compared with last years figures (Source: E-Health Europe News)

HIMSS VCE: CareSpark delivers best practices for operating a health information exchange

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:48:28 +0100

CareSpark began a health information exchange covering 17 counties in the Tri-Cities Tennessee and Virginia area in November 2008 to improve the health of its residents. As a mature HIE, CareSpark has a lot to offer emerging HIE efforts, said executive director Liesa Jenkins. In their education session, “CareSpark: Collaboration, Sustainability and Commitment, a Real-World HIE Example,” Jenkins and Wesley Easteridge, MD, a family practitioner at Mountain Region Family Medicine, present a realistic picture of what it takes to get operational. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Kansky: States must rise to the HIE challenge

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:36:18 +0100

The $2 billion allotted for health information exchange under ARRA is a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to help overcome a lot of barriers associated with HIEs. The major challenge is investing intelligently on the right stuff according to logical plans that are well executed by leaders who understand the pitfalls and can overcome local competition, policies and idiosyncrasies. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Closing VCE Keynote: Don't underestimate EMR usability

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:18:28 +0100

If you think electronic medical record usability means user satisfaction, guess again. Or better yet, listen to the closing HIMSS Virtual Conference keynote this afternoon at 1:30pm CT. While meaningful use criteria don’t address measures of usability, usability affects adoption rates, efficiency, training and support costs, said Jeffrey Belden, MD. In his session, “Understanding the Landscape of EMR Usability: Implications for ARRA and Beyond,” Belden defines usability and the 10 principles of usability. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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Quality improvement program demonstrates meaningful use

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:18:28 +0100

Providers will need to demonstrate improved clinical quality and patient outcomes through the use of health IT to meet some of the meaningful use criteria required by ARRA. The Get With the Guidelines (GWTG), a successful evidence-based, quality improvement program, is one model that providers can participate in to achieve meaningful use, according to its advocates. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

EU study uses RFID to track medicine

E-Health Europe News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:05 +0100

The BRIDGE (Building Radio Frequency IDentification for the Global Environment) project has successfully concluded its three year initiative to research, develop and demonstrate the benefits of RFID. (Source: E-Health Europe News)

Connelly sets benchmark for November

E-Health-Insider — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:05 +0100

The Department of Health's chief information officer, Christine Connelly, has spelled out the criteria against which progress on the delivery of the Lorenzo and Millennium care records systems will be judged. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

UK University seeks partners for FP7 bid in nanoscaffolds

Health Technologies KTN News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A UK University is looking for partners to join a consortium they are looking to establish to bid for FP7 funding under the topic - NMP.2010.2.3-1 - Development of standard scaffolds for the rational design of bioactive materials for tissue regeneration - LARGE. The project aims to develop 3D bioactive nanocomposite scaffolds with pre-designed surface topography and biological patterns for bone and osteochondral tissue regeneration. (Source: Health Technologies KTN News)

NHS Bury goes live with Lorenzo Care Management (Release 1.9)

NHS Connecting for Health — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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1000th GP Practice Goes Live with CSC GP Solution

eHealth News EU — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100

CSC (NYSE: CSC) recently announced that their 1,000th GP practice has implemented a new electronic health records system, delivered under the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). The system, part of CSC's strategic primary care solution, is called SystmOne and is developed by TPP. (Source: eHealth News EU)

Lincor Announces Launch of Next Generation Enterprise Server MES2.0 for Hospital Bedside Computing

eHealth News EU — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Lincor Solutions, the leading provider of global bedside computing solutions to hospitals, has announced that it will release its unique MEDIVista Enterprise Server software (MES2.0) at MEDICA 09 in Düsseldorf, Germany on November 18-21 2009. (Source: eHealth News EU)

Predicting Arterial Blood Gas Values from Venous Samples in Patients with Acute Exacerbation Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Artificial Neural Network

Journal of Medical Systems — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:33:15 +0100

Abstract Arterial blood gas (ABG) has an important role in the clinical assessment of patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Because of ABG complications, an alternative method is beneficial. We have trained and tested five artificial neural networks (ANNs) with venous blood gas (VBG) values (pH, PCO2, HCO3, PO2, and O2 saturation) as inputs, to predict ABG values in patients with AECOPD. Venous and arterial blood samples were collected from 132 patients. Using the data of 106 patients, the ANNs were trained and validated by back-propagation algorithm. Subsequently, data from the remainder 26 patients was used for testing the networks. The ability of ANNs to predict ABG values and to detect significant hypercarbia was assessed a...

EuroKing Miracle may be bought by HSS

E-Health-Insider — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:09:36 +0100

EuroKing Miracle today announced that it expects to conclude negotiations to be purchased by Healthcare Software Systems Ltd (HSS), the radiology information system specialists. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

CMS, ARRA health IT programs slated for OIG audit

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:08:35 +0100

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) will audit a number of the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) programs involving health IT incentives, according to its 2010 work plan. The review also will involve health IT programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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CMS, ARRA under OIG investigation

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:08:35 +0100

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) will audit a number of the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare (CMS) programs involving health IT incentives, according to its 2010 work plan. The review also will involve the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

AET provides real-time remote echocardiogram for newborns

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:49:43 +0100

The American Educational Telecommunications (AET) announced Tuesday it had completed a first-of-its-kind, real-time remote echocardiogram of a newborn, resulting in a specialist's quick diagnosis. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Hospitals in Oklahoma, Arkansas boost ED efficiency

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:09:46 +0100

Twenty-eight hospitals in Arkansas and Oklahoma have lowered wait times in their emergency departments by working with VHA, Inc., a nationwide healthcare network. One key to their improved efficiency: a patient-tracking system. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Archiving technology to underpin disaster recovery for South Jersey Healthcare

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:33:45 +0100

South Jersey Healthcare will deploy archiving technology for data protection and disaster recovery of vital e-mail data. The nonprofit, integrated healthcare system, which serves 375,000 residents throughout southern New Jersey, has selected technology from Santa Clara, Calif.-based Mimosa Systems as part of its comprehensive archiving strategy to facilitate HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) requirements. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

McKesson Releases Corporate Citizenship Report and Announces McKesson Foundation 11-03-2009

McKesson News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:26:16 +0100

McKesson Highlights Employee Engagement, Environmental Sustainability, Diversity, and Patient Safety Initiatives (Source: McKesson News)

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Using a web-based system for the continuous distance education in cytopathology

International Journal of Medical Informatics — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:25:34 +0100

Conclusions: The web-based training system can be successfully involved in the continuous distance education in cytopathology. It provides the opportunity to access learning material from any place at any time and supports the acquisition of diagnostic knowledge. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics)

medavis Integrates Nuance Speech Recognition

eHealth News EU — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:08:09 +0100

medavis GmbH, a leading provider of medical information systems will present the medavis RIS with fully integrated speech recognition, using the Nuance SpeechMagic (TM) software, at MEDICA 2009. The direct integration into the RIS workflow enables radiologists to quickly and efficiently produce reports, via speech recognition technology, in their normal system environment. (Source: eHealth News EU)

CAeHC, CalRHIO on short list to oversee state's HIE

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:06:11 +0100

California is expected to choose soon which organization will be the state-designated entity tasked to create a statewide health information exchange (HIE) with ARRA funding. The California eHealth Collaborative (CAeHC), one of the two organizations on the short list, believes it's in the best position to deliver connectivity for a state that large. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Virtual Conference Opening keynote: Lessons learned for HIEs

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:02:57 +0100

The inclusion of funding for health information exchanges (HIEs) through ARRA’s HITECH Act is a “once in a generation” opportunity, the HIMSS VCE opening keynote speaker said. “There are no second chances,” John Kansky, vice president for Business Development for the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), emphasized. “Be careful with what you do with the money.” (Source: Healthcare IT News)

New ASCC procurements promised for South

E-Health-Insider — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Christine Connolly says the NHS will run "a series of procurements utilising the ASCC framework in January 2010" to provide systems for trusts in the South of England. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

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HIMSS Security Survey: A Lot of work needs to be done

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:58:54 +0100

Want to know how you stack up against your peers in terms of information security? Then be sure to tune in to “The HIMSS Security Survey: Insights into the Status of Healthcare Security Implementations” this afternoon at 2:15pm CT. HIMSS conducted a survey from August 2009 to October 2009, with respondents being asked to characterize their organization’s readiness for today’s risks and security challenges, said Jennifer Horowitz, senior director of Research for HIMSS Analytics. This survey was sponsored by Symantec. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

'Kick the tires' in virtual fashion at the HIMSS Virtual Exhibit Hall

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:56:50 +0100

It’s the first day of the HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo, and the exhibit hall is literally buzzing with an array of product and service demonstrations. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HHS requests comments on beefed up HIPAA enforcement abilities

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:39:35 +0100

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued an interim final rule with request for comments to strengthen its enforcement of the rules promulgated under the modified version of HIPAA. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Jordan unveils integrated health system

E-Health Europe News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:07:00 +0100

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has unveiled its integrated healthcare technology system for the first time in public. (Source: E-Health Europe News)

Bury goes live with first Lorenzo PAS

E-Health-Insider — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:28:10 +0100

E-Health Insider has learned that NHS Bury has gone-live with Lorenzo Release 1.9, the first version of the software to include native patient administration functionality. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

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Multimedia organ donor campaign launches

E-Health-Insider — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:30:26 +0100

NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a UK-wide multimedia campaign to promote organ donation. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Blackpool: 'All systems go for Alert'

E-Health-Insider — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:05 +0100

The board of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has approved the proposal for Alert Life Sciences to become the supplier of the trust's electronic patient record system. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

SRC and PCTI sign deal

E-Health-Insider — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:05 +0100

Digital dictation and voice recognition software supplier SRC has announced that it has signed an agreement with document management specialist PCTI Solutions to enable NHS trusts to deliver electronic documents to GP surgeries. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Pharmaceutical Press Releases New Version of MedicinesComplete

EContent RSS Feeds : Research Center: Sci-Tech/Medical — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Pharmaceutical Press' flagship online subscription service, MedicinesComplete, is getting an overhaul following a period of user research and focus groups. (Source: EContent RSS Feeds : Research Center: Sci-Tech/Medical)

Landmark Clinical Trial of Sensium - Enabled Digital Plaster

eHealth News EU — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Toumaz Technology Limited, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of Toumaz Holdings (AIM: TMZ.L), has begun clinical trials of its Sensium "digital plaster" wireless body monitor. (Source: eHealth News EU)

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Initiate Systems acquires HIE provider

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:11:49 +0100

Data management company Initiate Systems has acquired health information exchange provider Accenx Technologies to expand its interoperable healthcare solutions. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Drummond Group may provide competition for CCHIT

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:36:18 +0100

Officials of the Drummond Group, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based interoperability test lab, say the company hopes to extend its testing program to electronic health records. The company is planning to submit to become a certifying body when the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) releases its requirements for certifying bodies for EHRs. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

IBM launches health analytics center

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:29:15 +0100

IBM has launched a Health Analytics Solution Center, part of a network of global centers addressing the demand for advanced analytics needed to help hospitals and medical staff improve decision-making and optimal quality of care. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

New Web site aims to increase price transparency

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:37:19 +0100

PriceDoc.com, a free Web site looking to provide healthcare consumers with price transparency, has launched its pilot program nationwide. The Seattle-based Web site was originally launched in April with the goal of providing uninsured or underinsured consumers as well as those seeking elective procedures with insight regarding potential healthcare costs from qualified providers. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIPAA violators could face fines of up to $1.5M

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:38:44 +0100

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued an interim final rule to strengthen enforcement and increase penalties for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, modified the penalties that the HHS could impose for violations of the HIPAA rules. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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Tories promise records for all

E-Health-Insider — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +0100

Patient-held records are one of the Conservative Party's priorities for health, according to plans published today. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Changes ahead for quality reporting, e-prescribing programs

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:11:25 +0100

Key changes to physician quality reporting and e-prescribing incentives are being proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The proposed changes add reporting measures and a way for reporting by group practice rather than individual physician, as well as provisions for EHR-based reporting. For e-prescribing, CMS aims to simplify the reporting measures. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Mind the gap

E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:30:00 +0100

Brian Derry was appointed executive director of information services at the NHS Information Centre in November 2008. Before that, he had a short secondment to NHS Connecting for Health, to lead initial implementation of the Health Informatics Review. (Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis)

HIMSS VCE: Welcome to the HIMSS Virtual Conference and Expo

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:25:54 +0100

The Fall 2009 HIMSS Virtual Conference and Expo kicks off Tuesday, Nov. 3. For returning attendees, welcome back! For new attendees to the virtual conference concept, you’re in for a great ride, gaining a lot of knowledge about healthcare IT and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in a unique venue. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Drummond will seek to become certifying EHR body

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:55:40 +0100

Drummond Group will seek to become a certifying body upon the release of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) requirements for certifying bodies for EHRs. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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HIMSS VCE: If you build it, be mindful of meaningful use

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:23:14 +0100

Since the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, there’s been a lot of emphasis on electronic health record implementation. As healthcare organizations implement their EHR systems, however, they should build for ARRA’s “meaningful use” criteria from the ground up, said Natalie Berger, PhD, interim program director for MaineHealth’s EHR implementation. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIMSS VCE: Veteran exhibitors highlight real solutions in a virtual world

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:10:31 +0100

In a virtual exhibit hall, exhibitors pull out all the stops because it’s cost-effective. And this fall’s HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo is no exception. The big guns in healthcare IT will be featuring their latest innovative products and services, with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the forefront. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIMSS VCE: Veteran exhibitors highlight real solutions in a virtual world

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:10:31 +0100

EC provides €300m to 'smarten' systems

E-Health Europe News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:07:00 +0100

The European Commission has unveiled its strategy to put Europe at the forefront of the development of smart internet powered infrastructures. (Source: E-Health Europe News)

HIMSS VCE: Ensuring security in the clouds

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:18:28 +0100

While Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault are the most well-known cloud computing models, the concept is still relatively new in the healthcare industry. Healthcare organizations exploring cloud computing for their IT needs are most concerned about how well their data can be secured in a virtualized environment. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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Lorenzo has just 174 'regular users'

E-Health-Insider — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:39:34 +0100

Figures released by the government show that a year after the first trust went live with Lorenzo there are only about 174 "regular users" across the five NHS trusts using the system. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Crittenton Hospital Medical Center Teams with McKesson to Pursue Financial and 11-02-2009

McKesson News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Deployment flexibility key to selection of McKesson for technology upgrade (Source: McKesson News)

Senexis novel approach wins erbi award for innovation

Health Technologies KTN News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Sponsor HealthTech & Medicines KTN celebrates culture of mutual support.Novel science caught the eye of judges for the 2009 ERBI Award for Innovation. Senexis work targeting Alzheimer's disease was seen to offer new approaches, within an exciting area of emerging science, directed at a growing area of unmet need.Senexis CEO Mark Treherne accepted the award from sponsor Sue Dunkerton, Director of HealthTech & Medicines KTN. Sue Dunkerton comments that through the awards ERBI is helping to celebrate success and support the culture of innovation and continuous improvement: "To truly exploit their ideas companies need the ability to steer their way through the innovation and adoption processes. One key word is perseverance, which companies need in spades, and the East of England has an amazing...

Agfa HealthCare - Third Quarter 2009

eHealth News EU — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100

In line with the previous quarter, Agfa HealthCare's sales decreased by 5.5 percent to 275 million Euro. The market environment and the activity levels were in line with the previous quarter. The business group's profitability showed considerable improvement. In the Imaging segment, this was mainly due to lower raw material prices and increased operational efficiency. (Source: eHealth News EU)

Monitoring Motor Fluctuations in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Using Wearable Sensors

Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This paper presents the results of a pilot study to assess the feasibility of using accelerometer data to estimate the severity of symptoms and motor complications in patients with Parkinson's disease. A support vector machine (SVM) classifier was implemented to estimate the severity of tremor, bradykinesia and dyskinesia from accelerometer data features. SVM-based estimates were compared with clinical scores derived via visual inspection of video recordings taken while patients performed a series of standardized motor tasks. The analysis of the video recordings was performed by clinicians trained in the use of scales for the assessment of the severity of Parkinsonian symptoms and motor complications. Results derived from the accelerometer time series were analyzed to assess the eff...

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Guest Editorial Body Sensor Networks: From Theory to Emerging Applications

Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The use of sensor networks for healthcare, well-being, and working in extreme environments has long roots in the engineering sector in medicine and biology community. With the maturity of wireless sensor networks, body area networks (BANs), and wireless BANs (WBANs), recent efforts in promoting the concept of body sensor networks (BSNs) aim to move beyond sensor connectivity to adopt a system-level approach to address issues related to biosensor design, interfacing, and embodiment, as well as ultralow-power processing/communication, power scavenging, autonomic sensing, data mining, inferencing, and integrated wireless sensor microsystems. As a result, the system architecture based on WBAN and BSN is becoming a widely accepted method of organization for ambulatory and ubiquitous monitoring ...

Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine publication information

Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on - new TOC — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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Bridging from medical informatics, biometry and epidemiology to medical engineering.

Methods of Information in Medicine — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:04:02 +0100

Authors: Zöllner I, Klar R PMID: 19866509 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Methods of Information in Medicine)

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Scary new tech fears to haunt your Halloween

Computerworld Health Care News — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:25:27 +0100

In the spirit of Halloween, columnist Mike Elgan tries to freak you out with some newly reported threats that could come back to haunt all of us. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)

HIMSS VCE: Upcoming schedule

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:28:46 +0100

Tuesday, Nov. 3 Opening Keynote: ARRA HITECH and Health Information Exchange: Opportunities and Pitfalls, 9am CT John Kansky, vice president for Business Development, Indiana Health Information Exchange Track 1 ES2: Meaningful Use Reporting for ARRA Funding: MaineHealth’s Clinical Improvement Registry, 10am CT Jeffrey Aalberg, MD, senior medical director, Maine Medical Center Physician-Hospital Organization (Source: Healthcare IT News)

GE launches new eHealth business unit

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:56:12 +0100

As part of its healthymagination enterprise, GE Healthcare has introduced eHealth, a new business unit that is said to connect care providers and patients, and allow for health information sharing across multiple institutions. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Panel: Gov't could save time, money with open-source NHIN

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:25:41 +0100

The federal government’s current shift to sharing health information using open-source technology could potentially reduce costs and time for patients and the government, according to a panel discussion of health IT experts who gathered Oct. 30 in Washington, D.C. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Experts give five tips for improving medication adherence

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:02:26 +0100

A group of healthcare and consumer organizations and companies has released five policy recommendations designed to promote better medication adherence, and one of them is use of information technology. The group, which includes the American College of Cardiology, GlaxoSmithKline, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Consumers League and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, says improved adherence will improve patient outcomes and save as much as $300 billion in healthcare costs. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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Money in hand, Maryland on its way to statewide health data exchange

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:40:37 +0100

The Chesapeake Regional Information System for Patients (CRISP) will select the technology vendors by the end of the year to help it build Maryland's statewide health information exchange (HIE). With a quarter-million-dollar grant awarded from the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) and the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) three years ago, CRISP helped create a roadmap for designing and building a statewide HIE. In September CRISP was awarded $10 million through an adjustment in hospital reimbursement rates to see that vision become a reality. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

California hospital to improve report turnaround with IT

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:40:28 +0100

St. Rose Hospital, in Hayward, Calif., is implementing a new data management solution in an effort to improve report turnaround for physicians and patients in its cardiovascular department. Hospital officials said physicians should get faster access to echocardiogram and EKG reports through Atlanta-based McKesson’s Horizon Cardiology CVIS. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

SRC and PCTI partnership offers instant electronic document transfer for NHS Trusts

Hospital IT Europe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:26:06 +0100

SRC announce that it has signed an agreement with PCTI enabling SRC to provide NHS Trusts with end to end document creation and electronic document distribution solutions (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

The right information, in the right place, at the right time

Health Informatics Newsfeed — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:33 +0100

A recent study by the Care Quality commission found that... (Source: Health Informatics Newsfeed)