DOD to build medical data storage model The Defense Department and Microsoft Corp. will jointly develop a medical data warehouse prototype and the analytical tools needed to access health data and records for the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) clinical data repository.
... Comments (0)Source: GCN.com, USPosted: Friday, March 02, 2007National health network plan empowers consumersThe Health and Human Services Department will ask for proposals next month for a new version of a health care “network of networks” capable of giving consumers unprecedented control over the dissemination of their personal health care information.
... Comments (0)Source: Government Health IT, USPosted: Friday, March 02, 2007Cerner Use RFID To Smarten Up Healthcare Visualize the idea of bringing together all of your favorite electronic comforts of home right to your bedside – TV, movies on demand, video games and more. According to Cerner the hospital room of the future is not that far off.
... Comments (0)Source: Wireless Healthcare, UKPosted: Friday, March 02, 2007U.S. Bill Proposes E-Health Records IncentivesDoctors would get $3 for every patient signed up to use an electronic health record under terms of a new House bill introduced today.
... Comments (0)Source: PC WorldPosted: Friday, March 02, 2007DOD, Microsoft sign deal to data mine health recordsThe Defense Department has signed an agreement with Microsoft under which the software vendor will help develop tools and methods for analyzing the department's 9.1 million electronic patient records to find better ways to manage the health of DOD beneficiaries.
... Comments (0)Source: Government Health IT, USPosted: Friday, March 02, 2007Gloucestershire Hospitals get new software to deliver patient information fasterHospital doctors and GPs within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are taking advantage of IT software that will enable them to work better together.
... Comments (0)Source: PublicTechnology.net, UKPosted: Friday, March 02, 2007Ultrasound to help Army research center track medical equipmentThe Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center has tapped Sonitor Technologies for a pilot project to track and monitor medical equipment at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences by using ultrasound technology similar to what bats use to navigate.
... Comments (0)Source: Government Health ITPosted: Thursday, March 01, 2007Electronic medical records program to get Virginia grantA local electronic medical records program will receive a Virginia state grant to help bring more health-care providers on board, Gov. Tim Kaine announced Wednesday.
... Comments (0)Source: TriCities.comPosted: Thursday, March 01, 2007Bringing Patient Health Records to Treo SmartphonesPatients and Caregivers Access, Manage and Share Healthcare Information; Healthcare Providers Receive Up-to-date Clinical Information, Avoiding Risk and Treatment Delays
... Comments (0)Source: HULIQPosted: Thursday, March 01, 2007A hospital room for a high-tech ageAt a trade show, Cerner Corp. unveils what it sees as the look of the future in health care.
... Comments (0)Source: Kansas City StarPosted: Thursday, March 01, 2007