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Breakthrough in IT for optics
A new NHS email system which is secure enough to transmit patient data could be a major breakthrough for optometry, an Association of Optometrists director is to tell its professional services committee.
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Source: Optician Journal, UK
Posted: Friday, February 03, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Commission launches health information project
Today in Brussels European Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou launched the “European Health Information Platform” or “Health in Europe” project. ... Comments (0)
Source: eGov monitor, UK
Posted: Friday, February 03, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Report: More Consumers Using Search Engines to Find Health Info
A report by Manhattan Research finds that consumers' use of search engines to find health information online nearly tripled from 2001 to 2005.
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Source: iHealth Beat, US
Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Feds Clarify Provider ID Issue
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued guidance on when a provider organization should get national provider identifiers for "subparts" of the organization. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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CCHIT to Give Update at HIMSS
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology will present a status of its certification process for outpatient electronic health records at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual conference later this month. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Organizations come together for national healthcare IT week
Several healthcare IT organizations, government leaders and private industry groups will convene in Washington this June to promote the use of healthcare information technology to achieve better care and lower medical costs.
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Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Military brings EHRs to Iraq
The U.S. military is enhancing its electronic health record system and is using the technology to help treat military personnel on the battlefields of Iraq, officials told a conference on military medicine this week.
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Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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RHIO tools released
The eHealth Initiative has released an experimental set of toolkits for building statewide, local or regional health information exchanges.
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Source: Government Health IT, News
Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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IBA Health's results exceed expectations
Health information technology firm IBA Health Ltd says the revenue for its first half year results has exceeded expectations by over 18 per cent at $21.7 million. ... Comments (0)
Source: The Age, Australia
Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Health database study launched
A multi-million-pound study to examine how Scottish people's genes and lifestyle affect their health has been launched.
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Source: ic Dumfries.co.uk, UK
Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Hospitals link electronically
During a press conference held at Murphy Medical Center, CEO Mike Stevenson announced that the hospital is joining 15 western North Carolina hospitals in a program entitled WNC Data Link.
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Source: Cherokee Sentinel, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Valley giants promoting technology in health care
Despite a national push for electronic patient records, many doctors and hospitals have been slow to adopt the technology. So a group of tech giants is hoping to offer them an incentive. ... Comments (0)
Source: SiliconValley.com, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Catholic Healthcare West Goes Mobile
San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West has purchased mobile software from MercuryMD, Research Triangle Park, N.C. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Electronic 'nurse' tracks patients at home
A New York home health agency is using an "electronic nurse" to supplement regular nursing visits to the homes of some patients to monitor their vital signs.
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Source: United Press International, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Bush: Healthcare IT can control costs, reduce errors
President Bush during his State of the Union address Tuesday night called for greater use of electronic medical records and other healthcare information technology as part of a larger healthcare plan that includes expansion of health savings accounts and medical liability reform.
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Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Health IT gets a mention in State of the Union
President Bush continued his support of health information technology in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, devoting one sentence of the speech to the initiative. ... Comments (0)
Source: Government Health IT, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Capturing real-world knowledge with Protégé OWL
Take a well resourced, 10-year-old open source project with a global user community. Add support for World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Semantic Web standards and some hard-core computer science research, and what do you get? In the case of Protégé OWL the answer is the best application I've seen for modeling, capturing, and sharing knowledge about the real world -- the kind of fuzzy, variable and unpredictable "stuff about stuff" that's hard to squeeze into the nice neat rectangular tables of a co... Comments (0)
Source: NewsForge, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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HIMSS 2006 To Address IT Policy and Implementation
Leaders in the health IT community are gearing up for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference & Exhibition, or HIMSS06, which will bring stakeholders together to discuss policy, products and practical implementation issues.
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Source: iHealth Beat, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Bush Treads Lightly on Health I.T.
Recent press reports indicated President Bush would devote considerable time to health care issues during his State of the Union Address on Jan. 31. It didn't happen. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Doctors want payment boost for using e-health records
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is calling for Medicare to reimburse primary care physicians for using electronic health records and communicating with patients via e-mail and telephone. ... Comments (0)
Source: Governement Health IT, US
Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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