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Triad Outsources I.T., Buys Software
Triad Hospitals Inc., which operates 49 hospitals and 10 ambulatory surgery centers in 15 states, has contracted with Perot Systems Corp. and McKesson Corp. for services that exceed $1 billion in value. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Friday, January 27, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Manhattan Predicts Online Health Trends
US healthcare specialist Manhattan Research has published a summary of the major trends for health and pharmaceutical marketers to consider in 2006. The trends chart the increased use of the web and other new technologies as a health information and communication tool for both patients and physicians.
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Source: Daily Research News Online, UK
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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World first for Digital Healthcare
A community eye screening programme using Cambridge technology to monitor the sight of 12,000 UK diabetes patients over a 12 month period has scored a world first in using secure messaging telemedicine to successfully transfer patient information between opticians, hospitals and a screening administration centre within the PCTs.
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Source: Business Weekly, UK
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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U of A’s DrugBank gives doctors an information high
Online database catalogues nearly all known drugs, where they go in body ... Comments (0)
Source: Gateway.ualberta.ca, Canada
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Consumer-Focused Vendors Team
Payer software vendor Quality Care Solutions Inc. has integrated its MyHealthBank account management software with the Benny benefits debit card of Evolution Benefits Inc. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Zix Chosen for Tech Initiative
Highmark Inc. will offer electronic prescribing technology from Dallas-based Zix Corp. as part of its eHealth Collaborative. The Pittsburgh-based Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan last fall contributed $26.5 million to the initiative, which will provide assistance to about 5,000 clinicians wishing to purchase and implement electronic prescribing software and other clinical information systems. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Health IT may reduce Medicaid costs
An advocate group urged a federal advisory commission Jan. 25 to endorse the use of electronic health records (EHRs) to help lower burgeoning Medicaid costs.
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Source: Government Health IT, US
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Telecare Based Same Day Breast Cancer Diagnosis
UltraClinics, a telemedicine application service provider company based in Tucson, Arizona, and a spin-off company of the University of Arizona, has developed a process that drastically reduces the time it takes for breast care. ... Comments (0)
Source: Wireless Healthcare, UK
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Online ear and hearing diagnosis to break sound barrier
In an Australian first, an online 'decision support system' is being developed to enable general practitioners to speed up the diagnosis of ear and hearing conditions. ... Comments (0)
Source: EurekAlert
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Public health information available online
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland has set up an on-line version of two key public health information resources. The launch, attended by health professionals from Northern Ireland and the Republic, took place in the Armagh Observatory last week. ... Comments (0)
Source: Irish Medical Times, Ireland
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Genome Sequencing Is For Ecologists, Too
An organism widely used for genetics-versus-environment studies has joined the panoply of mice, rats, dogs, humans and other species whose entire genomes have been sequenced.
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Source: Science Daily
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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MGMA Comments on Attachments Rule
The federal government should stagger compliance deadlines for implementing the HIPAA claims attachment standard, with providers having 12 months longer than clearinghouses and payers, according to the Medical Group Management Association. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Skyscape Updates Clinical Dictionary
Marlborough, Mass.-based Skyscape Inc. has released "Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 28th Edition," an updated version of the medical dictionary. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Midland Memorial putting electronic patient record system in place
Live from Midland Memorial Hospital, it's EDITH -- the Electronic Data Information Team for Healthcare. The electronic patient record system, named six or eight months or ago through a hospital-wide moniker contest, is aimed at improving patient care and safety.
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Source: MyWestTexas.com, US
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Philips moves into home healthcare
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) is to take over the US company Lifeline Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIFE), the leading provider of personal response services and emergency call systems in the United States and Canada.
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Source: MTBeurope.info, UK
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Doctors still frustrated by lack of system choice under national programme for IT
Users of the most popular GP system are becoming increasingly frustrated with continuing uncertainty over their future upgrade path and maintenance under the £6.2bn national programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT), according to GP Manpreet Pujara, chairman of the National Emis User Group.
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Source: ComputerWeekly.com, UK
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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WSE and KSAS to Offer Online Master's Degree in Bioinformatics
The growing popularity of bioinformatics, a new branch of technology that draws on computer science and molecular biology, has led Johns Hopkins to launch an online master's degree program in the field. ... Comments (0)
Source: Johns Hopkins Gazette, MD
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Paging Dr. Google
With a trusted brand name, rich stock capitalization and user-friendly patina, Google has emerged as the top health care search engine. Its long-term success in health care will depend on a few strategic moves.
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Source: iHealth Beat, US
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Independent pharmacies get eRx boost
Pharmaceutical services company AmerisourceBergen and electronic prescribing network provider SureScripts hope to boost independent community pharmacies’ ability to receive prescriptions electronically under a deal announced Monday.
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Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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AMGA sees power in combined data
The American Medical Group Association has moved one step closer to building a data warehouse that will link doctors around the country. The idea is to give AMGA member physicians access to data from other multi-specialty groups for comparison and analysis to help them better treat patients and improve practice management.
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Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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