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Heart Institute rolling out electronic system for health records
The New Mexico Heart Institute will deploy an electronic health record system from Allscripts at its 18 locations in New Mexico and southern Colorado. ... Comments (0)
Source: New Mexico Business Weekly, US
Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Measurement and standards issues in telemedicine
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine will host a workshop on Dec. 7, 2005, to explore the need for improved measurement technologies and standards for telemedicine imaging systems. ... Comments (0)
Source: EurekAlert, US
Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Heart Device Sends Data via Bluetooth
Guidant Corp., Indianapolis, has released an implantable device that can wirelessly transmit cardiac data. The CONTAK RENEWAL 3RF cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator uses Bluetooth wireless technology to send data to a monitoring device in a patient's home.
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Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Long-Term Provider Goes Wi-Fi Alone
An enterprisewide wireless network wasn't in the original information technology plan for Erickson Retirement Communities.
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Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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New Outsource Service from IDX
IDX Systems Corp. has launched Flowcast Business Advantage, an outsourced billing and revenue cycle management program for physician practices, bundled with practice management software. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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HL7 to Develop CCR Guide
Standards development organization Health Level Seven will create an implementation guide for "expressing" the Continuity of Care Record data set in an HL7 Clinical Document Architecture document. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Wisconsin automating health care information
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed an executive order Nov. 2 establishing a new board to develop a plan to automate all health care information systems in the state by 2010. ... Comments (0)
Source: Government Health IT, US
Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Wisconsin Governor Creates eHealth Board
Yesterday Wisconsin Governor Doyle today Executive Order 129, creating an eHealth Care Quality and Patient Safety Board, which will be charged with developing a plan to automate all health care information systems in Wisconsin.
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Source: Government Technology, US
Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Scotland to create electronic database of patient records
The Scottish Executive has launched its 'Delivering for Health' 10 year plan for the NHS. The program will bring the introduction of a national system of electronic health records ... Comments (0)
Source: Computer Business Review, UK
Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Security, privacy a health IT concern
Security and privacy have been cited for a couple of decades as reasons for not incorporating computerized personal medical records, but both technology and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act should help ensure that patients will not have to worry about their health information being compromised.
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Source: Science Daily, US
Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Pumps Support Bar Codes
Lake Forest, Ill.-based Hospira Inc. has wirelessly integrated its Plum A+ infusion pumps and software with a medication administration system from Cerner Corp., Kansas City, Mo. ... Comments (0)
Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Initiative To Study How Health IT Can Decrease Childhood Obesity
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently awarded a $200,000 grant to its Health e-Technologies Initiative at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to study how health IT can help reduce childhood obesity. ... Comments (0)
Source: iHealth Beat, US
Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Cerner's English Deal Brings Rewards
Cerner Corp. had new business bookings of $450.5 million during the third quarter of 2005, a record for any quarter in the company’s history. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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WebMD Buys to Expand Content
WebMD Health Corp., an online medical information content vendor serving consumers and clinicians, will acquire a complementary content vendor. The New York-based company also has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2005. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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The next generation of diagnostic technology
Browser-based hospital point of care data management system allows efficient, effective diagnosis at the bedside and will make quality assurance for point of care testing in hospitals easy. ... Comments (0)
Source: Laboratory Talk, UK
Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Commission Calls For Health Information Standard
A federal commission charged with devising a strategy to make health care information more broadly accessible to providers and consumers wants the U.S. government to develop a nationwide patient authentication standard to enable the secure exchange of electronic health information.
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Source: CIO, US
Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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PDAs, GIS Used in Disaster Program
Public health prevention and response personnel in North Carolina will use PDAs equipped with geographical information system technology to collect and integrate data captured in the field after a disaster. The Rapid Response Project 516 is funded through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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MUSC Goes Clinical with McKesson
The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and its 595-bed MUSC Medical Center will implement a suite of clinical software from McKesson Corp. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Government announces eRX standards for drug plans
The government on Tuesday announced standards for the electronic prescription of drugs covered under Medicare Part D. The foundation e-prescribing standards will be available for immediate use when Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit begins in January.
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Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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RFID System Gets Patients, Revenue on Track
Delivery system's RFID-based tracking system yields increased efficiencies, revenue.
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Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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