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Electronic health record-based clinical trial alert system increases recruitment rates
An electronic health record-based clinical trial alert system increased recruitment rates and physicians' participation in an ongoing clinical trial, according to a study in the October 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. ... Comments (0)
Source: News-Medical.net, US
Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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PatientKeeper, GE Work Together
The Reno (Nev.) Orthopaedic Clinic and the Westchester Medical Group, White Plains, N.Y., are early adopters of integrated mobile technology from PatientKeeper Inc. and GE Healthcare Inc.
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Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Doctors are 'dependent on technology'
Technology is becoming increasingly important to Irish GPs, the vast majority of whom spend as many as six hours per day logged on to their IT systems. ... Comments (0)
Source: ElectricNews.net, Ireland
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Northwest Docs Get PDAs, e-Rx App
About 300 physicians in the Bellingham, Wash., area will get free PDAs and electronic prescribing software as part of a countywide initiative. ... Comments (0)
Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Vendor Expands Eligibility Services
MedCom USA Inc., a vendor of point-of-care transactions processing technology, now offers real-time eligibility verification for the Medicare Part A and B programs. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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New Patient Portal from InteGreat
Electronic medical records vendor InteGreat has introduced a patient Web portal for its physician clients. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company serves large physician practices.
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Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Advisory group to release healthcare IT report
A federal advisory group plans to release its recommendations this week on the government’s role in advancing adoption of information technology in the U.S. healthcare system.
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Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Companies eye PHR offerings
IBM’s decision last week to offer its U.S. employees and their families online access to electronic health records and other IT tools to help them manage their healthcare could be a sign of things to come, with large employers such as Verizon eyeing similar offerings. ... Comments (0)
Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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The use of e-prescribing and electronic health records is accelerating
On October 11, 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") and the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") published separate, but parallel, proposed rules representing a unified effort to advance the goal of widespread adoption of electronic health records technologies by hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers. ... Comments (0)
Source: WTN News, US
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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IBM expands free access to patents
IBM announced that they would provide free patent portfolio access to the healthcare and education industries. The move is designed to get these industries building on open standards without fearing IBM's wrath. This follows the earlier 500 patent offering to open source. ... Comments (0)
Source: InfoWorld, US
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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RHIO federation is formed
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has established a federation of regional health information organizations (RHIOs) so that they can share best practices and advocacy activities.
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Source: Government Health IT, US
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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New patient registration system begins Nov. 1
Beginning Nov. 1, a new computer system at Morgan Hospital and Medical Center will be activated that will affect patient registration. Starting on that date, basic patient information, which was previously on file, such as name, address and insurance, will have to be re-entered to guarantee accuracy in the new system.
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Source: Mooresville / Decatur Times, US
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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NIST develops health IT standards repository
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, along with standards development groups and others, is developing a Web-based repository of health IT standards information.
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Source: GCN.com, US
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Mini-PCs Used to Treat Katrina Victims
Physicians from the Silicon Valley are using a relatively new type of mobile hardware to treat patients affected by Hurricane Katrina. As part of a relief effort sponsored by the Menlo Park (Calif.) Presbyterian Church, area physicians participating in the relief effort are using Model 01 Mini-PCs from San Francisco-based OQO Inc.
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Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Florida Provider Deploys Wi-Fi Apps
North Broward Hospital District will enable clinicians wireless access to clinical applications from Eclipsys Corp., Boca Raton, Fla., across its four hospitals. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The delivery system already uses the technology in its emergency departments. ... Comments (0)
Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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AHRQ Grants To Further Community Health IT Initiatives
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality this month awarded more than $22.3 million in grants for health IT implementation projects. AHRQ chose the 16 grantees from a group of 38 that last year received health IT planning grants, each worth about $200,000. ... Comments (0)
Source: iHealth Beat, US
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Software Finds, Fixes Bad Claims
MedSynergies Inc. has introduced software to identify problems or trends in denied claims and automatically correct them. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Report: Research community needs say in national EMR efforts
The federal government should do more to incorporate the needs of the medical research community into larger efforts to build a national health information network, according to a report released today from a healthcare think tank.
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Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Don’t overlook research needs, organization says
A nonprofit organization whose mission is to speed development of new medicines and treatments has called for greater attention to research needs in the building of the national health information network. ... Comments (0)
Source: Government Health IT, US
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Group pushes electronic medical records
Making healthcare information more efficient and accessible to individuals is the vision of participants at "Accelerating Transformation through Health IT," a conference hosted in Washington Tuesday by the Center for Health Transformation.
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Source: United Press International, US
Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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