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California to connect retirees to telemedicine
About 90,000 members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) who live in rural areas will soon be able to receive medical advice from specialists via a telemedicine network operated by Blue Cross.
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Source: Government Health IT, US
Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Volunteer GIS group aids medical mission
A U.S.-based state and local association is offering its expertise in geographic information systems to help the international Medical Mission Exchange provide better care to the poor in developing countries. ... Comments (0)
Source: Government Health IT, US
Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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PDAs expected to change healthcare in future
Personal digital assistants (PDAs) could change the way healthcare is delivered in the future by providing doctors with easy access to patient data and the latest information on treatment.
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Source: Reuters
Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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DoD's health record gives providers access to patient's information following Katrina
Following a joint effort between the Department of Defense, including the Military Health System (MHS), the Air Force and multiple government contractors, displaced medical providers from Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss., received immediate access to medical information of TRICARE beneficiaries who were evacuated by Hurricane Katrina through the military electronic health record (EHR).
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Source: Patuxent River Tester, US
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Grant for private, secure, electronic medical records search system
A Boston consortium has been awarded one of two national grants to form a CDC Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics.
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Source: News-Medical.net, US
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Medical care system changing in Japan
Japan's medical care system is undergoing significant change due to the application of advanced information technology. There is a new trend toward the introduction of patient charts in electronic form as a means of increasing the quality of medical care while also improving efficiency.
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Source: Japan Today, Japan
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Robot Vendor Gets $12.1 Million
InTouch Health Inc., a vendor of wireless robotic devices designed for health care organizations, has raised $12.1 million. The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based vendor received the capital from a Series C investment financing round led by Galen Partners, New York. Acacia Venture Partners, San Francisco, and InvestCare Partners, London, also made investments.
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Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Study Estimates Future EHR Adoption
A recent IT study in Health Affairs examined the health IT functionality needed for a model of a national health information network and estimated the functionality of the technology in physician offices now and in five years. According to the study, electronic health record functionality for offices with one to four physicians is expected to grow from less than 10% to about 25% in the next five years.
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Source: iHealth Beat, US
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Report: VA, DOD not ready for computerized patient record exchange
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have made progress in their goal of sharing healthcare data, but a project to electronically exchange patient records lags behind, according to a government study.
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Source: Healthcare IT News, US
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Telehealth gives rural patients big city health care
When Michelle Hrychuk tells people about her work, the response is often; “Telehealth??”
“If you go downtown and tell people about it, they will say, “What is that?” said Hrychuk, regional Telehealth coordinator at the Nipawin Hospital. “It’s not a new technology but nobody is aware of it.”
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Source: Nipawin Journal, Canada
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Five Providers Choose MercuryMD
Five provider organizations recently have purchased mobile technology from Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based MercuryMD. The providers have deployed the vendor's MData software, which is designed to mobilize existing clinical information systems.
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Source: Mobile Health Data, US
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Feds Explain Provider ID Plans
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published a six-page tutorial on the national provider identifier. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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X-rays enter the digital age
Hospitals embrace new imaging methods as part of computerization trend. ... Comments (0)
Source: Albany Times Union, US
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Measured Savings For NHS
Clinical evaluation of a pioneering healthcare initiative by Carlisle Housing Association and Carlisle and District Primary Care Trust has praised the success of telemedicine in providing proactive care and support and improving the quality of life for people with chronic diseases. ... Comments (0)
Source: Wireless Healthcare, UK
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Houston created EMRs in hours
Within hours of evacuations from New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina, emergency workers organized shelters in healthcare facilities in Houston and other parts of Texas that included electronic medical records.
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Source: United Press International, US
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Germany pilots health service smartcards
IT services provider T-Systems International is working with a German health care and insurance group to pilot electronic health cards in the country, as the German government considers a national roll-out of the technology.
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Source: ComputerWeekly.com, UK
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Web Tool Evaluates Insurance Plans
Automatic Data Processing Inc. will offer employers a Web-based cost-modeling tool to enable employees to evaluate insurance plans based on individual medical needs and out-of-pocket expenses. ... Comments (0)
Source: Health Data Management, US
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Home health care executive excited about telemedicine
Karen R. Thomas of Oxford HealthCare says technology improves patients' care. ... Comments (0)
Source: News-Leader.com, US
Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Marketing campaign can't mask difficult times for the national programme for IT
The government's Connecting for Health agency has launched a publicity campaign for IT modernisation of the NHS, but major questions remain unanswered
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Source: ComputerWeekly.com, UK
Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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Whitehall makes policy shift after delays to NHS IT programme
Go-ahead for standalone systems in response to problems developing integrated technology. ... Comments (0)
Source: ComputerWeekly.com, UK
Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 by Obi Igbokwe - View more news posts by Obi Igbokwe
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