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NewsNew medical home accreditation guidelines emphasize health IT
Four medical societies have released a new set of guidelines for organizations accrediting patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) that are more specific about health IT considerations than their Read more...
Telemedicine speeds treatment of heart ailments
Remote interpretation of pediatric echocardiograms via telemedicine helped speed diagnosis and treatment of potentially serious heart conditions in hundreds of young patients, according to a study Read more...
Children's hospital installs interactive touch screens for outpatients
Hospitals everywhere are striving to make the patient experience a little less daunting by adding comforts of home. Like any other patients, hospitalized children and teens have questions--lots of Read more...
Medical groups advocate e-prescribing
In the past, much of the push toward e-prescribing has come from government officials or technology vendors. Now, that seems to be changing. This week, a group of five medical organizations have Read more...
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