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Disease surveillance needs to include EHRs, social media, IOM says

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has proposed that the federal government take the lead in organizing a national surveillance system to track trends in chronic health conditions, focusing primarily on Read more...

New health IT 'platform' calls for larger focus on patient needs

Twenty-seven consumer-oriented organizations within the Consumer Partnership for eHealth this week unveiled their "Consumer Platform for Health IT," which proposes that the development of health IT Read more...

Trend: Number of tools to remotely collect health data growing

In the near future, it should become increasingly common for patients to collect personal healthcare data with a specialized device and shunt it easily to a server or website. Such tools, which Read more...

Press Releases

LoneStar Heart Inc. Names Andrew J. Coats, M.D., and Mark Maciejewski to Its Board of Directors

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LoneStar Heart Inc., based here, today announced that it has elected Andrew J. Coats, M.D., and Mark Maciejewski to the company's board of Read more >>

Forty-Nine Tenet Hospitals Recognized for Implementing Quality Cardiac Care Measures

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that all of its 49 eligible hospitals have earned recognition from The American Heart Association’s Get With The Read more >>

Stem Cell Study Helps Clarify the Best Time for Therapy to Aid Heart Attack Survivors

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A research network led by a Mayo Clinic physician found that stem cells obtained from bone marrow delivered two to three weeks after a person has a heart attack did Read more >>

TE Connectivity Walks to Support Heart-Healthy Lives

-TE is a Top Sponsor of the American Heart Association's 20th 2011 Capital Region Heart and Stroke Walk-HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TE Connectivity (TE), a top sponsor of the Read more >>

Abiomed Announces First Patient Enrolled In MINI-AMI Study

CRISP-AMI Trial Demonstrates Large Infarcts in Stable STEMI Patient Population DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support Read more >>