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NewsGoogle Flu Trends a good warning system for EDs
Why wait for a slow, clunky government report to learn about illness trends in your area when, with the click of a mouse, you can do so in near real time? That's the gist of a report published this Read more...
New database to track unexpected infant deaths
A new database to track cases of sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs) is being tested, with hopes of determining whether a large drop in such cases is due to care improvement or differences in how Read more...
Federal agencies to go on a $6.5B health IT spending binge
Federal agencies will spend $6.5 billion on their own health IT needs in 2016, up from $4.5 billion in 2011, according to a new report from Deltek, a government IT contractor that operates a research Read more...
CDC data on EHR adoption overlooks inconvenient facts
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services last week boasted that the percentage of doctors who had basic electronic health records doubled between 2008 and 2011. That's certainly a good Read more...
Tracking system to help CDC monitor hospital med use
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new antibiotic use tracking system for hospitals, designed to increase the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing. The system Read more...
Health officials urged to release HIV registry data to providers
The public health establishment is beginning to recognize the value of using state HIV registries to bring HIV-positive patients under the care of a physician, or return them to care after they've Read more...
Mostashari appointment provides continuity for health IT movement
In the view of some health IT observers, the recent appointment of Farzad Mostashari, MD (pictured), to the role of national coordinator of health information technology as a replacement for outgoing Read more...
CDC awards grant to build online connections between hospital labs, public health agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded a grant to connectivity vendor Surescripts, the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to link Read more...
CDC posts stats on its social media experience
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has put its web and social media statistics online in a new "eHealth Metrics Dashboard." The collection of data--most of it covering the period from January to Read more...
ONC removes 'erroneous' specification in final EHR certification rule
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has moved to correct some incorrect information in the final rule for certification of electronic health records, taking out Read more...
| Press ReleasesAxion Health's ReadySet Software Provides Robust Vaccination Management to Meet Government Recommendations for Computerized SoluDENVER, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recently published Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on immunization recommendations for health-care personnel (HCP), MMWR states, "HICPAC { Read more >> Philips’ SpeechMike III Boosts Antimicrobial Housing to Reduce Spread of Germs, Bacteria in Medical FacilitiesLatest version of the industry’s leading wired dictation microphone is also one of the first Philips green certified products ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philips, a leading manufacturer of mobile and Read more >> Halo Monitoring Observes Falls Prevention Awareness DayDeveloper of myHalo monitoring system reminds families that falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among seniorsHUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What if there's a Read more >> New mHealth Application from QuantiaCare Extends the Influence of Physicians Over their Patients Needing Exercise1,000-patient Study Inspires Creation of a Movement and Exercise App for Physicians to Share with Patients WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quantia has partnered with Diabetes Educator Gary Scheiner Read more >> Hemosphere Exceeds 4000 HeRO Grafts Sold – Rapid Therapy Adoption at Leading Best Practice Centers Aligns with Blood-StreaEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hemosphere, Inc., developer of the HeRO® Graft for hemodialysis access, announced that another sales record was achieved. Last week, Hemosphere sold the 4000th Read more >> |
