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Med schools prep students to avoid device distractions
No doubt computers, smartphones and tablets have helped physicians improve access to information and, in turn, care delivery. For patients meeting with technology-armed docs, however, there can be a
Study: Urgency, organization lacking for providers in ICD-10 transition
Providers need to put more of an emphasis on planning and organization when it comes to large implementation efforts such as ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010, researchers from Georgetown University and the
Medicaid becoming a bargaining chip for debt ceiling negotations
Democratic lawmakers are concerned that tightening Medicaid eligibility could be the price they pay to win concessions from Republicans regarding the debt ceiling negotiations, reports Kaiser Health
Mobile public-health surveillance app passes 1,000 users
In keeping with the international theme of this issue, we learn from the World Health Organization that EpiSurveyor, a free program for personal digital assistants and mobile phones that aids in
Physicians and med students continue to embrace smartphones
This isn't necessarily news for people in healthcare, but the mainstream media are picking up on the fact that so many physicians and medical students consider their iPhones, BlackBerrys and other
SPOTLIGHT: Creator of mobile public health surveillance software wins inventor's award
The creator of a widely used, breakthrough software tool for mobile collection of public health data and disease surveillance in developing countries has won a prestigious inventor's award for
