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NewsMicrosoft, U. of Washington creating e-contact lenses to measure glucose levels
Advances in IT soon could help diabetics measure and record blood sugar levels in the blink of an eye--literally. Researchers from the University of Washington and Microsoft are working on building Read more...
Microsoft-GE venture will focus on information exchange, remote monitoring
Microsoft and GE's health IT division are forming a new global company to help healthcare organizations and professionals "use real-time, system-wide intelligence to improve healthcare quality and Read more...
Surgeons use Xbox Kinect to manage images during procedures
The latest advance in video gaming already is starting to have an impact on healthcare. Surgeons at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Canada, are using a new application of Microsoft's Xbox Kinect, a Read more...
Collaborations abound at HIMSS
At nearly every turn at HIMSS11 in Orlando, Fla., last week, it seemed as if companies were teaming up to produce various solutions geared toward improving patient care and lowering costs. Multiple Read more...
athenahealth's Jonathan Bush: Washington needs to think less
athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush is never one to mince words, especially when it comes to his love--or lack thereof--for software based systems, as well as the government's efforts to oversee (or as he Read more...
Microsoft offers states its insurance exchange IT solution
Microsoft is jumping into the IT market for state insurance exchanges with both feet. The infotech giant is offering "turnkey technology solutions" to help states implement their insurance exchanges Read more...
Health systems embracing single sign-on while still working out the bugs
Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, Pa., has greatly streamlined the process of logging on to its Eclipsys EMR by implementing biometric technology for single-sign-on access. "SSO definitely saves Read more...
Microsoft touts cloud computing in healthcare as providers wait for better security
While acknowledging the myriad privacy and security concerns about cloud computing, a top Microsoft healthcare official is touting the technology as an affordable means of network maintenance, health Read more...
Microsoft's Ballmer: Focus on the patient for long-term gains
It's not exactly a secret that various technology companies stand to profit handsomely from the estimated $20 billion infusion of federal dollars into electronic medical records. In jockeying for Read more...
Google, Microsoft ask government to give web more weight in health IT plans
Lord knows, the federal government is dishing out money and attention to health IT vendors already. But according to Microsoft and Google, Obama administration officials haven't spent enough time Read more...
| Press ReleasesKinect for Xbox 360 Teams With NFL PLAY 60 and Drew Brees to Unveil 'Kinect for Xbox 360 Super Sunday Challenge'Fans and gamers challenged to make Feb. 5, 2012, 'The Most Active Super Bowl Sunday Ever.'INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to inspire the masses to get off the couch this Read more >> Liaison Technologies Connects Its Community with Microsoft HealthVault®Connection to Provide Patients with Access to Greater Amounts of Personal Health Information, More Control of Health Data ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Liaison Technologies, a global provider of secure Read more >> gloStream Selects DiagnosisOne to Deliver Clinical Decision Support for Electronic Medical RecordsPartnership Delivers Increased Care Quality, Practice Efficiency and Accountability through Real-Time Decision Support; Addresses Increased Demand from ACOs and IPAs LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Read more >> Beyond Lucid Technologies Advances Telemedicine for EMS ProvidersTogether with Microsoft, Team Presents Best Practices for Ambulance Communication with HospitalsWALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond Lucid Technologies, Inc., a healthcare IT Read more >> CJPS Medical Systems Introduces Remote Patient Monitoring With Tablet PCsAUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CJPS Medical Systems announces today that VitalPoint® HOME, its remote patient monitor, can be used with Microsoft Windows®-based Tablet PCs. This announcement Read more >> |
