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Telehealth brings the virtual classroom to rural providers
New research shows a telehealth network is an effective way to conduct certification courses in chemotherapy biotherapy to oncology nurses living in rural areas--but most say they'd rather do their
Verizon, Nantworks team to funnel cancer info to docs' smartphones
Verizon and health conglomerate Nantworks want to get "big data" down to individual end-users, specifically doctors. So they've teamed up to create a series of wireless health projects, including a
Cancer doc reveals his app practice
Tech-savvy oncologist Michael Thompson reveals which apps power his daily workflow, and how he uses them in his practice in an article published to the CancerNetwork. In addition to using physician
Robotic surgery improves outcomes in oral cancer patients
Robotic surgery conducted through patients' mouths provides excellent results in removing squamous cell carcinoma at the back of the throat, especially in patients with the human papillomavirus
Researchers: Next generation of virtual endoscopy swims along
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Tel Aviv University are pushing forward on efforts to create an MRI-guided capsule that provides images of the digestive tract, a
Philips partnership aims to improve IT in cancer care
Royal Philips Electronics, better known in the U.S. as Philips, is partnering with Integrated Oncology Network (ION), a practice management and consulting firm that has helped develop and operate
Hospitals burdened with skyrocketing cancer costs
Global spending on cancer care is continuing to shoot through the roof, with the escalating cost likely to prove more burdensome to U.S. hospitals, reports CBS News. A new report by the Lancet
Telehealth enables virtual cancer board meetings
In yet another example of telehealth taking on a new frontier, the University of North Carolina's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is using telehealth to widen the reach of its
6 physician social networks at a glance: PeerCase
Site: PeerCase Created: 2010 CEO: Tony Salah Number of members: 150+ Target audience: Oncologists About the network: PeerCase runs like a hybrid of LinkedIn and Facebook, according to Salah, who
New CCHIT certification programs focus on women's health, oncology
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) launched new electronic health record (EHR) certification programs this week in women's health (obstetrics), oncology, and
