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NewsFitness apps out; virtual coaches in
Health and fitness apps and websites may be getting a bad rap these days, with many viewed as ineffective and unlikely to help users achieve long-term results. But add a "virtual coach" and you may Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: How Partners HealthCare boosts med reconciliation
Health IT changes can help bring medication reconciliation adherence to 98 percent, according to Partners HealthCare, which includes Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Partners HealthCare CIO shares on role of IT
So, what's the fundamental contribution that information technology makes? Find out how Partners HealthCare VP and CIO John Glaser answers the question over at HISTalk, the health IT industry's Read more...
Partners Healthcare consultant, employees face bribery charges
An IT consultant and two employees of Boston-based Partners Healthcare are facing bribery charges in connection with an alleged scheme under which the employees funneled IT work to a consultant in Read more...
Key players agree on PHR framework
A group of the leading lights in the PHR world have come together to endorse a PHR standard, potentially putting to bed the initial arguments over what a PHR actually is and shifting participants' Read more...
Study: Remote monitoring improves heart failure outcomes
A new study has concluded that remote monitoring can improve the condition of some heart failure patients, and may also reduce hospital readmissions. The pilot study, which included 150 patients Read more...
Partners HealthCare requires EMRs for its physicians
In an unusual move, though one which may soon become more common, Boston-based Partners HealthCare has decided that physicians who don't bring on an EMR by its deadline will be kicked out of its Read more...
Case study: Partners invests in SOAWorking with Siemens Medical Solutions, Boston-based Partners HealthCare has decided to make a substantial investment in service-oriented architecture. Over the next 12 months, the health system will work its medication, problem and eventing services into the new architecture, using the Siemens Soarian SOA platform. This despite the fact that CIO John Glaser considers SOA to be "over-hyped and still immature." "I believe that SOA...is a very profound shift in the way that we think about … Read more...Study: Telemonitoring seems promisingHome-based telemonitoring of patients with chronic diseases has a great deal of potential, according to a new study published this month in a high-profile health IT journal. To conduct the research, which appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Canadian researchers reviewed more than 65 studies published in the U.S. and Europe. The studies looked at home-based management of chronic pulmonary conditions, cardiac diseases, diabetes and hypertension … Read more...Partners tests remote blood pressure monitoringBoston healthcare giant Partners HealthCare has kicked off a new experiment under which it will monitor employee health by tracking high blood pressure online. Partners is rolling out the pilot with Boston-area IT management firm EMC, which has agreed to find 400 employees with high blood pressure to participate. The study will involve having half of these employees measure their blood pressure twice a week, using wired cuffs which transmit the readings wirelessly to researchers. (The … Read more... | Press ReleasesVerizon Foundation Awards $25,000 to Partners Healthcare Center for Connected HealthGrant Supports Use of Technology to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Activity for Boston-Area StudentsBOSTON, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston-area students will be taking steps toward healthier Read more >> First Online Marketplace for Peer-to-Peer Healthcare Solutions LaunchesSolutions Address Persistent Healthcare Challenges Like Long ER Waits & Drug CostsBOCA RATON, Fla., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MX.com today unveiled the first e-commerce site to facilitate the Read more >> Massachusetts General Hospital Goes LIVE on Keystone EngineMGH Improves Workflow and PACS Performance with Mach 7 Technologies' SolutionBURLINGTON, Vt., March 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mach 7 Technologies (M7T), a global provider of vendor neutral medical Read more >> HCA Adds Jay O. Light and Geoffrey G. Meyers to its Board of DirectorsNASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HCA (NYSE:HCA) today announced that Jay O. Light, Dean Emeritus of Harvard Business School, and Geoffrey G. Meyers, retired Chief Financial Officer of Manor Care, Read more >> 47% of Healthcare Professionals Believe a Repeal of Healthcare Reform Will Have a Negative Impact on Patient Care AccordinThe Beacon Partners 2011 Healthcare Reform Study reveals how the industry feels about a repeal WEYMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to the Beacon Partners 2011 Healthcare Reform Study, 47% of Read more >> |
