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> Here's an interesting telehealth project; a new pilot has linked hospitals in rural Ethiopia with India's leading cardiac institute. Read more...
Are your PHRs safe?
We've said it before and we'll say it again: The fact that several of the PHR initiatives launched Read more...
Aetna enters PHR market with medical info option
Aetna has become the latest in a crowded field of PHR contenders, going up against everyone from Google and Microsoft to giant employer coalitions Dossia and WebMD. Aetna's model, called Read more...
HIMSS08: Google unveils details of PHR
So, the Google boys have marched into town with their own PHR, which they demonstrated last week for a marveling crowd at HIMSS08. At a modest booth on a side alley at the exhibition, Google was Read more...
Google begins storing medical records
After more than a year of coy hints, Google has come out and taken a ground-breaking step. Starting with somewhere between 1,500 and 10,000 Cleveland Clinic patients, all of whom will be volunteers, Read more...
OR insurer offers PHR, email discount
Oregon-based medical malpractice insurer Northwest Physicians Insurance Co. has taken a step which, though unusual, is likely to grow in popularity over the next year or two. The carrier, which is Read more...
Microsoft renaming, upgrading healthcare offerings
Hoping to develop a stronger presence in the healthcare arena, Microsoft has renamed its enterprise healthcare technology products--and has set plans to integrate and upgrade them over the next year Read more...
Watch out: Health IT is now a consumer buzzword
I don't know about you, but for me, the pre-HIMSS show excitement is building. I think this should be one of the most vibrant--and overwhelming--shows in the history of HIMSS itself. Why? Well, in Read more...
Marriott rolls out Web-based PHR to employees
Hotel operator Marriott has rolled out a Web-based PHR to 50,000 employees across the U.S. Marriott is doing the rollout after conducting a small pilot test with the PHR system, developed by Read more...
Microsoft, Mayo Clinic work on HealthVault
In one of a string of related deals with high-profile healthcare players, Microsoft is partnering with the Mayo Clinic to develop consumer health management tools based on its HealthVault Read more...
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