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NewsHealthTap article trips over facts
A recent New York Times article on HealthTap, an online health information network that lets consumers ask doctors questions for free, showed an alarming lack of knowledge. Let's start with the Read more...
Will doctors heed IBM's Watson? History indicates otherwise
Watson, the IBM supercomputer that recently generated headlines by beating top Jeopardy players, is being groomed to advise doctors about diagnoses and treatments. But even if Watson delivers more Read more...
Docs worried about patient relationships still share personal data on Facebook
Physicians could be putting the doctor-patient relationship in jeopardy because they don't control their own privacy very well on Facebook, according to a recent study of French medical residents. Read more...
Hospitals hiring social media managers
Hospitals are heading into the realm of social media, because there's a growing general awareness that "these ways of communications and connecting with each other are transforming" hospitals and Read more...
Markle survey shows strong consumer, physician support for 'blue button' downloads
Remember the idea of adding a "blue button" to EMR screens to make it easy to output personal health data? The Markle Foundation, which has been leading the campaign, has released a study showing Read more...
Focus on patients need when choosing an HIE strategy for 'meaningful use'
In what may as well be part of "Meaningful Use 101" curriculum for physicians, American Medical News this week examines a key but potentially problematic element of the federal standards required to Read more...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Sebelius encouraged by direction of health IT
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is pleased with the efforts to increase implementation of integrated technology in healthcare. in a commentary for Kaiser Health News, she points to the meaningful use Read more...
Baptist Health System CIO Rich Shirey: Clinical integration and network performance
Baptist Health System, which owns and manages four hospitals and 38 clinics in Alabama, has begun deploying an integrated EHR and practice management system to affiliated physician practices as part Read more...
Docs say social media helps care, but hospitals should look before they leap
Some 85 percent of doctors responding to an online poll at physician networking site Sermo say that interaction with colleagues on Sermo and other social media has led to better patient care and in Read more...
Hospitals, insurers said to provide patients with similar wellness data
With so much health information still not interoperable, is it any surprise that there's bound to be a lot of duplicated data? A report from IDC says patients often get the same information on their Read more...
| Press ReleasesAdvanced ICU Care Increases Level of Care in South Metro Atlanta by Providing Around-the-Clock Monitoring to Intensive CarProgram Begins March 27, 2012 ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Southern Regional Medical Center’s (SRMC) critically ill patients will soon have the benefit of advanced telemedicine technology in the Read more >> California Physician Groups Opposed to Rate Regulation InitiativeLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- California Association of Physician Groups:Statement from Donald CranePresident and CEOCalifornia Association of Physician Groups “The California Association of Read more >> Cloud-Based Medical Software Company Kareo Opens New Sales & Customer Service Office in IndianapolisThe company plans to add 50 sales and customer service jobs at the new mid-west facility in 2012 to support the explosive growth of its cloud-based solution for small physician officesINDIANAPOLIS, Read more >> Ingenious Med Expands Mobility with AndroidATLANTA, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingenious Med, the leading platform for inpatient physician management and automated charge capture, announced its solution is now available on the Android Read more >> Archimedes’ Individualized Guidelines and Outcomes (IndiGO) Deployed at Tulsa Health System– Clinical application of Archimedes’ physician and patient decision support tool grows – SAN FRANCISCO & TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Archimedes Inc., a healthcare modeling company, and Read more >> |
