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NewsData mining looks for clues to prevention, treatment of depression
Business intelligence specialists in Australia are examining how to mine patient data and clinician notes in search of better ways to diagnose and treat depression, a condition not linked to specific Read more...
HHS agenda looks to IT for self-management, patient engagement
HHS' newest 10-year health goals for the country, Healthy People 2020, focus on prevention, shared decisionmaking between patients and providers, personalized self-management of health conditions Read more...
ONC removes 'erroneous' specification in final EHR certification rule
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has moved to correct some incorrect information in the final rule for certification of electronic health records, taking out Read more...
FCC urged to reconsider narrowing of 'rural hospital' definition
Three entities serving healthcare or handling healthcare data are among the final 14 recipients of Department of Commerce stimulus funding to increase broadband access and adoption in underserved Read more...
Social networks can help in predicting epidemics
Facebook and Twitter aren't just idle distractions. In fact, those sites and other social networks--even ones not based in cyberspace--can help epidemiologists predict flu outbreaks and other Read more...
HHS taking comments on planned National Health Security Strategy
Interoperability of health data is more than just a convenience for patients and providers. It could be a matter of national security. HHS is accepting public comments on the first set of details for Read more...
CDC official: Government must embrace social media to inform the populace
Ordinary citizens have flocked to social media by the millions. If government wants to get its messages out and truly engage the citizenry, agencies need to embrace the same tools, according to a Read more...
Public-health labs work on data sharing, interoperability
The more than 600 public-health laboratories in the U.S. gather and report critical data on disease outbreaks and threats to national security, but data collection and IT infrastructure largely have Read more...
Researchers call for database to track drug safety
A diverse team of physicians and public-health researchers is urging the creation of a national database of widely prescribed drugs to help monitor the risks and benefits of medications. The hope is Read more...
AMA site assesses flu symptoms, facilitates patient-physician communication
What can we here at FierceHealthIT say about swine flu that hasn't already been said? Plenty, apparently, particularly when it comes to educating the public about the facts and myths surrounding this Read more...
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