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NewsSurvey: IT key to increased confidence of small practices
Technology appears to have played a large part in increased confidence among a majority of small practices, if a new report from electronic health record vendor Practice Fusion is any indication. Read more...
Nursing students get on the technology fast track
It's not just medical students who love their smartphones and tablets. Nursing students are catching up fast when it comes to using technology, according to a New York Times article this week. Read more...
Behavioral health programs to get federal health IT grants
A new government grant program will give a shot in the arm to the use of health IT in the treatment of behavioral health issues. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Read more...
Health IT growth drives rising technology confidence overall
With all of the collaborative efforts between the healthcare and technology sectors in recent months--both the GE-Intel collaboration and the IBM-Premier effort come to mind--is it any wonder that IT Read more...
Kroll: Interoperability, social networking mean more security breaches
Everyone appears to be throwing in their two cents when it comes to predicting security concerns for this year, and New York-based risk consulting firm Kroll Security Services is no exception. In its Read more...
Med students expect EHRs for their practices
Hospitals and physician practices take note: the next generation of doctors will expect a technology-laden environment when they get out in the real world. In a survey of 710 medical students by Read more...
Health IT systems often overlook care management
When it comes to designing health IT systems, more than a few organizations may be missing the big picture in terms of integrating care management workflows into their technology. A new survey of how Read more...
Point-of-care hardware choices vex CIOs
Certification of electronic health records ostensibly helps buyers sort out the myriad software choices. But there's no such program when it comes to selecting hardware for hospital use. Physician Read more...
OB aplication for use in iPhone cleared by FDA
The FDA has cleared a new obstetrics app for use on the iPhone, one of what we editors believe will be a rapidly growing stream of such medically-related iPhone software. The software, AirStrip OB, Read more...
The mobile technology revolution
Despite all of the privacy concerns, mobile healthcare still appears to be the wave of the future. Smartphones and PDAs are being used more and more by physician's offices for everything from Read more...
| Press ReleasesConway Medical Center Purchases PatientKeeper Physician Healthcare Information SystemSouth Carolina hospital turns to PatientKeeper for physician workflow software including CPOE to drive physicians’ “meaningful use” of healthcare IT WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PatientKeeper®, Read more >> 56 Million U.S. Consumers Access Medical Information from Electronic Health RecordsManhattan Research’s Cybercitizen Health® U.S. Study Explores How Digital is Evolving the Patient-Physician Relationship – Webinar October 20 at 2pm ET NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 56 million U.S. Read more >> Amcom Mobile Connect is Now Available for Cisco Wireless IP Phones and Cius TabletsThis popular smartphone and tablet messaging solution now enables hospitals to send staff encrypted critical communications on Cisco wireless IP phones and Cius tabletsAdditional features such as Read more >> EXTENSION, INC. Now Offering Healthcare Communication Solutions for Android™ DevicesEXTENSION® adds Android-based smartphones and tablets to the growing list of supported communication devices for physicians and nurses FORT WAYNE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EXTENSION, INC. announced Read more >> Defran Systems Launches Integrated Mobile Solution for Smartphones and iPadsMobile functionality enables staff to update client information and enter services in real time NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Defran Systems, a leading provider of clinical and financial management Read more >> |
