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Health IT
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Two health care groups are coming together to improve national efforts to implement electronic medical records and promote interoperability. The National Transitions of Care Coalition recently joined forces with the Health Information Technology Work Group.…
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Is paperwork preventing you from scheduling an annual checkup with your doctor? According to a new IBM study, one out of every four Americans haven’t scheduled a wellness visit in the last year because of…
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Mission accomplished. That’s what one national health IT group is saying. The National Health Alliance for Health Information Technology has deemed its goal of moving health IT into a front and center role as a…
September 18, 2009 -
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The heads of the Health IT Standards Committee are rolling up their sleeves and working out the details of the next phase for the nationwide adoption of health IT — guidance for implementation. Jonathan Perlin,…
September 18, 2009 -
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Soldiers, veterans and military families who need mental health counseling will now have an easier time getting help. The Military Health System recently launched a Web-based assistance program and a new telemental health program. Patients…
September 09, 2009 -
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With more state and local governments adjusting their budgets to allow for more health IT spending, companies are looking to recently-laid off IT workers to meet their demands for electronic medical record implementation. The chair…
September 09, 2009 -
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A new application from the WebMD Health corporation is designed to make healthcare information more accessible for health care professionals when they’re treating patients outside of hospitals and clinics. The Medscape Mobile application features content…
July 23, 2009 -
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Health IT is making its way into medical school classrooms – in the form of new degree programs. Starting this September, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will offer a new degree program in informatics.…
July 23, 2009 -
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People with elderly or dying family members will soon be able to access living wills online. A new partnership with Google Health will create a living will feature that allows users to download a free,…
July 23, 2009 -
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Increasingly, people are getting health information online, and very few organizations have as much health information as the National Institutes of Health. NIH last week held a educational session with the team behind the online…
July 20, 2009 -
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Privacy laws are preventing hospitals in some states from adopting electronic medical records. States with medical privacy laws restricting hospitals’ ability to disclose patient information have seen an eleven percent decrease in EMR adoption over…
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If you’re being treated for a chronic disease, you don’t want to wait for your primary care and specialty doctors to discuss your health. E-consultations and electronic health records can help doctors coordinate and communicate…
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A new interactive device could help patients and motivate them to get better – from their hospital beds. The PatientLife system uses a television attached to a patient’s bedside to deliver personalized health information, education…
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Cell phones could soon become a valuable tool in diagnosing illnesses in developing countries. People in remote villages often spend a day or more traveling to clinics. A non-profit company is developing a cell phone…
July 09, 2009
