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Another EMR on the #iPAD that providers should pay attention too

Just like the normal PC world, there are several different EMR systems available on the iPad. Some of them may work for you, some of them may not. Make sure to evaluate what [+]

Health versus Healthy

Riley, M. http://medicalstudentblog.co.uk Two primary schools of healthcare arose from within the Ancient Greek culture: Aesculapius, associated with the healing of illness, and Hygeia, associated with disease prevention through lifestyle (Rodriguez, 2009; [+]

Electronic Medical Records, Proposed Modernization of Veterans Affairs Department Software

Dr. John Loonsk, CGI Chief Medical Office and CGI Initiative Fellow, lays out the promise of a redesigned VistA, not only for the VA but for other healthcare providers, both public and private. [+]

Timetables Of Meaningful Use

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) enacted in February 2009 authorized the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid to pay physicians, who demonstrate the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR), [+]

Windstream provides cutting-edge technology to Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Windstream connects healthcare staffs to critical patient data and keeps them on the cutting-edge of communications technology. [+]

The future of vaccine delivery

Vaccinations are a part of childhood, but that does not make them any more pleasant. However now researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia are carrying out a trial, which could make [+]

Robotic Nursing

Robotic nurses hold the promise of becoming more of a reality now than science fiction. Imagine having a robot around the house to do all your chores, administer medicine, and do all your [+]

Patient-centric Healthcare with Dr. Susan Wilder

Dr. Susan Wilder and Heather Troemel discuss a patient-centric model with host Ray Torres of the Points of View program. Also see additional information on the Patient Centered Medical Home [+]

Healthcare Information Systems

Via Guest writer: Michelle Riley of MedicalStudentBlog.co.uk Riley, M. http://medicalstudentblog.co.uk Information systems will change the fundamental structure of the healthcare organization. Information systems are strategically designed to give an organization a competitive edge by [+]

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards: SCIENCE

I sat on this committee. I am very happy to see the rule making process finally coming to an end: Dear members of Minnesota’s 2008-09 Science Standards Committee, I have some good news to [+]

How Innovation and Technology Impact Health Care Reform

Dr. Thomas Beeman, President and CEO of Lancaster General Health(LGH), on what it will take to re-invent the way health care is delivered, as well as initiatives underway at LGH. "Plug Into the [+]

Patient Centered Medical Home

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) introduced the concept of the medical home in 1967, with an intention to provide a central location for archiving a child’s medical record. Recognition of the [+]

The power of social media for the e-Patient

The field of healthcare has undergone drastic changes with the introduction of internet and its other related concepts. It has given rise to the internet savvy patient who is now able to get [+]

Health Technology Investments in India

According to the WHO, health technology refers to the application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and [+]

The value of Personal Health Records

Maintaining a record about the different aspects of health is an important and mandatory step for all the hospitals and clinics. The simplest benefit offered is: this system helps the hospitals to keep [+]

How can Twitter help me lose weight?

I have a crazy idea. I want to figure out a way to lose weight via Twitter. Please help me form this idea with your suggestions. Just submit your thoughts on how [+]

Friday Fun: AthenaHealth CEO Jonathan Bush says NO to EMRs

It isn't often that I link up a Fox News vid, but in this case, this is worth a good laugh.  AthenaHealth CEO Jonathan Bush goes on a rant about EMRs and why he believes [+]

New Findings on the Use of Smartphones in Hospitals

Voaltéâ, a leading developer of innovative point-of-care communications software on the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphone devices has announced the release of a white paper, ‘Smart Hospitals- Embracing Smartphones at the Point of [+]

Help Drive Away Cancer, and win a Porsche!

A great new initiative has been put together by Dr. Omar Dawood, cancer survivor and researcher, from San Francisco, California.  He has started http://www.driveawaycancer.com as a fund to help the Lymphoma and Leukemia foundation.  His [+]

Eseye Launches Multi-Network Machine 2 Machine SIM card for Mission Critical Applications

Eseye, an award winning M2M connectivity service provider and product design consultancy, has today announced the launch of its AnyNet SIMs. Available in the traditional card or the more robust chip form; the new SIMs are configured to [+]

Health Care Workers ask for continued help for Haiti

Several Health Care workers from the United States are donating their time and money to help the people of Haiti after their devastating earthquake. Please take time to watch this video and consider giving [+]

Telemedicine in Africa

Presentation on Telemedicine for Primary Rural Health Delivery at African Union Summit AU Summit 2010 in Addis Ababa Ethiopia [+]

Nokia Health Award: VillageReach

VillageReach extends the reach of healthcare services to remote, underserved communities by creating dynamic delivery and information monitoring systems. Frequently, lifesaving vaccines and medical technologies never reach last mile communities because rural health systems lack the [+]

New Recovery Act Investments in Health IT

Vice President Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius announce the selection of 15 communities to serve as pilot communities for eventual wide-scale use of new health information technology. [+]

Health Connections: Long Term Care Myths and Reality

Long Term Nursing facility care is a subject that is often forgotten in today's health care debates. Long term care is also often misunderstood and conjures intensive mixed feelings for many people. In [+]
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