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Archives for May, 2010

Telemedicine, the future of Health Care

The term telemedicine is derived from the combination of a Greek word “Tele," meaning "distance" and a Latin word "mederi" meaning "to heal". Distance is a constraint for people living in remote areas to [+]

The Role of Informatics

The field of medicine and healthcare is growing in leaps and bounds owing to the ongoing developments in the field of information technology (IT). The use of IT related services has encompassed almost [+]

Bedside Medication Verification

Medication errors are associated with a significant amount of deaths. According to the Institute of Medicine, around 1.5 million medication errors occur every year that result in about 7,000 deaths. Astonishingly, 70% [+]

It is nice to see a company that is growing during this recession

Voalte, Health Information Technology company that specializes in iPod & iPad based communication technologies for the hospital space, is growing! In these challenging economic times it is great to see any company, especially a smaller startup, [+]

It’s time to think differently about health care

I went to the Mayo Clinic Transform Symposium for the first time last year. I was very impressed with the high quality of speakers from all over the country. I learned more from [+]

Health Connections: Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the fastest growing chronic diseases worldwide. On this episode of Health Connections we cover some of the basics of diabetes with two Mayo Clinic Diabetes Educators. Please join our [+]
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