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Archives for June, 2010

Had some problems with the WiThings web enabled scale, but all better now

Good day all!  For those watching, you have seen that I am engaged in a social media experiment. I am attempting  to lose weight via the support of a virtual community instead of a physical [+]

EMR Adoption Tools

A quick look at Medical Strategic Planning's 3-Step EMR / EHR Adoption Process to empower meaningful users while retaining Regional Extension Center grant funding. [+]

Please help me in my social media experiment to lose weight

I have decided it is time to lose some weight. After the last few months of seeing my fat face on TV (and learning more about the risks) I have decided that I need to [+]

Healthcare Innovation at Scottish Technology Showcase 2010: Zahid Latif

Zahid Latif, Lead Technologist, Medicines & Healthcare, Technology Strategy Board gives a global perspective on the challenges and opportunities in Healthcare Innovation. [+]

Healthcare Innovation at Scottish Technology Showcase 2010: Tom Morton

Tom Morton, MD Argyll Telecom, talks about his company's solution to an NHS client request that resulted in a software solution addressing a lone worker risk management system and leading to the company's [+]

The Beauty of Virtualized Desktops in the Clinical Environment

In a virtualized desktop, also known as client virtualization, the data, and often operating system, is stored on a remote central server, instead of local storage in end-user computer terminals. Thus devices, such as personal [+]

Health Connections: Long-term Care Insurance

Long term care is a low priority for most people until they discover they need it.  On this episode of Health Connections I discuss Long Term Care Insurance with an expert in the field. [+]

The Importance Of Reporting In Your EMR

We know the basics of the EMR:  an EMR or electronic medical record is a computerized record created in hospitals and other medical institutions. This system allows storage of data in a [+]

Requirements to Achieve the 2011, Stage 1, Meaningful Use

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have proposed rules to encourage the implementation and practice of superior health information technology (HIT) and meaningful use of electronic records (EHR). [+]

EHR Adoption Survey Results

In February, 2010, executives from healthcare organizations in the U.S. participated in a study conducted by healthcare management consulting firm Beacon Partners for the purpose of taking the pulse on where hospitals are today in [+]

EHR and Practice Management Software Selection

Interesting introduction into EHR / EMR software selection: [+]

Healthcare Innovation: Jim Hall at Scottish Technology Showcase 2010

Jim Hall, Chairman of PWB Health, talks about his company's experiences having developed an innovative healthcare product targeted at both consumer and healthcare professionals. [+]

Two days of no blogging is a low price to pay for a day of Tornadoes

For the many that frequent HealthTechnica.com on a regular basis you noticed that I didn't post on either Thursday or Friday.  It has been several months since I missed two business days in a row. The [+]

It’s time to think differently about health care #txfm10

Transform2010: Additional speakers have been added! Sept. 12-14, 2010 Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minn. The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation is excited to announce that several new speakers have been added to Transform2010: Thinking [+]

The Upside And Downside Of CPOE

CPOE or computerized physician order entry is the computerized entry of medical instructions, which alerts for the treatment of patients. This is communicated directly to the hospital staff, including nurses, radiologist, [+]

iPad Apps To Help You Stay Healthy

We are a generation more health conscious and aware of how much we eat and exercise than our parents or grandparents ever were. Hence our lifestyle and the products we buy revolve [+]

Professor Donald Evans talks New Zealand Medical Ethics

Professor Donald Evans, a philosopher by training, has been published widely in Medical Ethics for 25 years. During that period he has directed two Bioethics Centers, on in the University of Wales and the [+]

How technology can encourage, and threaten, privacy

As the humans evolved they began developing newer technologies for improving their quality of life. However, while every new concepts improved the quality of life to a certain extent, there was always a hitch that [+]

HEALTH CONNECTIONS: How two normal people lost 100 pounds; Beating Obesity

Obesity is killing many of us.....and we sit here and do nothing about it....... :D Meet two people that beat obesity by getting up and moving. [+]

PODCAST: Microsoft Health shows initiative by inviting bloggers to a conversation

Recently Microsoft held a bloggers panel to discuss their connection with the Health Care world. Several prominent bloggers were asked to join the conversation. Microsoft's team was led by Peter Neuport, Vice President of Microsoft [+]

The hunt is on to discover the technology tycoons of tomorrow

The hunt is on to find the next generation of technology tycoons as ‘Discovering Start-Ups 2010’ – a brand new competition and support programme – launches across the East of England today. Cambridge Wireless has joined forces with [+]

Telemedicine Clinic UK

Telemedicine Clinic. Europe's Leading Sub-Specialty Radiology Centre. [+]

Doctors Pilot Mobile EMR Use in Haiti using iPhones

Dr. Steven Lane of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation describes his group's efforts to provide medical relief to patients in Haiti following earthquake and establish an international standard for health IT in disaster situations piloting [+]

The Values of Biometric Registration

Biometric registration is used for uniquely identifying and recognizing individuals based on certain physiological and behavioral traits like fingerprint, DNA, face recognition, iris recognition, gait, voice et al. These methods can be [+]

Australian E-Health by Adam Davenport

Adam Davenport talks about the state of Electronic health initiatives in Australia. [+]
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