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Archives for December, 2010

Free Webinar to show Healthcare Providers how to build and deploy their own Mobile Applications

MobileFrame Presents: “Mobile Solutions for Healthcare Providers” Utilizing a mobile smart phone and/or smart device is the most cost effective way to gain efficiencies in the quality and delivery of healthcare. Providers are using mobile technology [+]

Dr Bashar Alhamoui invites you to join Green Hospital on LinkedIn

-Dr Bashar Green Hospital One of the four initiatives of the Hospital 2020 movement . Aiming to accelerate the development, use, and diffusion of environmentally preferable products, practices and construction of green buildings in hospitals and medical [+]

GE releases an interesting look into research via toys

GE Global Research released a holiday game in December 2010 that invites players to become "toy engineers" and help Santa get ready for Christmas by pairing classic Christmas toys with GE technologies. Here [+]

Shared services can have great value in healthcare

Shared services involve the ‘sharing’ of services within organizations so as to run the concerned organizations in a more cost effective and efficient manner. The roles of the shared services centre can vary within the [+]

South Dakota State University researcher uses nano-technology to study heart failure

Take a look at an SDSU scientist who is using nano-technology to find answers to some big health care questions. Dr. John Robinson is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and [+]

Outpatient Care in USA, And the Value of Social Media

There is no doubt about it whatsoever that no matter from what perspective you may look at it, Social media is very viral. Twitter and Face Book have changed people’s lives enormously, in more ways [+]

“Partnering for Cures” to Advance Personalized Medicine

Ken Buetow, Ph.D., Director at the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology at National Cancer Institute talks about the information challenges faced by researchers, providers and patients, and looks at the potential for technology [+]

How Provider’s use Maine’s Health Information Exchange

This video provides an overview of how using HealthInfoNet's health information exchange helps health care providers in Maine improve the quality and efficiency of the care they deliver to patients. Hear from real Maine doctors, [+]

Your brain and eyes may just make up the best health technology computer around!

All of us do innumerable activities throughout the day, without even stopping to think over it. Or shall we say without even blinking an eyelid? Your child throws a ball at you [+]

Care360 iPad EMR deserves a look!

View a video demo of Care360 on the iPad Care360, the leading web-based electronic health record (EHR), accessible on desktops, laptops and the iPhone™, now comes with a native app for the iPad. The app, [+]

Vendor Neutral Web Portal Expands Meaningful Use Education Resources for Providers

As eligible professionals and hospitals under the HITECH Act enter the world of the achievement and documentation of Meaningful Use, the need for clarity is paramount.  Since March of 2009, HITECH Answers has offered its [+]

Top 20 Best in KLAS released

KLAS is pleased to announce the publication of the 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report, which ranks the best-performing software and professional services vendors across a wide [+]

AEI interview on Health Information Technology

AEI's Tim Miller interviews Stephen Parente on the future of health information technology. http://www.aei.org [+]

Make sure to practice Performance Improvement in your hospital or clinic

Health systems are continually innovating and have made great strides in the quality of care provided to patients. This may be attributed to advances in medical technology, medicines and medical procedures. However, compelling evidence demonstrates [+]

ToumazSensium monitors Transantarctic expedition team

Toumaz, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless telemetry technologies for medical monitoring and internet-connected consumer devices, today announces that Sensium™-enabled devices are being used to monitor the health status of a team of explorers and scientists involved in [+]

Innovative wireless start-ups win at Discovering Start-Ups

Five exciting new emerging technology businesses walked away with awards at last night’s finals of Discovering Start-Ups 2010, run by Cambridge Wireless and supported by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). The five winners were selected from 25 [+]

The Use of E-Health for Care Delivery

E-health care is a noble concept crated for the online health care of people. Information technology (IT) will be one of the most promising upcoming departments in the health services sector. This [+]

Michigan Engineering Students Develop Mobile Communications Technology for Cerebral Palsy Patients

A young woman with cerebral palsy walks into a Starbucks and, despite her compromised motor skills and speech difficulties, uses an iPad to do what she’s never done before – she orders [+]

Mobile Health Technology Can Reach the Remotest Corners

Consider this: a mobile phone with applications to detect cancer and tuberculosis, control sugar levels for diabetics and monitor vital signs. The champions of mobile health or "mhealth" technology are promising healthcare [+]

Interview with Jamie DePolo from BreastCancer.org on their new application

Jamie DePolo of BreastCancer.org fame speaks with Shawn about the new Breast Cancer Diagnosis Guide application for the iPhone. Jane touches on the need for women to have a self empowerment application and the [+]

How do you use social media in clinical informatics?

JoAnn Klinedinst, CPHIMS, PMP, FHIMSS, Vice President, Professional Development at HIMSS, discusses the various ways she uses social media to promote the mission of HIMSS. [+]

US-based Indian creates first artificial kidney

NEW DELHI: US-based Indian origin researcher Shuvo Roy has created the world's first implantable artificial kidney. What's sensational about Roy's creation is that the organ, no larger than a coffee cup, will be [+]

Advanced CT Imaging Latest Imaging Solutions and Future Trends

In 2009, the demand for CT imaging/scanning systems in USA touched $3.6 billion with substantial potential in the near future. Computed Tomography (CT) systems are fast emerging as the most widely used scanning tools in [+]

Nearly 1,300 Healthcare Professionals have listed their social media connections

HealthTechnica.com has been working diligently to create a list of Healthcare Professional's Social Media contacts. This list is provided for free for anyone that is attempting to connect with others in the Healthcare field. We [+]

Research and Development needed to meet future health challenges

The economic and financial crunch has led to the upheaval of many industries. Medical research has also been affected due to funding pressure increasing more than ever. However, future health challenges [+]
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