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Archives for June, 2011

A 3yr old girl could use your help

After Lilli was born, it took 21 months of medical confusion and speculation for doctors to conclude Lilli had Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS), a developmental disorder that affects the 17th chromosome. SMS causes [+]

iPhones Adopted by The Nebraska Medical Center

Nurses and clinicians at The Nebraska Medical Center, the state’s largest health care facility, will soon be using iPhones to improve their communication and increase efficiency, thanks to Voalté’s first-of-its-kind integrated communication solution. The Nebraska [+]

Emerging Home Patient Monitoring Technologies

The area of health care is no longer contained between the four corners of   health and medical institutions and hospitals. Health and clinical issues as well as patient management are now more accessible even as [+]

Microsoft Windows 8 is going to put the iPad on its heals

The iPad has opened a lot of eyes in medical world towards the advantages of point of care technology. Quick and nimble, the iPad has been a great opening tool for many physicians. [+]

Mobile technology plus gaming technology equals very cool health tech

  Mobile health (m-health) is coming a long way very quickly. This form of mobile health integrates diagnostic euipment into a Wii game console and uploads your data straight to a mobile phone. Presumably [+]

Major Health Innovations in Australia

Australia has been popularly known as a country that is said to be an emerging giant in terms of economy and commerce. It is also a major provider of jobs and home to various industrial [+]

Will the FDA be monitoring your EHR?

The FDA seems like an odd group to be monitoring and managing EHRs, but there is precedence in them taking on medical technology.  Concerns about patient safety related to electronic health records may be [+]

Modern Healthcare Interviews CMS Technical Director on Medicaid IT program

Thirteen states so far are paying Medicaid subsidies for health information technology. Jessica Kahn, technical director the CMS' Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey and Certification, talks with Modern Healthcare reporter Joseph [+]

Oh crap…. I got promoted again

I have received a couple hundred emails asking where I disappeared to in May.  I only posted up until 5 May and then fell off the electronic Earth.  Well, simply put my personal life had [+]