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Archives for September, 2011

Could an Electronic Health Record System Have Saved Michael Jackson?

My first guess is NO.  However, the good folks over at ElectronicHealthRecordRescue.com believe they he could have been saved had Jackson's physician been using an electronic medication record (or more likely, a Bedside Medication Verification) system. Sadly [+]

The new face of health care is DEATH CHEESE!!!

Yes, a group of doctors thought is was a good idea to put a cheese head on grim reaper and stick it on a billboard down the street from Lambeau Field, where the Packers football [+]

What if you had a scanner that could detect pain in a patient? That tech is here!

    Today's pain meter is a very "rub the belly, pat the head" type of meter.  We ask the patient on a scale of 1-10, how much pain do you have?  This type of pain meter [+]

At least the health care field typically cares if you die at your job

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Surrey Uni graduate startup wins grant for NHS savings

Thoughtified Limited, a SETsquared start-up company created by graduates of the Department of Computing, University of Surrey has won a major grant from the Technology Strategy Board. The grant will enable the Surrey Research Park-based company to work [+]

Robotic Surgery shows up in yet another medical center

Robotic Surgery is cool, it is evolving, and it is getting great adoption throughout the globe.  LSU is the latest large institution to adopt robotic surgical procedures.  Learn more about Robotic Surgery: Going under the Robotic Surgeon’s [+]

Health Information Technology Roundtable Discussion

Leaders in the health information technology field gathered on Sept. 16 to discuss the state of health information technology in Arkansas, especially how the government is working, through incentives and other means, to facilitate conversion [+]

Research and Innovation in Pediatric Care

The health and wellness of mankind is one of the most important areas that is constantly being upgraded over the years. This is because health care is a basic concern for every family and individual. [+]

Imprivata and PhoneFactor Partner to Provide Caregivers Access to Protected Health Information

Imprivata®, Inc., and PhoneFactor today announced a reseller partnership to provide phone-based authentication services to Imprivata customers. The partnership builds upon existing technology integration between the two platforms, creating a joint solution that is offered [+]

Secretary Sebelius at the Consumer Health IT Summit

Secretary Sebelius speaks at the Consumer Health IT Summit. She discusses how to empower patients to be partners in their health and care using health IT to access their health information. Health IT Week celebrates [+]

YourNurseIsOn.com continues to be awesome

YourNurseIsOn.com has been selected to kick off the Health 2.0 Week in San Francisco late this September.  YourNurseIsOn.coms’s “secret sauce” is the patent-pending 2-way communications process that provides staff with the ability to accept/reject the shift [+]

2011 Release Hospital EHR Adoption Database

A Tool for Strategic Planning and Research The EHR database is used as a foundation for national research and government studies (e.g., Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) and as a planning tool [+]

Medical Records as a Service. Will health care facilities really go for it?

Dr. Robert Wah, chair of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees and chief medical officer at CSC discusses healthcare as-a-service. For more information, visit www.envisiongovit.com. I really like the concept of medical records as a [+]

HP Healthcare is NOT DEAD!

HP threw the PC world into a loop two weeks ago when they said they intended to shutdown their mobile device lines and sell their PC division to the highest bidder.  This announcement made mouths [+]