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First confirmed case of Wookie Space AIDS identified in New Mexico, USA

Today the United States Center for Disease Control confirmed the first case of human bound WS-AIDS (Wookie Space Aquired Intelligence Deterioration Syndrome).  While the well known human disease, AIDS, is a significant immuno disorder, the newly identified [+]

Medical Device Innovation: Bioprinting

  I bet you don't spend too much time thinking about the wonders of your printer. Naturally, I can't say I ever really had either. Its one of those marvelous machines that seems to simply function [+]

You need to take 15 seconds for a smile

If this picture doesn't make you smile, I don't know what will. [caption id="attachment_3858" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="My children have aquired a new bunny rabbit. They named this 'mini-rex' breed bunny "Oreo""][/caption] [+]

How Quick Response codes can help pharma engage with patients

QR codes skirt the entry limitations; patients can interact with chosen information at their own pace. For this reason, pharma companies should aim to have specific QR codes for each product imprinted on prescription bottles, boxes, [+]

Medical Device Innovation: Pocket Ultra Sound

If you've ever had an Ultrasound then you've probably got a pretty good image in your head of what the average Ultrasound machine looks like. You might be picturing a computer screen. [+]

7 Clinic Safety Technologies that you should know

The integrity of the clinical technology ensures a consistency in their systems and processes. Clinical data management serves to be the most important basic routine. So, there should be flexibility and focus [+]

Patients Seek Moral And Medical Support Online

NPR lays states that many patients are seeking more and more support online.  This is not a surprising trend for most of us, but I think this still feels like alien territory for many providers. After the diagnosis, [+]

Artificial Limbs and their advancements in the last 10 years

Artificial limbs or Prosthetics are an area of medical realm where artificial limbs are researched and developed. In the last 10 years, this field has advanced much and we have seen numerous [+]

Tips for Strategic Planning For Health Technology Team

Strategic planning is very essential not only for business settings but also where it concerns health technology issues.  In general, strategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy, direction [+]

TelePharmacy, Awaited With Anticipation

Today, businesses small or large are using the power of internet to revolutionize healthcare. When various businesses engage in transformation, potential profits derived from the internet are increased manifold. Healthcare industry, [+]

Can Jeopardy’s Watson take healthcare to a whole new level?

I have to say I am not much of a Jeopardy fan.  I actually enjoy all the trivia questions, but for the most part, I am just not excited about the game show.  That changed [+]

5 Promising Health Technologies of 2011

Health technologies are vital partners of medical and health care in bringing about up to date and modern equipment and solutions. So much has changed with the passage of years due to [+]

Voalté Hires Former Ritz Carlton Director of Quality

Voalté, a leading developer of innovative point-of-care communications software on smartphone devices, has announced the hire of Gigi Gray as its new user experience manager. Gray will oversee all facets of the Voalté end-user experience [+]

Looking in the direction of Care Coordination

HealthTechnica's Newest Staff Blogger:  Kate Riley We keep hearing the words. The politicians are talking about it. The Doctors are talking about it. “Care Coordination.” We all understand it means that some kind of change [+]

The Role of the Direct Project in Fast-Tracking Health IT Interoperability

By Rich Elmore and Arien Malec A patient’s health records are no longer confined to a doctor’s office, shelved inside a dusty file cabinet. With the advent of the Nationwide Health Information Network, a framework of [+]

Tell Congress Not to Cut Colorectal Cancer Funding

The spending bill the House of Representatives is considering proposes drastic cuts to colorectal cancer programs. While everyone agrees that budget cuts are needed to reduce the federal deficit, it is up [+]

HEALTHTECHNICA IS BACK ON THE NET!!!!!

After three days of unexpected outage (due to a problem with our usually very reliable web host) we are back on the web!  Of course this was the WORST week to be down.  This is [+]

EMR and Other Major Health Innovations in New Zealand

The island country of New Zealand has been gaining global fame in recent years because of the various job opportunities that it provides to migrants. It has been hailed by the Global [+]

Direct Project Implementations Take Flight

Direct Project Implementations Take Flight By Rich Elmore and Paul Tuten The Direct Project has taken off, with the first-in-the-nation production use of the Direct Project for secure direct clinical messaging. Arien Malec, ONC’s Direct Project Coordinator, announced [+]

You SHALL NOT HAZZZZ Healthcare reform!

After Judge Roger Vinson declared that the entire health care bill was unconstitutional due to the way the individual mandate was woven into the legislation, I couldn't help but think of this pic: Judge Vinson stated [+]

UK e-Government National Awards 2010 winners announced

The winners have been announced in the e-Government National Awards 2010, the UK’s most closely watched public sector technology awards event. Congratulated via video link by the Prime Minister David Cameron, the country’s top public sector technology experts, [+]

Mobile Patient Gadgets for Outpatient

Healthcare is always looking for ways to be in constant touch with patients. This can help them monitor weak patients and handle any emergency situation. An innovative approach in mobile technology has [+]

Rapid EHR Market Evolution may be Leaving Some Vendors Behind

Don Fornes from SoftwareAdvice.com believes that EHR / EMR vendors may have some serious troubles in the future.  I tend to agree.  I find it unlikely that a field full of 400+ vendors is going [+]

EHR Tales from the Trenches: Pitfalls and Pointers from Physicians Who’ve Lived to Tell the Tale

Check out this webinar! HealthTechnica's own Shawn Riley is moderating. Who should attend: • Physicians in small and medium sized practices • IT staff and IT consultants for small and medium sized practices EHR topics to [+]

Going under the Robotic Surgeon’s Knife

How would you like the idea of getting operated upon, by a robot? Well, not many folks would find the idea agreeable, and if the area of the body to be subject [+]
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