Mental health is often overlooked in today’s world of obesity and chronic disease. Even though the physical body is essential to health, we must not forget to take time for mental health. In this episode, host Shawn Riley visits with health care expert Paul Bartemes to talk about taking care of our mental health.
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The Austin Medical Center (AMC) is a 99 bed licensed hospital with a multiple specialty associated clinic.  AMC is a rural facility located in a service area of ~45,000 people in southern Minnesota.  Their leadership is keenly aware of House Bill 3962 and has allowed HealthTechnica to publish their thoughts.
The following are the thoughts of [...]

Kara Marx, CIO of the 460 bed Methodist Hospital serving the San Gabriel valley in California, recently took time out of her busy schedule to talk with HealthTechnica about her organization’s new MedPlus implementations.
Methodist Hospital recently engaged two of MedPlus’ products. MedPlus Centergy and MedPlus ChartMaxx were both installed throughout their facility. MedPlus Centergy [...]

Microsoft and Emory University launched a new website Tuesday with the purpose of enabling patients and creating an intersection of health care and technology during the H1N1 crisis.
I was one of ten health technology bloggers privileged to be able to speak with David Cerino (General Manager of Microsoft Health Solutions Group) and Dr. Arthur Kellermann [...]

I have been using video conferencing before video conferencing was cool. You know… back in the days when Microsoft Net Meeting was the unparalleled awesomeness of communication. Throughout the years many different products have come about. Even though the software has continued to advance, there is usually a problem with one aspect [...]

Posted by Guest Author: Houston Neal

At Software Advice, we just finished implementing a new phone system. It’s great! It got us thinking of how medical practices can take advantage of Internet Protocol – Private Branch Exchange (IP-PBX) phone systems to be more efficient and provide better patient care.

First, let’s get some definitions out [...]

The following is a response from Congressman Tim Waltz:
Thank you for contacting me regarding potential funding for family planning services in H.R. 3200, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. I appreciate hearing from you.
Health care costs continue to rise rapidly and too many Minnesotans are going without the coverage they need. As Congress [...]

This past Sunday evening Minnesota based Mayo Clinic CEO Dr. Cortese and US Senator Amy Klobuchar had a phone conference to discuss health care in America today. This conference was open to the public (those that could get dialed in anyway) and was recorded for later listening.
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