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Next week, Duke University is hosting its Second Annual Informatics Conference entitled,"Business Intelligence in the Health Care Age." This year’s conference will focus on the ever [+]
Agenda for Upcoming HIMSS Virtual Conference Announced
The HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo on June 8-9 will bring strategies and solutions for successful conversion to 5010/ICD-10, and compliance with the Phase 1 Meaningful Use requirements and beyond to thousands of attendees through [+]
New Test Spots Infections in Hours, Rather than Days
A startup called T2 Biosystems is developing a test that uses magnetic nanoparticles to detect blood-borne infections in hours—compared to the days it now takes using conventional lab methods. The company's first device—about the size [+]
Public Hearing for Health Information Exchange Service Provider Certification
Ability Network (formerly VisionShare) has filed an Application for Certificate of Authority to Operate as a Health Data Intermediary (HDI) in Minnesota, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 62J.4981. A Public Hearing will be held on [+]
New Type of Drug Kills Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Researchers at IBM are designing nanoparticles that kill bacteria by poking holes in them. The scientists hope that the microbes are less likely to develop resistance to this type of drug, which means it could [+]
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, [+]
TMobile USA Powers Worlds First Multilingual Medical Communication System
GeaCom, Inc. announced today that its handheld interactive multilingual medical communication system, called Phrazer, will be powered by the robust network of T-Mobile USA, Inc. The first system of its kind in the world, Phrazer [+]
Pharma Experts Provide Information at DIA EuroMeeting
At the DIA EuroMeeting (booth 1042), Across Systems GmbH will
show how pharmaceutical companies can master current challenges with
the support of language technologies and generate added value. Across
will demonstrate how documents on pharmaceutical products can be
handled [+]
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Best Practices in Network Automation
Infoblox invites you to join an upcoming live presentation hosted by Network World, and presented by Infoblox customer Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on March 9th at 2 PM ET.
In this presentation, entitled “How Automation [+]
Palo Alto Launches Award-Winning Online and Mobile Teen Health Program
How do you motivate teenagers to develop good habits that will keep them healthy their whole life long? Use their favorite communications method to motivate them – a cell phone! That’s why the [+]
Phrazer multilingual device used to communicate with patients in rural Honduras
GeaCom team members accompanied Mayo Clinic medical students and physicians to rural Honduras to partake in a weeklong medical brigade from February 17-24, 2011. GeaCom staff used this opportunity to conduct a field trial of [+]
Most Wired Health Innovation Award is open and due soon
The Innovator Award is back! Is this your year to win it?
Every day hospitals are applying technology in new and innovative ways, finding creative solutions that help serve their patients, staff [+]
Nuance and IBM Collaborate to Apply IBM’s “Watson” Analytics Technology to Healthcare
The following announcement came from Nuance:
I am excited to share with you some more very important news that was announced this morning by Nuance and IBM. Nuance Healthcare announced that it [+]
Most Wired 2011 is Open
One of the important performance improvement needs for an HIT department is to have measurements that are actionable & comparable. The Most Wired Survey can give you exactly that. The Most Wired Survey results are [+]
1.7 Million Personal Health Records Stolen
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that ~1.7 million personal health records were stolen in December
The confidential personal health data of about 1.7 million New York City patients, hospital staffers and others were stolen [+]
Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media launches Health Network Site
The Social Media Health Network is comprised of organizations committed to discovering ways social media tools can be harnessed to improve health care, promote health and fight disease. The network site is a [+]
Heartland Regional Medical Center Selects Voalté iPhones for Nurses
Nurses and other point-of-care workers at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Mo., will soon be using iPhones to improve their communication and increase efficiency, thanks to Voalté’s popular first-of-its-kind [+]
Valentine’s Wish for Cancer Prevention from Causes.com
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Discovering Start-up 2010 – Further Success
Cambridge Temperature Concepts (CTC), one of the winners in
the Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups competition at the end of
last year, is one of six global finalists in the Qualcomm Ventures’
QPrize™ competition to represent Europe; and has [+]
Phrazer™ Named Edison Best New Product Awards Finalist
Duluth, MN Phrazer™ has been selected as a finalist in the internationally renowned Edison Best New Product Awards™ competition. Phrazer™, a multilingual medical communication system developed by GeaCom, is one of three finalists in the [+]
CEO Chris Toumazou to present at ISSCC 2011
Toumaz, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless
telemetry technologies for medical monitoring and internet-connected
consumer devices, today announces that Toumaz CEO Professor Chris
Toumazou FRS will be an invited speaker at the 58th International
Solid State Circuits Conference [+]
What do Samuri Jack, Chuck Norris, Brock Sampson, and the Old Spice Guy have in common?
What do Samuri Jack, Chuck Norris, Brock Sampson, and the Old Spice Guy have in common?
They all need EXCELLENT health care. Things like:
Personal Health Records
Robotic Surgery
Dr. Mike's individual services
[+]
A physicians perspective of moving to the EMR
This Essential webinar provides key insights from your peers who've made the transition to electronic health records (EHR)
??Maximize the benefits of EHR implementation, and minimize disruption to your practice. Join us for this [+]
2011 Medical Claims Audits Benchmark Study Results
In late 2010, Compliance 360 conducted a survey among compliance professionals in the Healthcare Provider industry to benchmark their approach and greatest challenges in managing medical claims audits, audit contractor activity [+]
LifeBot® Slate Preview: 1.5 pound tablet advanced mobile emergency telemedicine system
LifeBot, LLC announced today a preview of the most powerful portable light-weight tablet for real-time management of critical patients located in remote emergency rooms, ambulances, satellite facilities or intensive care units. At only 1.5 pounds [+]
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