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Amistaff Healthcare Technology, Inc. Announces a New Exam Validation Process to Improve the Quality of Patient Care

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:00:01 +0000

High Point, NC (PRWEB) July 9, 2007 -- The current nurse shortage has raised concerns over potential impact on patient care. Amistaff Healthcare Technology seeks to diminish those concerns by... [via http://www.prweb.com @ July 9, 2007 @ 7:00am]

Behind Rising Health-Care Costs

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:44:25 +0000

New technologies for medical treatment can push prices sharply higher, even when the benefits are modest. Low-tech solutions can be more effective. [via http://www.digg.com @ July 14, 2008 @ 5:44am]

Inventor of Partial Artificial Heart Dies

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +0000


		DeBakey was best-known for his trailblazing efforts in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
		Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT

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Paradigm Multimedia Improves Healthcare TV Options

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:15:08 +0000

ProTune Technology, patented by Paradigm Multimedia, provides new ways to design and enhance in-room entertainment systems in health care facilities. This radically new engineering concept for entertainment systems lowers equipment costs and increases the number of choices available when purchasing in-room systems. [via http://www.digg.com @ July 17, 2008 @ 9:15pm]

Intel Medical Device Wins FDA Approval

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:52:35 +0000

The Intel Health Guide, which includes a small touch-screen PC and online interface to connect patients to doctors, has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Intel plans to start selling the PC and health care services later in 2008.
- Intel is now a step closer to becoming its own health care shop. On July 10, Intel announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin selling a personal health care system dubbed the Intel Health Guide, which includes a small touch-screen PC and a Web port... [via http://www.eweek.com/c/s/Health-Care @ July 10, 2008 @ 3:52pm]

Study: Top health IT initiatives listed

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:15:52 +0000

According to a new study sponsored by healthcare IT company Logicalis, data storage is the top driver for many hospital and healthcare IT projects underway right now. However, when it comes to the projects themselves, predictably, EMRs are in the lead, according to the study, which names the top 10 IT initiatives being undertaken by healthcare organizations. The remainder of the list includes disaster recovery; medical archiving systems; storage consolidation/virtualization; backup; business intelligence; PACS; health IT infrastructure; compliance and the security of personal health information.

What's interesting about these conclusions is that they differ in some respects from those drawn by a status released by HIMSS in April. For one thing, HIMSS respondents said that improving safety and reducing errors were key drivers of IT investment. Also, it's worth bearing in mind that according to HIMSS results, security breaches still seem to be rather common within healthcare organizations, with 18 percent of respondents having seen a breach within the past six months. If patient safety and security are key drivers, that takes one down a different road than projects driven by storage. I'm not sure how to reconcile these results--readers, what do you think?

To learn more about the study:
- read this Healthcare IT News piece
- read the Logicalis press release

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The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:13:17 +0000

The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition 2008 (WoHIT 2008) has been designed for and by the healthcare ICT community in the European region including: technology end users, vendors, providers and policy makers. [via http://www.digg.com @ June 26, 2008 @ 3:13pm]

Millions Believe Personal Medical Records Have Been Compromised, Survey Says

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:09:00 +0000

"The harms involved in loss or theft of medical records involve not just worries about medical identity theft but also feelings of personal violation and fears of potential misuse or publication of sensitive medical information."

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New for Your iPhone

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:21:23 +0000


		For those of you who are enamored with your iPhone or iPod touch, you now have a good excuse to take it into the office â Epocrates RX software is now available for the iPhone OS, and itâs a freebie.
		Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:21:23 CDT

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Jazz and Razz

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:53:08 +0000

The New Orleans Times-Picayune awards a "JAZZ" to a free program called Science Technology Academics and Research, or STAR, made possible by Ochsner Medical Center and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. The program lets top high school students get an intensive look at science and healthcare careers. [via http://www.digg.com @ June 30, 2008 @ 4:53pm]

Access to NHS care records may be widened

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:53:34 +0000

The Department of Health is to review the scope of access to the NHS Care Records Service, including possibly of making them available to non-NHS staff. [via http://www.e-health-insider.com @ July 3, 2008 @ 1:53pm]

REVIEW: The iPhone 3G

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:15:50 +0000


		With the release of iPhone 2.0, Apple has given early adopters every possible new feature for free, meaning that you can upgrade your current iPhone and have everything except the 3G speed.
		Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:15:50 CDT

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FDA improves Intel-made home monitoring device; House members debate EMR privacy;

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:16:49 +0000

> The FDA has approved a new system from Intel designed to support home monitoring of chronically-ill patients. Article

> House members continue to debate a bill creating a national electronic medical record system, with privacy protections being the biggest sticking point to date. Article

> The costs involved in implementing and maintaining an EMR rank among the top concerns of physician groups, according to a recent study by the Medical Group Management Association. Article

> A new Harris Interactive poll has found that the more aware patients are of medical data breaches, the more likely they are to believe that EMRs are less secure than paper records. Article

And Finally... Heaven only knows how this gentleman would have gotten through airport security! Article

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English Fire Brigade Union Says Government Consolidation Efforts are Misguided

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:49:00 +0000

"This IT project is now very late, hugely over budget and has still not been subjected to operational testing."

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2009 Joint Commission Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Standards Available Online

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Media Contact:Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – July 1, 2008) The Joint Commission’s revised hospital and critical access hospital standards, rationales and elements of performance for 2009 are now available online. The standards will... [via http://www.jointcommission.org @ July 1, 2008 @ 12:00pm]

International health terminology toolset in development

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0000

The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) has launched a campaign to build an essential health terminology toolset to improve access to the tools needed to develop, maintain, and use SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. [via http://www.e-health-insider.com @ July 18, 2008 @ 12:00am]

Motesanib Shown Active Against Progressive, Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:00:01 +0000

Motesanib, an angiogenesis inhibitor, induced partial responses in a phase II study of 93 patients with progressive, locally advanced/metastatic, differentiated thyroid cancer, researchers reported in the July 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. [via http://www.acep.org @ July 3, 2008 @ 9:00pm]

People Born Preterm at Risk for Medical, Social Disabilities in Adulthood

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:00:15 +0000

The risk of serious medical and social disabilities in adulthood increases sharply with decreasing gestational age at birth, according to a report in the July 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. [via http://www.acep.org @ July 16, 2008 @ 9:00pm]

Jackson Healthcare Solutions Changes Name to Jackson Healthcare

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:00:01 +0000

Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) April 16, 2008 --Today http://www.jacksonhealthcare.com [Jackson Healthcare Solutions __title_ Click this link.], a provider of healthcare technology and staffing solutions,... [via http://www.prweb.com @ April 16, 2008 @ 7:00am]

Tech Backs Standards for Online Health Records

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:23:18 +0000

Google and Microsoft jump on Markle Foundation's Connecting for Health initiative.... [via http://www.eweek.com/c/s/Health-Care @ June 26, 2008 @ 5:23pm]

2009 Joint Commission Office-Based Surgery Standards Available Online

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Media Contact:Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – July 1, 2008) The Joint Commission’s revised office-based surgery standards, rationales and elements of performance for 2009 are now available online. The standards will take effect Jan... [via http://www.jointcommission.org @ July 1, 2008 @ 12:00pm]

Big Drug Companies - Continue to Cut Jobs

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:58:19 +0000

Job cuts continued today with news of Novartis slashing 2,500 full-time positions, or about 2.5% of its work force. The Wall Street Journal health blog reports that Novartis CEO Dan Vasella forshadowed the job cuts in a recent WSJ interview stating that it was going to cut 1,260 sales jobs ... [via http://www.healthindustrynews.com @ March 27, 2008 @ 12:58am]

Lucida Healthcare Group Takes 'Going Mobile' To A New Level

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:00:01 +0000

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Susan G. Komen for the Cure Employs New Integrated Software

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:33:00 +0000

"This will provide us with incredible insight into our organization's most important constituent information, regardless of the channel in which the interaction occurs."

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2009 Joint Commission Standards Available Online

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Media Contact: Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – July 1, 2008) The Joint Commission’s revised standards, rationales and elements of performance for 2009 are now available online. The standards will take effect January 1, 2009 and... [via http://www.jointcommission.org @ July 1, 2008 @ 12:00pm]