Archive for August, 2008
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PHRs for the Disadvantaged
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“When those in the industry talk of PHRs and adoption by consumers, virtually all of the focus is on two categories of users who dominate PHR use today, consumers with chronic care needs and a family’s chief medical officer, the woman of the house. Both groups of users are by and large from the middle […]
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Midwives use new technology to remotely access patient info
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“Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, a teaching hospital that specializes in care for women and babies, will provide its midwives with a new technology to allow them to securely access, review and update server-based medical records from patient homes.
The new technology, from Toronto-based Nortel, uses a specially-formatted USB key for Windows PCs that automates business […]
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ICW selected for US telehealth programme
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“German e-health specialist InterComponentWare (ICW) has been selected by US health network Coventry Health Care to provide the infrastructure for a home monitoring programme.
ICW will provide the interoperability platform and infrastructure technology for Coventry Health’s telemonitoring pilot program.”
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e-Health Europe, 27 August 2008
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Kentucky health data exchange kicks off e-prescribing initiative
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“HealthBridge, a health information exchange operating in the Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky region, has launched its community e-prescribing application enabling physicians to send prescriptions electronically to area pharmacies.
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Bernie Monegain, 27 August 2008
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IBA tells investors Lorenzo will launch November
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“The Australian company said the first version of its long delayed Lorenzo strategic software will have a “global launch” this November. A more advanced version containing ‘clinicals’ is then promised to follow within three months.”
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e-Health Insider, 27 August 2008
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Webicina: Frequently Asked Questions
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“After one and a half days I presented Webicina.com, an online service focusing on Medicine 2.0, I’m still receiving plenty of questions so I thought a FAQ page would make things clear.”
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Bertalan Meskó, ScienceRoll, 26 August 2008
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USB Thumb-drives: Just a Bad Idea for PHRs
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“In performing the research that led up to the publishing of our iPHR Market Report in May, one step we took was to look at ll the multitudes of PHR solutions in the market and on which form factor were they offered (i.e., desktop solutions, USB-centric solutions or native Internet apps provided as a service […]
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Nevada to adopt IT-driven health surveillance system
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“The Nevada State Health Division plans to implement a community health surveillance system that covers the state’s 2.5 million people.”
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Richard Pizzi, Healthcare IT News, 26 August 2008
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New organization studies role of healthcare applications on cell phones
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“The Medical Records Institute has introduced a membership-based organization, called the Center for Cell Phone Applications in Healthcare (C-PAHC) that will study and advocate the advancement of cell phone applications in the industry.
C-PAHC will act as a clearinghouse and collaboration center in regard to cell phone technologies in healthcare.
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Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 26 August […]
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iPLATO lets patients update records automatically
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“Patients of the Bush Doctors and Richford Gate Medical Practice in Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Trust will soon receive automated voice messages requesting information to update their medical record.
The free service will send an automated voice message to a patient’s mobile asking them to confirm whether they smoke or not.”
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e-Health Insider Primary Care, 26 […]
