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Canada launches fight against chronic disease

 Bernie Monegain February 08, 2010
More than 30 organizations from across Canada are forming partnerships in a $15.5 million series of initiatives aimed at preventing chronic disease – a challenge that the United States is also tackling. Electronic health records play a critical role in Canada's plan.
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Elekta Launches new website

 Industry News Release February 01, 2010
Elekta has launched a new corporate Web site that provides healthcare professionals, patients, investors and the public with new ways to interact, navigate and browse information about Elekta's solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders.
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HealthPartners to use EMR to highlight cancer concerns

 Kyle Hardy January 22, 2010
The HealthPartners Medical Group is using an electronic medical record and race information to raise awareness of colorectal cancer among African American patients.
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Collaboration to reduce disparities in care

 Industry News Release January 12, 2010
Emmi Solutions, LLC, creators of Web-based interactive multimedia patient education programs, has collaborated with the American Cancer Society, the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and the preeminent source of cancer information and service, to expand Emmi Solutions’ existing suite of cancer-related programs.
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Monitoring system keeps an eye on IT

 Kyle Hardy December 03, 2009
The Wilshire Oncology Medical Group has implemented a new monitoring system to keep an eye on IT infrastructure, workstations and online connectivity.
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ECRI identifies top 10 health technology hazards for 2010

 Jeff Marion December 02, 2009
Superior healthcare technology usually means better care and safety for patients - but the familiar technologies that power today's modern hospitals also have a dark side. From infections to cancer to surgical fires, this list covers the top 10 healthcare technology threats for 2010.
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GE makes good on Healthymagination initiative

 Molly Merrill October 22, 2009
GE Healthcare officials made several announcements Wednesday in New York concerning the company's $6 billion Healthymagination initiative, which aims at investing in technologies that improve healthcare.
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Continuous Quality Improvement: The 'Unintended' Consequence of EHR Implementation

 Edgar D. Staren, MD October 01, 2009
In a previous article ("Keys to EHR Team Success," Healthcare IT News; January 12, 2009) we detailed a number of governance structural components which are key to successful electronic health record (EHR) implementation.
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Continuous Quality Improvement: The 'Unintended' Consequence of EHR Implementation

 Chad A. Eckes October 01, 2009
In a previous article ("Keys to EHR Team Success," Healthcare IT News; January 12, 2009) we detailed a number of governance structural components which are key to successful electronic health record (EHR) implementation.
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Vendor Notebook: InnerWireless deploys wireless IT at Virginia Hospital Center

 Eric Wicklund August 14, 2009
InnerWireless, based in Richardson, Texas, has announced that the Virginia Hospital Center will deploy the company’s Horizon Converged Wireless across 1.1 million square feet in three buildings on its Arlington, Va. campus.
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IBM-UNCHC partnership targets data analytics

 Eric Wicklund June 30, 2009
IBM is lending its considerable IT expertise to University of North Carolina Health Care to help speed the development of new treatments for diseases like diabetes, cystic fibrosis and cancer.
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New radiology research finds CAD effective detecting cancers

 Industry News Release June 25, 2009
iCAD, Inc., an provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification of cancer, today announces new research presented at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 23rd International Congress and Exhibition being held in Berlin, Germany from June 23-27 2009.
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IT-based demo project to focus on cancer care

 Bernie Monegain June 19, 2009
Three legislators are seeking to create a nationwide demonstration project that would use information technology to gather data on cancer care.
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Heritage Valley Health System implements new EMR

 Industry News Release June 18, 2009
The Heritage Valley Health System, a progressive community-based health system in southwestern Pennsylvania, has selected the Allscripts Enterprise Electronic Health Record to automate and enhance the care provided by 150 of its employed physicians.
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New Jersey Health System deploys VMAT and Radiosurgery Solutions

Industry News Release June 18, 2009
CentraState Medical Center, based in Freehold, New Jersey, has purchased two new state-of-the-art Elekta radiation therapy treatment systems, both with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy.
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UNC Health Care, IBM partnership to aid discovery of disease treatments

 Molly Merrill May 27, 2009
The University of North Carolina Health Care is partnering with IBM to create a data warehouse designed to help speed the development of new treatments for diseases such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis and cancer.
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Clarient launches a new breast cancer test

 Industry News Release May 05, 2009
Clarient, Inc., a premier anatomic pathology and molecular testing services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced the commercial launch of a new breast cancer test that helps physicians identify the probability of a patient's cancer recurring and assess the need for chemotherapy. The new prognostic test, Clarient Insight Dx Breast Cancer Profile, has been clinically validated for women with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer. Unlike other assays used to determine the likelihood of recurrence, the Clarient Insight Dx Breast Cancer Profile uses a combination of pathology risk factors and molecular markers to categorize patients as either high or low risk.
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Treatment gets personal

 Bernie Monegain April 27, 2009
Steven Seltzer, MD, who heads the radiology department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital here, sees unlimited opportunity for improving patient care resulting from a new research partnership with GE Healthcare.
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UCLA to deploy system for tracking clinical trial patients

 Molly Merrill April 23, 2009
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) is implementing a clinical research management system to track patient data for clinical trials and billing purposes.
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Preclinical Data From Amgen's Oncology Pipeline to be Presented at AACR

 Industry News Release April 16, 2009
Amgen today announced that results from several preclinical studies investigating potential new cancer agents will be presented at the 2009 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Denver between April 18-22, 2009.
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