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Genome find pushes personalized medicine ahead

 Bernie Monegain March 12, 2010
In a scientific coup that could mean leaps for personalized medicine, two Baylor College of Medicine scientists have sequenced an individual's genome and identified the specific causative mutation associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT).
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Bridging Departmental Gaps with Healthcare IT Education

 Resource Central March 08, 2010
This case study will examine how The Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula Biomedical Engineering and IT departments collaborated on a large project including networked medical devices in the OR, PACU, ICU and ED.
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Docs' file sharing risky business for patient data

 Molly Merrill March 05, 2010
Doctors who use file sharing software could be putting their patients' medical information at risk, says a recent study.
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Merge Healthcare Introduces New Patient-Focused Workflow Solution

 Industry News Release March 02, 2010
In an effort to leverage health information exchange technology for consumers, Merge Healthcare today announced the introduction of the Merge Patient Kiosk(TM) and the successful deployment of this new patient engagement tool in several imaging centers in the U.S.
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Medical Informatics Engineering, American College of Cardiology Promote EHR adoption

 Industry News Release March 01, 2010
Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) today announced a formal collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) to promote electronic health record products with integrated PINNACLE Registry functionality. The WebChart EHR from MIE is the only electronic health record system to offer this level of natively integrated functionality to cardiology practices in the U.S.
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How Health Plans Can Gain Clarity, Efficiency and Opportunity with Integrated Clinical, Contract and Fraud Management

 Resource Central February 26, 2010
Total Payment is a revolutionary, comprehensive and practical approach to the way you manage contracts, prevent fraud and abuse, and ultimately pay claims appropriately.
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Vendor Notebook - McLaren Medical to implement Allscripts

 Mike Miliard February 25, 2010
Allscripts, of Chicago, has announced that McLaren Medical Group of Flint, Mich. has selected its electronic health record for its 150 physicians.
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Spheris bankrupt; assets to be auctioned

 Healthcare IT News Staff February 24, 2010
Last month’s bankruptcy filing by one of the nation’s largest medical transcription providers could touch off a bidding war for the company’s assets.
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Electronic Health Records: Helping Healthcare Practitioners Understand the Benefits of Implementing a System

 Resource Central February 24, 2010
As patients learn about EHRs, and as more providers move to more efficient — and effective — patient management and service tools, it’s important to understand the full benefits of EHR implementation.
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The Benefits of Client Virtualization in Healthcare

 Resource Central February 24, 2010
Learn how client virtualization enables HIPAA compliances and keeps sensitive data secure, the benefits of centrally managing and updating applications and desktops, and why easy access to critical applications and data from any location or device leads to improved clinician workflows and caregiver satisfaction.
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Help for shattered Haiti: ‘A nation of amputees’ gets a chance at new limbs

 Mike Miliard February 24, 2010
The reports out of Haiti are staggering. Some doctors estimate that perhaps 200,000 survivors of the massive January earthquake face the loss of one or more limb. Many observers have called the island "a nation of amputees."
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Other countries have ICD-10 lessons to offer

 Tom Sullivan February 24, 2010
ICD-10 Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan speaks with Kathy DeVault, a professional practice manager at AHIMA, to discuss what the United States can learn from other countries that have already adopted ICD-10, the reasons we won't have a single coding system, and why healthcare organizations should not rely too heavily on their vendors for the ICD-10 conversion.
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Healthcare top target for hackers

 Mike Miliard February 24, 2010
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Web Seminar on March 23 @ 2 pm ET--New Approaches for Monitoring and Reporting Healthcare-Associated Infections

 Resource Central February 23, 2010
Register to hear James Crump, Director, Strategic Business Solutions for Software AG, as he highlights new approaches for monitoring and reporting HAIs.
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Hospital-acquired infections killed 48,000 patients in 2006

 Bernie Monegain February 22, 2010
Hospital-acquired infections killed 48,000 people and added $8.1 million to healthcare costs in 2006 alone, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Docs increase their use of "EHR components"

 Molly Merrill February 22, 2010
Electronic healthcare record adoption has increased by 3.2 percent in physician offices since February 2009, according to a new survey.
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Survey provides "snapshot" of health IT jobs

Molly Merrill February 17, 2010
Health professionals believe that between 50,000 and 200,000 new jobs will be created in health IT by the year 2015, according to a recent survey.
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2010 U.S. Contact Center Decision-Makers’ Guide

 Resource Central February 08, 2010
Syntellect has partnered with ContactBabel to bring you the 2009/2010 U.S Contact Center Decision-Makers’ Guide, which identifies seven of the major pain points and issues that affect the contact center industry.
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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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Text messages used to reach expectant, new moms

 Molly Merrill February 05, 2010
A new program that sends free health information directly to expectant and new moms' mobile phones was launched Thursday at the Health IT Summit for Government Leaders in Washington, D.C.
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