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American College of Cardiology embraces interactive technology for patient engagement

 Industry News Release March 10, 2010
When patients hear the words “heart failure” they often remember little of the discussion that follows. Stress, emotions, health literacy and even the patient’s condition itself can create a barrier for good communication between patients and their doctors.
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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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Coalition clamors for decision support in imaging

 Bernie Monegain December 01, 2009
The Imaging e-Ordering Coalition is calling for digital ordering and clinical decision support to ensure that the right tests are ordered for the right patients at the right time.
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New mammography guidelines unleash storm of controversy

 Bernie Monegain November 18, 2009
The argument over the right age for women to begin mammograms was pushed to the center of the healthcare reform and technology debate with Monday's release of new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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Experts give five tips for improving medication adherence

 Bernie Monegain October 30, 2009
A group of healthcare and consumer organizations and companies has released five policy recommendations designed to promote better medication adherence, and one of them is use of information technology.
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Kaiser program keeps even discharged heart patients healthy

 Bernie Monegain August 20, 2009
An EHR program that cut cardiac deaths by 73 percent has also kept patients healthy two years later, according to a new study.
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Study places EHRs at core of saving cardiac patients' lives

 Bernie Monegain August 07, 2009
An EHR program that cut cardiac deaths by 73 percent has also kept patients healthy two years later, according to a new study.
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Coalition target billions in imaging waste

 Bernie Monegain June 30, 2009
A new imaging E-ordering coalition has launched a national initiative to promote healthcare information technology-enabled decision-support (e-Ordering) as a way to ensure that all patients receive the most medically appropriate diagnostic imaging test for their specific condition.
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Mammography database aimed at improving care

 Kyle Hardy June 05, 2009
The American College of Radiology plans to launch the National Mammography Database in July, part of a warehouse of the ACR registry databases.
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Vendor Notebook - InterSystems announces first stage of Swedish national health record

 Eric Wicklund June 05, 2009
The InterSystems Corporation of Cambridge, Mass., has announced that the first stage of the Swedish National Patient Summary project - the Swedish national health record - was successfully deployed on May 4.
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JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Accepted for Coverage In MEDLINE

 Industry News Release April 16, 2009
Elsevier and the American College of Cardiology announced today that JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions have been selected for coverage in MEDLINE. Maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) is a premier bibliographic database containing approximately 13 million references to journal articles in life sciences.
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Mayo tracking surgery outcome

 Healthcare IT News Staff March 30, 2009
As federal lawmakers prepare to increase the use of performance measures to improve quality of care, the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program has recognized Mayo Clinic’s Rochester Methodist and Saint Mary’s hospitals as having exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care.
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Mayo Study Shows Simple Finger Device May Help Predict Future Heart Events, Such as Heart Attack

 Industry News Release March 26, 2009
Results of a Mayo Clinic study show that a simple, noninvasive finger sensor test is "highly predictive" of a major cardiac event, such as a heart attack or stroke, for people who are considered at low or moderate risk, according to researchers.
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Docs use IT, but are not enjoying it

 Molly Merrill March 25, 2009
A recent survey finds that although more physician leaders are using healthcare information technology, they still find it clunky and unresponsive to their needs.
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Mayo recognized for tracking surgery outcomes, providing outstanding care

 Diana Manos March 16, 2009
As federal lawmakers prepare to increase the use of performance measures to improve quality of care, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program has recognized Mayo Clinic's Rochester Methodist and Saint Mary's hospitals as having exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care.
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On the Move: February 2009

 Healthcare IT News Staff February 02, 2009
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Physicians call on Daschle for more money, IT help

 Bernie Monegain December 18, 2008
The American College of Physicians, a national organization of 126,000 internal medicine physicians, has called on Health and Human Services Secretary-designee Tom Daschle to provide physicians with m...
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HIMSS Analytics and clinical engineers partner to study medical device safety

 Diana Manos October 08, 2008
HIMSS Analytics and the American College of Clinical Engineering announced Wednesday that they will partner to evaluate patient safety and quality of care provided by medical devices that share data w...
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More physicians join online national drug alert network

 Richard Pizzi July 31, 2008
WASHINGTON - The American College of Cardiology and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have agreed to participate in the Health Care Notification Network, an online drug ale...
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Physicians call on Medicare to increase payments for practices using IT

 Richard Pizzi July 23, 2008
A representative of the largest medical specialty organization in the United States told Congress Thursday that mandating the use of healthcare IT in the absence of positive financial incentives for p...
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