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July 07, 2009
CareFusion launches name brand with jazz festival series
Executives at CareFusion, the clinical and medical products subsidiary of Cardinal Health, have hit upon a unique means of publicizing the company as it prepares for its spinoff later this year.
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May 13, 2009
Report : HIT and medical technology are prime investments for 2009
Healthcare IT and medical technology are primed for investment in 2009, according to an annual report on healthcare investing issues.
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December 23, 2008
GE Healthcare given FDA clearance for new lung imaging system
GE Healthcare, in partnership with Deep Breeze Ltd, which provides vibration response imaging technology, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing clearance for the VRIxv, a non-invasive, radiation-free lung imaging system.
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January 09, 2009
Report: Healthcare reform could save money
It's possible to provide health insurance for uninsured Americans and also save healthcare costs, asserts a report released Friday by the Commonwealth Fund.
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August 02, 2004
Research shows computers can help detect breast cancer earlier
A computer-aided detection (CAD) system can significantly increase the rate of breast cancer detection, according to a study published in the August issue of the journal Radiology....
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May 17, 2013
Public PHR portal in works for New York
The New York eHealth Collaborative has announced the winners of its personal health record portal challenge, with the designs in turn expected to inform the PHR that NYeC will offer all New Yorkers in 2014. A Brooklyn-based health data and design startup called Mana Health won first prize and $15,000 for its PHR.
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May 16, 2013
Mobile Pharma BizTech Conference 2013
Maximize Your Mobile Offering to Engage HCPs and Patients and Improve Outcomes
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April 28, 2013
DEA: They want a new drug
This past summer, New York passed a state law that requires electronic prescribing of controlled substances by the end of 2014. By that time, every psychiatrist, dentist, and other care provider must e-prescribe – no scribbled-upon script pads allowed – as part of a larger effort to combat doctor- shopping prescription drug fraud.
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April 28, 2013
HIE: Seals of approval
This spring, the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is launching the pilot phase of its new health information exchange compliance-testing program.
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April 28, 2013
Telehealth fits new landscape
Although the telehealth concept has been around for decades, the changing healthcare business model combined with the proliferation of wireless communications may finally give it the spark it needs to really catch fire, market observers say. By giving telehealth a solid platform, accessible tools and the right environment, many believe it can finally fulfill the potential it always promised.
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April 25, 2013
6 steps to keep security issues at bay
Healthcare institutions should emulate best-of-breed privacy polices developed by financial services firms rather than other hospitals, recommends Kaye Scholer and William Tanenbaum, technology lawyers at New York-based law firm William A. Tanenbaum.
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April 15, 2013
Shortage of IT pros could slow progress
A significant and growing shortage of health information technology workers appears greater than previously estimated, according to new analysis by PwC's Health Research Institute. The report, "Solving the Talent Equation for Health IT," finds the healthcare industry is vying for a limited number of IT professionals - and that many companies are scrambling to fill the talent void by recruiting from other industries.
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April 05, 2013
ONC forges partnership for HIE standards
Rather than trying to create new information exchange governance standards, the Office of the National Coordinator is pursuing the goal of nationwide HIE interoperability and security via a cooperative agreement with Direct Trust and the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup to build on current successes, while sorting out ongoing barriers.
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March 20, 2013
A new healthcare quality metric: Facebook 'likes'
Imagine checking Facebook to identify the quality of care provided at your hospital or to assess patient satisfaction with the experience.
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February 19, 2013
iMedicor makes 2 acquisitions
iMedicor, which specializes in healthcare communications and data exchange, announced Tuesday that it has acquired both HITS Consulting Group and ClariDIS Corporation.
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February 18, 2013
Two health systems score Davies awards
Two Stage 6 hospitals, one in Manhattan and the other in Honolulu - Mount Sinai Medical Center and Hawai'i Pacific Health - are due to pick up their 2012 Enterprise HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence at the 2013 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, March 3-7.
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February 18, 2013
eCaring taps into seniors market
Call it "connected independence" or "sustainable aging," but the impact is clear: Today's seniors are a growing population, and they're demanding more from an already-taxed healthcare system as they strive to stay in their own homes and out of the hospital. Among the new companies catering to their needs and wants is eCaring.
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January 31, 2013
Weill Cornell, New York Presbyterian launch Institute for Precision Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital have joined forces to launch the new Institute for Precision Medicine, a research hub that will deploy leading-edge technology to find targeted treatments based patients' genetic profiles.
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January 30, 2013
In the Black
"Concerned, but not panicking," is how John Bosco, chief information officer (CIO) at North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Allscripts' biggest customer, described his reaction to the electronic health record (EHR) vendor's Dec. 19 announcement that CEO Glen Tullman would be stepping down after 15 years at the helm - and that former Cerner executive Paul Black would now be steering the ship.
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January 16, 2013
Florida ACO puts telehealth to work
Primary Partners, a Florida-based organization of some 60 healthcare providers that participates in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Medicare Shared Savings Program, has announced a partnership with AMC Health, a New York-based provider of telemedicine services. The agreement enables AMC to provide telemonitoring services for Primary Partners patients with chronic diseases, such as heart failure, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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