Convertible touch tablet.(Products and Services)(Dell Inc. tablet
PC)(Brief article)
The Dell Latitude XT convertible tablet PC features dual-mode pen
and touch technology that allows users to write naturally, eliminating
the need to avoid inadvertent palm contact and improved . . .
Corporate medication cart.(Products and Services)
Rubbermaid Medical Solutions designed the Mini-Med Module with a
mounting bracket that supports the C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA),
the point-of-care tablet PC from Motion Computing. The . . .
Teleradiology study management service.(Products and
Services)
Telerad is a new Web-based teleradiology study management service
from SoftLight Development that enables teleradiologists to access their
studies over the Web from any computer while maintaining . . .
Web-based coding software.(Products and Services)
ComplyMD is a Web-based patient encounter documentation tool for
doctors and clinicians to bridge the gaps between encounters, EMR/EHR
systems, charge capture and coding processes. The software . . .
EMR selection Web tool.(Products and Services)
The EMR selection tool is a service from EHR Scope, a quarterly
electronic journal published by EMRConsultant, that features half-page
listings providing readers with the information they need to . . .
Ultrasound tag tracking system.(Products and Services)
The PC-Detector from Sonitor Technologies uses ultrasound indoor
positioning and realtime location systems (RTLS) technology to
automatically track the realtime location of patients and . . .
Getting CIOs involved: failing to include CIOs in the initial
stages of design planning can have dire consequences.(Digital
Hosp
Healthcare in the U.S. is experiencing a major building boom.
Estimates place it at more than $56 billion in new construction and $20
billion in renovation, underway as of April 2007. Some reports . . .
Back to the lab: as more practices implement EMRs, a measure of
effectiveness is the ability to interface with the lab and the
L
According to The Joint Commission, the lion's share of the
information used by physicians for medical decision-making is produced
in the lab. Consequently, a major portion of the clinical . . .
Moving pictures: a Minnesota imaging company upgrades its RIS and
PACS for streamlined workflows that facilitate sustained growt
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Radiological imagery is a critical and often lifesaving component
of the healthcare system with doctors using MRI, CT scans, nuclear
medicine, X-rays, mammograms and bone . . .
The fire next time: Sharp HealthCare's effective use of an
ambulatory EHR during the California wildfires meant uninterrupted
he
Catastrophic events affecting thousands, such as last fall's
California wildfires, may be the truest indicator of how electronic
health records (EHR) are helping to transform patient care. That was . . .
Top e-Prescribing states award.(e-Prescribing)
Massachusetts ranked first among the top 10 e-prescribing states to
receive an award at the third annual Safe-Rx Awards held recently during
National Patient Safety Awareness Week. More than four . . .
Health IT terms defined.(Briefly)(The National Alliance for
Health Information Technology )(Brief article)
The National Alliance for Health Information Technology (Alliance)
has added March 24 to April 9, 2008, as a second public comment period
on completed work towards defining five health IT terms. . . .
CCHIT Certification.(Briefly)(Certification Commission for
Healthcare Information Technology)(Brief article)
As the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information
Technology (CCHIT) closes the pilot testing for its 2008 EMR
certification program, vendors await the full-fledged EMR certification
on . . .
Walgreens purchases health centers.(Briefly)
Walgreens begins its transition to a broader healthcare services
company with the recent acquisition of I-trax Inc. and Whole Health
Management--two worksite health centers. The new health and . . .
Google Health: birth of a giant.(Special Industry Watch)(Cover
story)
On Feb. 28th, at the 2008 annual HIMSS conference, Google announced
its first product for healthcare--Google Health--a new personal health
record (PHR) that will be free to use and available just . . .
A nation at risk. (From the Editor).(Editorial)
With the recent opening of the "Hospital Compare" Web
site (www. hospitalcompare.hhs. gov), the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services . . .
Privacy safeguards in PHR adoption.(Thought Leaders)(personal
health record )
Several incidents of recent years explain why healthcare consumers
remain concerned about the privacy, security and confidentiality of
their personal health information. In 2006, a database . . .
Viztek Inc.(NewsMakers)(Brief article)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Viztek permission to
proceed with the marketing of their new OpalRad integrated RIS/PACS
solution. The comprehensive image management and reporting . . .
Health Dialog.(NewsMakers)(Brief article)
The primary health insurer in France, the Caisse Nationale de
l'Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salaries (CNAMTS), selected
Health Dialog to support the country's first whole person . . .
ScImage.(NewsMakers)(Veteran's Health Administration awarded
a contract to ScImage)(Brief article)
The Veteran's Health Administration (VHA) awarded a contract
for the VHA's teleradiology program to ScImage. Under the terms of
the contract, VHA data centers are housing the ScImage solution . . .
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