UPMC develops two-way record
Coverage from HIMSS10 The University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre has developed a personal, bidirectional health record that will enable patients to add health information to records maintained by doctors and hospitals. UPMC has completed a proof-of-concept project with Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, Google health and dbMotion. It is set to launch the system in the […]
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Microsoft unveils CDM project
Coverage from HIMSS10 Microsoft and the Cleveland Clinic yesterday announced the results of a chronic disease management project for patients with hypertension, diabetes and heart failure. The one year project prescribed patients monitoring devices linked to personal health records and the hospital’s electronic medical record. It found that by doing this it was possible to better […]
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Interoperable EMRs still top US priority
Coverage from HIMSS10 In the annual survey of chief information officers run by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, achiving a fully interoperable electronic medical record has emerged as the top priority. Top business objectives unveiled by the survey at the HIMSS10 conference in Atlanta were to improve the quality of care and patient safety, […]
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HIMSS opens with gold rush in prospect
An 25,000-strong army of healthcare IT professionals has descended on Atlanta for the HIMSS 2010 conference and exhibition expecting a wave of new investment.
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