Smartphone based ultrasound gets FDA go
A smartphone based ultrasound imaging system has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Canada commits £239m to EMR investment
Canadian ehealth body Health Infoway is to invest £239m to fund electronic medical record systems in community-based practices and outpatient settings.
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‘Stop knocking progress’ on EMRs
Coverage from HIMSS10 Dave Garrets, the head of HIMSS Analytics, has said that reports criticising the lack progress being made by US hospitals in implementing Electronic Medical Records are untrue. In 2005, he said 51% of hospitals said they were implementing components of an EMR. By 2010, that figure had reached 84%. Most hospitals now […]
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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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Boomers lead on personal health records
Personal health records have become a reality for millions of Americans, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference has heard.
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IBM to acquire Initiate Systems
IBM has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Initiate Systems for an undisclosed sum. Initiate is best known for providing applications that manage patient information in pharmacies and hospitals, including tools to make sure that systems share a consistent view of information and to manage and share records between healthcare facilities. In the […]
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First European deal for HealthVault
Microsoft and Siemens have signed an agreement to licence Microsoft’s personal health record platform, HealthVault, in Germany.
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US publishes ‘meaningful use’ criteria
The first draft criteria for the federal funding of electronic health records as part of the US’ recovery plans have been published. The eagerly awaited initial eligibility criteria were published at the end of December by The Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator. They are set out in a 700-page plan […]
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Tech vital to medication adherence
Information technology has a vital role to lay in cutting medication-related errors and improving medication adherence among older people, suggests a recent report. The report says that of the 3 billion medication prescriptions issued each year in the US, 12% are never picked up by the patient and 40% are not taken correctly. Published by […]
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