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Partnership brings technology to nursing curriculum
Students attending the Nelda C. Stark College of Nursing at Texas Woman's University, or TWU, will be able to utilize technology in their curriculum as a result of a partnership among TWU, Memorial Hermann Hospital System and VISICU.
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Brigham and Women's tests effects of automated patient notification
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is testing the impact of automated telephone follow-up systems on the management of patients taking commonly prescribed medications.
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Certification Commission names new trustees, expands scope
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology announced Thursday it has appointed three new members to its nine-member board of trustees.
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Joint Commission urges IT adoption, major changes for hospital of the future
The adoption of healthcare information technology is key to hospital viability in the future, The Joint Commission stressed in a report released Thursday.
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UT Trainees delve into studying HIT issues
A grant awarded to the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston will boost trainees' research on health information technology in areas such as patient safety.
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Obama taps Daschle as HHS secretary, healthcare experts like the pick
President-elect Barack Obama has nominated former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services, according to Capitol Hill sources. Daschle's appointment hinges on a review of potential conflicts of interest regarding his work with the Mayo Clinic and a healthcare lobby.
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Indiana health data exchange offers 'practical tool' for chronic disease care
The Indiana Health Information Exchange has launched a chronic disease management program called Quality Health First, aimed at helping physicians and patients achieve better health outcomes.
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Michigan PHO to implement patient registry
The Wexford-Mercy PHO, a not-for-profit physician hospital organization based in Cadillac, Mich., is implementing a patient registry system to improve quality outcomes and care delivery.
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Ohio State Medical Association's program helps physicians adopt EMRs
The Ohio State Medical Association, representing 20,000 Ohio physicians, residents, medical students and practice managers, says its Standards of Excellence Program has helped save time and money in adopting electronic medical records.
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GE execs urge industrialist's cure and IT for what ails healthcare
General Electric's top brass - CEO Jeffrey Immelt and John Dineen, president and CEO of GE Healthcare - invoked an industrialist's approach to addressing healthcare's woes Tuesday as the company unveiled three new digital initiatives in the healthcare sector.
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TELUS gives Canadian healthcare a boost
TELUS, a national telecommunications company in Canada, has made plans to make continued capital investments in the healthcare segment to the tune of $100 million over three years.
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Chicago healthcare provider to connect its physicians electronically
Edward Hospital & Health Services, a regional healthcare provider in Naperville, Ill., is developing a hospital-based community model that will connect its physicians electronically.
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ICW, Cisco team up for rollout of smart healthcare card abroad
InterComponentWare, a Germany-based provider of networking and infrastructure solutions that enable healthcare providers to access and exchange medical data, is going live with healthcare IT infrastructure projects in Germany and Bulgaria.
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New technology helps Vermont health plan save nearly $500K
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, the largest health insurer in the stare, has saved nearly a half-million dollars by employing compensation management technology.
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Acesis helps hospitals streamline and automate quality control measures
Acesis, a San Francisco-based developer of medical review software and services, has released a new product designed to automate and streamline the peer review process for hospitals and other healthcare providers.
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New federal study shows barriers to healthcare IT use
A study released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that certain factors consistently prevent elderly, chronically ill and underserved consumers and their physicians from using healthcare IT or drive them away from it.
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Congressional staff takes healthcare IT field trip
As Congress gets down to business Monday, the first day of its lame-duck session, some staffers are headed to George Washington University Hospital for a healthcare IT tutorial.
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Univ. of Missouri, Cerner partnership boosts Medical Home model
The University of Missouri and Cerner Corporation are being honored for using healthcare information technology to help physicians and patients manage chronic diseases.
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Philips iPill targets treatment for digestive tract diseases
At this week's opening of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, Philips Research will announce its new "iPill" intelligent pill technology, targeted at assisting drug development and enabling new therapies for digestive tract disorders such as Crohn's disease, colitis and colon cancer.
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Certification commission chair predicts future for CCHIT under Obama
With continued focus on how the Obama administration might affect healthcare IT, this week's news that the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology will likely stay in place is a welcome relief, say healthcare leaders.
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