Medical News Today
“Since the Internet’s earliest days, patients have used the Web to share experiences and learn about diseases and treatments. But now [advocates say] online communities have the potential to transform medical research,” the New York Times reports.
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ICMCC expresses its condolences to the American people for the loss of a great leader, especially in many areas in healthcare.
Lodewijk Bos, President ICMCC
Sarah Bruce, e-Health Insider Primary Care
“NHS Wales is using software developed by Informatica Systems to monitor pandemic flu on a daily basis.
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eHealthServer
“Continua Health AllianceContinua Health Alliance, the non-profit, open industry alliance of more than 200 leading healthcare and technology organizations, announced the availability of three new Continua Certifiedâ„¢ devices from member companies.
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3G Doctor Blog
“In another interesting CNN Health article Dr Sanjay Gupta details new opportunities for wireless and video technologies to improve care including video psychiatric counseling and wirelessly connected pacemakers that enable Cardiologists to remotely monitor their patients and stay a step ahead of potentially life-threatening problems.
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Robert Rowley, EHR Bloggers
“This is the third of a 3-part series, where we dig a little deeper into the questions of medical data in the Internet “cloud.” In the first part, we reviewed issues of data safety – how to guard against loss of data. In the second part, we reviewed data security – how to guard against data theft. This third part of the series focuses on issues around data privacy – ensuring that only the right people can access the right data.
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Deborah Leyva, Healthcare & Technology
“Thought you might find this presentation interesting on the growing use of social media that enables interaction with potential patients.
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Clark Boyd, Etherized
“What a great opportunity this week to revisit a story I did a while back. Discovery Tech is delving into electronic health records, and the focus so far seems to be on the developed world. Well, as these coders at right could tell you, electronic health records may have even more impact on health in the developing world. These guys devote their time and skills to building out an open source, electronic medical record system called OpenMRS. 
The project has countless contributors, but the two main forces behind it are Partners in Health, and the Regenstrief Institute. Together, they make OpenMRS available, for free, via the Internet. Anyone around the world can download it, and begin to use it in their local hospital or clinic. Those local folks can also, in the true open source ethos, modify the program, and share those modifications with the rest of the community. When I reported on them last fall, OpenMRS was going strong, with users in Haiti, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda.”
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Clark Boyd, Etherized, 25 August 2009
ScienceDaily
“Comfortable smart clothes that monitor the wearer’s heart, breathing and body temperature promise to revolutionise healthcare by reducing hospital visits and allowing patients to lead more active lives.
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Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews
“The single fastest growing medical device we have in this country is probably the iPhone,” Jon Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association told Mobihealthnews. “I have discussions about the iPhone every single day.”
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Howard Anderson, HDM Breaking News
“The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is moving forward with plans to launch a new, less comprehensive electronic health records software certification program in light of the federal economic stimulus package.
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Neil Versel, FierceMobileHealthcare
“We hinted last week about a new study questioning the efficacy of remote ICU monitoring as a way to cut costs and improve quality, but the story was under embargo at the time.
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Neil Versel, FierceMobileHealthcare
“We’ve highlighted some of the “Most Wireless” hospitals among the annual Hospitals & Health Networks “Most Wired” list, but we were frustrated by our inability to find more than a few details about those that have seen the most success with wireless technology.
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Neil Versel, FierceMobileHealthcare
“Remote patient monitoring is among seven technologies with great potential to improve care of chronic conditions, reduce healthcare costs and maximize the independence of older adults, according to a study from the Center for Technology and Aging, an Oakland, CA-based public health research organization.
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Center for Technology and Aging
Americans are living longer. And despite the health challenges of longevity, a majority of older adults hope to remain in their homes as long as possible. Fortunately, many technologies have the potential to help older adults maintain their independence and health.
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Carrie Vaughan, HealthLeaders Media
“This past week, Vanguard Health Systems, which operates 15 hospitals in four states, joined a growing list of healthcare organizations and employers that plan to offer personal health records to patients or employees. Vanguard joined the Dossia Consortium of employers that have pledged to implement PHR software for their employees.
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Howard Anderson, HDM Breaking News
“A new stretcher-mounted telemedicine system features a touch-screen PC, a remotely controlled camera, microphone and electronic stethoscope.
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Business Wire
“Informatics Corporation of America (ICA; www.icainformatics.com), announces that Ulrich Medical Concepts (UMC; www.ulrichmedicalconcepts.com), an experienced provider of ambulatory electronic medical record (EMR) systems and implementation services, has become the first to complete its Certified Integration Partner program, which is designed to help companies develop standardized integration from client to client.
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Patty Enrado, EHRWatch
“Medical students say that health IT, including electronic medical records, will be a critical component when they practice in the real world, according to an annual survey by a health IT company.
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Marcia Gulesian, The Information Technology Forum
“In my August 6 post, I briefly introduced ontology editor Protégé 4.0 with the reasoners FaCT++ (implemented using C++) and Pellet (Java based).
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