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Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News

Survey: Privacy compliance has declined

Posted: 14 May 2006 01:56 AM PDT

Three years after federal rules governing the privacy of patients' medical records went into effect, compliance seems to have declined for 6 percent, according to an annual survey conducted by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Read more about this at here.

E-book: Making E-Health Work

Posted: 14 May 2006 01:53 AM PDT

E-Health has become an integral part of present-day healthcare delivery. With healthcare consumers, increasingly the focus of most health systems, the widespread implementation of health information and communications technologies offers cost-effective opportunities to meet their increasingly sophisticated healthcare needs.Bankix Systems Ltd has released its latest e-book. It is a 200-page in-depth analysis of the issues involved in "Making E-Health Work," the e-book's title. Read more about this e-book at here.

Consumer tools: UCompareHealthCare Offers Free Reports on Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Physicians

Posted: 11 Mar 2006 01:01 AM PST

"UCompareHealthCare has just unveiled its Web site, ucomparehealthcare.com, which features free reports on the nation's nursing homes, hospitals and physicians to help consumers make informed healthcare decisions. I checked the web site and found it very informative for health consumers to help them make informed decision about their choices of doctors, hospitals and others." Read more about this at UCompareHealthCare

Articles: Direct to Consumer: Women are a powerful, but untapped, audience

Posted: 03 Feb 2006 12:04 AM PST

"Women influence many family decisions—from choosing what's for dinner to selecting the medications their children take. In fact, nearly two-thirds of women are responsible for family healthcare decisions, according to a 2004 national survey conducted by Plan for Your Health. Many women also assume the care-giving role outside their nuclear families. Today's middle-aged woman may also look after her parents and in-laws too, often determining how long they can live on their own and how to best care for them. In addition, she often influences the important health decisions of grandchildren, co-workers, and friends." Read more at PharmExec.

Consumer tools: Really Personal PHRs

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 01:05 AM PST

"If we're committed to fostering the adoption of personal health records, we should take a page out of the consumer marketing textbooks — not the primers of health IT marketers. This was my conclusion after attending a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Markle Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Agency for Healthcare Quality Research and Quality. " Read more about this at iHealthBeat .

Consumer trends: Manhattan Predicts Online Health Trends

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 12:06 AM PST

"US healthcare specialist Manhattan Research has published a summary of the major trends for health and pharmaceutical marketers to consider in 2006. The trends chart the increased use of the web and other new technologies as a health information and communication tool for both patients and physicians." Read more at Daily Research News Online.

News: Wall Street Journal Looks at Tools That Identify Low-Cost Care Options

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 01:07 AM PST

"The Wall Street Journal on Thursday looked at efforts by insurers to provide patients with tools - including a cell phone Web browsing service - to help them find low-cost treatment options. Lumenos, a unit of WellPoint, in February will launch the cell phone service, which lets patients type drug names into their cell phones' Web browsers and get lists of lower-cost alternatives. The program is designed so that patients can ask their physicians about cost-effective alternatives while they still are at their appointments." Read more at iHealthBeat.

Consumer tools: Consumer Health Complete Now Available from EBSCO Publishing

Posted: 25 Jan 2006 12:09 AM PST

"In continuing with the company's goal of providing the most comprehensive collection of online health and wellness resources, EBSCO Publishing has announced the release of Consumer Health Complete (CHC). This full text database is designed to support consumer and patients' information needs as well as foster an overall
understanding of health-related topics." Read more at Managing Information News.

Sectra signs multi-year PACS agreement with leading US provider

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:02 AM PDT

Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has been selected by Wooster Community Hospital of Wooster, Ohio, as its PACS provider. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Philips releases new portable ultrasound system

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 11:39 PM PDT

A range of clinical procedures can benefit from Philips' new portable, compact ultrasound system touted as a solution to reduce failed bedside exams caused by low image quality. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Self-monitoring to boost European diabetes diagnostics market

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 03:20 AM PDT

The European diabetes diagnostics market is poised for expansion with segments such as self-monitoring and point-of-care (POC) tests offering tremendous growth potential. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

iSoft signs fifth Lorenzo site in Germany

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 01:22 AM PDT

Health information technology company iSoft has announced that Klinikum Saarbrücken will become the fifth early adopter site in Germany for its Lorenzo next-generation solution, as part of a €1.08million deal for a hospital information system. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

British Breast Screening Service chooses Sectra MicroDose

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 06:39 AM PDT

Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry Breast Screening Service (WSCBSS), which installed its first Sectra MicroDose system in 2005, has now invested in another two systems. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Doctors report on telehealth success in enhancing patient quality of life

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 03:04 AM PDT

Telehealth is enhancing the quality of life for patients and offers a cost-effective model of care for the management of long-term conditions, according to a panel of leading UK healthcare and local government professionals. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Digital mammography energizing European markets for display monitors

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 12:47 AM PDT

Diagnostic display monitors have experienced slow growth since 2007 due to picture archiving and communication system installations across radiology departments of European hospitals having reached saturation. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

IMS contracts Barco for new clinical display

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 11:48 PM PDT

IMS, a breast imaging systems provider based in Bologna, Italy, has contracted Barco for new clinical review displays. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Western Australia Health implements patient management

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 11:45 PM PDT

The Western Australian Department of Health has entered into a contract to deploy a state-wide patient management system. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Annecy Smart Terminal installation one of largest in France

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 06:58 AM PDT

The Centre Hospitalier de la Region d'Annecy (CHRA) has installed over 600 Smart Terminals - integrating voice, data, and imaging - and believed to be the largest deployment of its kind in France, a press release said. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Sectra releases Sectra PACS 12.1

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 01:59 AM PDT

Swedish IT and medical technology company Sectra has launched Sectra PACS release 12.1 with RapidConnect technology. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Philips unveils nuclear medicine and radiation oncology innovations

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:32 AM PDT

Royal Philips Electronics has introduced its new BrightView X, a scalable SPECT camera that can be easily upgraded with CT when physicians are ready for the full capabilities of BrightView XCT. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Pioneer of World Wide Web to advise UK Government on data use

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:10 AM PDT

The man credited with inventing the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, will advise the UK Government on the delivery of public information, such as healthcare-related data. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Medical bloat 'going to get hit'

Posted:

6/27/2009 © Miami Herald
Financing healthcare reform will likely require Medicare spending cuts in South Florida and other areas of the country where there is bloat -- excessive hospitalization, tests, and frequent referrals to specialists. Bundling services into a package deal for payment is one plan for cost-cutting.

WellCare CEO to leave

Posted:

6/29/2009 © Reuters
Heath Schiesser, CEO of WellCare Health Plans Inc., notified the board on Friday that he will resign as soon as his replacement is found. He took over in January 2008 after the Tampa company was raided by the FBI and other law-enforcement officials in a Medicaid fraud investigation.
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