Category: eHealth
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5 notable 2013 mHealth Summit sessions
For healthcare IT leaders making the trek to Washington, D.C., for next week’s annual mHealth Summit, there will be no shortage of meetings, presentations and sessions to attend. Here are five sessions worth checking out. read more …read more
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FCC holds inaugural mHealth Innovation Expo
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today held its first-ever mHealth Innovation Expo at its headquarters in Washington. The inaugural event, hosted by the FCC’s Consumer and… read more …read more
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Going from Epic to Epic: One Health System’s Unique Journey
Like many health systems across the country, Froedtert Health in Milwaukee wanted to get its various hospitals and clinics on one integrated system. Unlike any other provider before it, it had to convert one Epic system to another Epic system. In July 2008, Synergy Health in West Bend, Wisc. officially joined up with Froedtert Health,…
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Finalists announced for 2013 Fierce Innovation Awards: Healthcare Edition
FierceMarkets, publisher of FierceHealthIT, today announced the 29 finalists in its first annual Fierce Innovation Awards: Healthcare Edition. Finalists were announced in 10 different categories,… read more …read more
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HCI’s Parent Company Acquires the Institute for Health Technology Transformation
Vendome Group, LLC, the parent company for Healthcare Informatics, has acquired the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (IHT2), which produces health IT-focused events that bring together private and public sector leaders. Vendome Group, LLC, the parent company for Healthcare Informatics, has acquired the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (IHT2), which produces health IT-focused events that…
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Large Study of Critical Care Telemedicine Reveals Improvements in Patient Outcomes and Reductions in Health Care Costs
A large-scale multi-center study of the effects of use of telemedicine in the intensive care unit for adult care showed significant improvements in patient care and lower costs. A large-scale multi-center study of the effects of use of telemedicine in the intensive care unit for adult care showed significant improvements in patient care and lower…
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Tele-ICU slashes mortality rates, speeds discharges for hospitals
Intensive care unit telehealth technology helped to improve survival rates of ICU patients and speed both ICU and hospital discharges, according to research published Thursday in CHEST Journal. read more …read more
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Data center downtime cost averages $7,900 a minute
Unplanned data center downtime cost healthcare organizations $689,912 in 2013, according to a new survey from the Ponemon Institute and Emerson Network Power. The increasing value of business… read more …read more
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Little-known FDA exemption enables high-tech cancer treatment
A small group of women, very ill with cervical cancer, benefitted from a $500,000 device that uses heat to combat cancer, approved by federal regulators, but not proven to be effective. read more …read more
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Legislator: Mobile tools can boost federal healthcare programs
Legislation recently introduced to Congress by Rep. Scott Peters (R-Calif.) seeks to increase the use of wireless technologies in healthcare to ultimately bring care costs down. read more …read more