October 29, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
Merck & Co. has released iPhone applications for the professional and consumer editions of its Merck Manual.
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October 29, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
Microsoft has launched a new Web site, www.h1n1responsecenter.com, with a self-assessment tool to help individuals with flu-like symptoms determine whether their illness is severe enough to warrant immediate medical attention, and whether they are at risk for developing severe disease. The site also offers practical advice for those with flu-like symptoms.
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October 29, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
Several entities will receive more than $90 million in funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for efforts involving electronic health records (EHRs) or informatics it was recently announced.
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October 29, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
After a successful pilot program in the Seattle area, a website that matches cash-paying patients to healthcare providers is slated to launch nationwide on November 2.
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October 29, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
Patients are willing to use e-mail and physicians? websites to communicate with their doctors in an effort to save time, as long as they do not have to pay for the ability.
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October 15, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
Abnormal results on outpatient imaging tests sometimes may not receive timely follow-up even when clinicians receive and read results in an advanced, integrated electronic medical record system, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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October 15, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
Users of Google Health who have scheduled telehealth consultations with physicians or mental health therapists via MDLiveCare will be able to share medical records with their doctors before the appointments and receive records from the doctors after the appointments, thanks to a new collaboration between the two companies.
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October 15, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
A new Web initiative to be launched in Ohio by several health plans is designed to benefit patients and practices by reducing the time, effort, and expense associated with the paperwork required for office visits.
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October 15, 2009
By:Ron Rajecki
More than 140,000 (23 percent) of all office-based physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in the U.S. are now using electronic prescribing, according to Surescripts. At the current pace, the company projects, the total number of health care professionals prescribing medication electronically via its network this year will more than double from the 74,000 active electronic prescribers who used it at the end of last year.
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