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August 10, 2011 5:00 AM
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With a growing number of physicians adopting tablet PCs for their EMR implementations, EMR vendors and IT manufacturers are looking to build compatible native systems to facilitate user-friendly and efficient EMR execution. From table desktops to thin clients and now the tablet, EMRs have been tried and tested on a variety of hardware, each bringing its own benefits and drawbacks. However, the striking surge in EMR adoption on tablet PCs has made providers sit up and take notice of this remarkably promising technology.
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August 7, 2011 6:40 PM
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Typically, a patient's record is just a folder with his details and probably a photograph on the front cover, coupled with sheets and sheets of data recording his previous visits. While some of this data, especially prescriptions may be recorded in a hospital, can you imagine the long hard search that one endures to locate them when required. Also, this search by no means guarantees a consolidated view of a patient's information which would equip the doctor with a complete overview of the patient's health history
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August 9, 2011 5:03 PM
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According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more women research health topics on the Internet than men. This holds true across all age groups except those over 65, where Internet usage for healthcare searches was low among both genders. This does not surprise me, as a physician who recently left practice. Women are more proactive in healthcare whether it be for themselves or for significant others. They are more likely to accompany their SO to a medical appointment than vice versa to serve as a patient advocate. They ask more questions as well as do more research on their own. This gender difference may be related to factors that make them ask for car directions more often (before GPS days).
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August 9, 2011 4:48 PM
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Deployed across 57 wards and departments, a patient, carer or member of staff can fill in a patient experience form using the Digital Pen, dock it at a PC or laptop on the ward and every morning the data is uploaded, collated and then sent for real-time analysis and reporting. Patient experience has significantly improved in 45 of the 55 areas surveyed. In addition, the Trust has secured Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) funding valued at £913,000.
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August 9, 2011 4:36 PM
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Very few vendors actually support the Mac. Many doctors over the years have wanted a Mac, but would’nt get one due to the lack of Medical Softwares for it. Though lately there has been a surge in the number of vendors promising native Mac versions in the future. "Technology for Doctors is a blog on Healthcare IT by Plus91 Technologies Pvt Ltd."
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August 9, 2011 11:32 AM
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The Bligh Government's investment in innovation is giving regional patients with chronic lung disease access to high-level specialist care closer to home. Health Minister Geoff Wilson said the expansion of telehealth services throughout the state meant patients such as Cairns local Sarah Mulligan could see her Brisbane-based specialist without having to travel.
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August 9, 2011 11:25 AM
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What does the KneeDecide App do? Description from the app: The purpose of KneeDecide is to educate the non-medically trained patient about their knee issues and conditions. Its aim is to enhance the understanding of common conditions of the knee bones, muscles, ligaments and cartilage, while answering, in an informed practical manner, which conditions may require surgical treatment.
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August 9, 2011 2:52 AM
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The Christ Hospital, in partnership with Epic Systems Corporation, has successfully implemented the first-ever interface that captures real-time data from hemodialysis treatments in the Epic Electronic Medical Record (EMR). This added functionality will provide more complete documentation of each patient’s treatment and help caregivers to provide a higher level of individualized care.
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August 9, 2011 2:51 AM
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EMRs-Electronic Medical Records are a modern revolution in the field of healthcare improving the standards of quality in healthcare and raising it to a higher level. With all the numerous benefits of EMRs to doctors, it eventually signifies the benefits to patients and thereby improves patient care.
Using EMR in medical practice can improve patient care in the following ways:
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August 9, 2011 2:50 AM
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Medical industry in India is proud to have adopted the latest medical equipments in every specialization and has achieved tremendous results in terms of rapid and effective treatment. The benefits that the Indian IT sector has made in the global village the past 15 years, are now being extended to the Indian Healthcare industry too! Taking advantage of these some clinics are transforming into “technoclinics” by smartly using technology and software in their practice.
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August 6, 2011 2:01 PM
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August 5, 2011 6:29 PM
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Clinkare helps physicians manage their clinic better.
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August 6, 2011 6:43 AM
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Physician assistants deserve incentives -- at least when it comes to buying electronic health records. That's the message from the American Academy of Physician Assistants, which is praising a bill introduced Monday in the House that calls for extending Medicaid incentive payments to physician assistants under the Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. Currently the incentives are restricted to physicians and nurse practitioners.
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August 9, 2011 8:21 PM
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Educating consumers about the dangers of prescription misuse including pain relievers. Partnering with MediaForce PR, Healthy Advice Networks will deliver public service announcements for the government and non-profit organizations through their Waiting Room Networks. MediaForce PR has formed a relationship with Healthy Advice Networks on behalf of the government for their superior reputation, extensive reach, and stellar success impacting patient outcomes by delivering actionable information that changes behavior.
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August 9, 2011 7:42 PM
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iOS is taking another step into the medical world with the handyscope case/app combo, which effectively turns the iPhone into a dermoscope for checking potential spots of skin cancer. The handyscope case slides onto an iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4, lining the camera up with an LED-lit magnifier, allowing dermatologists to capture photos of patients’ moles, zoom in up to 20x and send the photos off for a second opinion.
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August 9, 2011 5:03 PM
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A surge in high-profile drug and medical device recalls in recent years has forced health care organizations to develop innovative data analysis systems to handle recalls and identify problematic devices early, Modern Healthcare reports. Many health care providers are using electronic systems to help them track and manage recalls of medical devices.
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August 9, 2011 4:41 PM
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With the dawn of the Internet and the availability of high speed broadband connectivity, telemedicine became not only more affordable but far more practical. Codecs improved to the point that delivering high quality voice and video over the Net have become commodity technologies built into just about every PC. But providing a telemedicine service is a bit more complicated than establishing a point to point audio-video connection between two parties. Ideally, you also need a communication and collaboration platform to organize and manage the connectivity.
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August 9, 2011 1:33 PM
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See how mobile health can track … well, maybe more than we want it to. Did you think it was cool when you got your first pedometer and you knew how many steps you took or how many miles you ran each day? Mobile phone apps and electronic devices can track just about anything these days, even how many bites you put in your mouth
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August 9, 2011 11:26 AM
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The global telemedicine market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19 percent from 2010-2015.
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August 9, 2011 2:53 AM
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Ongoing resistance to EMR implementation is backwards, and reflects the confusion that many in the industry have about who should be at the center of the industry.
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August 9, 2011 2:52 AM
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First, allow me declare my unabashed love of the EMR in my office. It has become part of my routine and there are lots of things that I cherish about it. Such as the fact that when I log off and walk out of the room, the encounter is complete. The physician letter and prescriptions are off into the ether at the speed of light. Yes, the whole encounter probably takes longer than a traditional interaction.
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August 9, 2011 2:50 AM
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Making the shift to an EMR-based practice is sure to impact your work-method in more ways than you can count. This impact recoils with a significant amount of change that practitioners are known to dislike as it brings them to a rather discomforting and unfamiliar territory. In fact, a research by evitontest.info suggests that the biggest obstacles to EMR implementation have been physician resistance and lack of useful information or not knowing where to start.
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August 9, 2011 2:49 AM
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Some health care providers and experts are questioning whether electronic health records will reduce costs and improve care, as claimed by federal officials. Although federal officials are touting the benefits of electronic health records, many health care providers and experts are worried that EHRs will not deliver on their promise, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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August 6, 2011 6:48 AM
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During UC Irvine’s White Coat Ceremony on Friday each member of the School of Medicine’s incoming class of 2015 will receive an iPad as part of its initiative to provide students with a digital medical education.
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August 6, 2011 6:46 AM
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There's a story making the rounds on Twitter right now. Engadget "reports" researcher sees security issue with wireless insulin pumps, hackers could cause lethal doses. Wait till you see what researcher and diabetic Jay Radcliffe cooked up for the Black Hat Technical Security Conference. Radcliffe figures an attacker could hack an insulin pump connected to a wireless glucose monitor and deliver lethal doses of the sugar-regulating hormone.
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