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Archive for July 7th, 2007

Google Makes Splash in Health Care

Google announced the formation of a Health Advisory Council that includes an eclectic group of health care insiders. The result has been speculation on Google's plans ranging from an application for patients to store their medical information online to the acquisition of an EMR vendor.
The acquisition of an EMR vendor will render Google just another […]


Google Makes Splash in Health Care

Google announced the formation of a Health Advisory Council that includes an eclectic group of health care insiders. The result has been speculation on Google's plans ranging from an application for patients to store their medical information online to the acquisition of an EMR vendor.
The acquisition of an EMR vendor will render Google just another […]


GE Healthcare Launches Blogs

With little fanfare, GE Healthcare has launched a suite of blogs as part of a new campaign called PeerVision. Initially targeting the diagnostic imaging market, PeerVision could easily be expanded to include other health care market segments. Included in the site are a few blogs, a discussion forum, and the usual marketing materials.
Most medical […]


New HIT Implementation Testing and Support Web Site Launched by NIST

The feds have launched a new web site, “help vendors test products to determine if they meet the required
standards for participation in the Nationwide Health Information Network.” You can visit the site here. The site will provide HIT vendors with access to the tools and resources needed
to ensure their systems properly support evolving standards for […]


Blogs Are Here to Stay

Government Health IT ran a story on the growing impact of blogs on the health care industry. “Estimates differ on the number of people using
such tools to find health information. But if blogs are any indicator,
the health care industry — often accused of lagging behind the rest of
the business world — may now be in […]


CDC Publishes Latest Emergency Department Summar for 2005

FierceHealthIT notes a new CDC study on ED overcrowding - it's getting worse.

Emergency department visits hit a new high in 2005, with more than
115 million visits, says new research from the CDC. That's a jump of
five million visits over the previous year, and a substantial 20
percent increase over 10 years.
Over the same time period, […]


More Hospitals Lift Cell Phone Bans

According to a survey by CHIME, more hospitals are reducing restrictions on cell phones.
Twenty-three percent of the 185 survey respondents reported their organization has lifted all restrictions on mobile phone use, up 5.5% from a similar survey conducted by the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based organization in 2004. Only 11 respondents, or 6%, […]


GE Healthcare Launches Blogs

With little fanfare, GE Healthcare has launched a suite of blogs as part of a new campaign called PeerVision. Initially targeting the diagnostic imaging market, PeerVision could easily be expanded to include other health care market segments. Included in the site are a few blogs, a discussion forum, and the usual marketing materials.
Most medical […]


New HIT Implementation Testing and Support Web Site Launched by NIST

The feds have launched a new web site, “help vendors test products to determine if they meet the required
standards for participation in the Nationwide Health Information Network.” You can visit the site here. The site will provide HIT vendors with access to the tools and resources needed
to ensure their systems properly support evolving standards for […]


Blogs Are Here to Stay

Government Health IT ran a story on the growing impact of blogs on the health care industry. “Estimates differ on the number of people using
such tools to find health information. But if blogs are any indicator,
the health care industry — often accused of lagging behind the rest of
the business world — may now be in […]


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