The OT module maintains record of the Operations undergone by the patient. It maintains the name of the surgeon / consultant performing the operation, details of anesthesia, actual consumables, equipment used and…
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Clinical Decision Support Systems
CDS Clinical decision support has been defined broadly as “providing clinicians or patients with clinical knowledge to enhance patient care.” This includes not only the familiar reactive alerts and reminders (such as…
Electronic Prescription- Levels, Features and Benefits
Electronic Prescription or e-Pharmacy is a new term being used these days Biomed Middle East’s Editorial Looks at the very basics of Electronic Prescription, its usage and practices. What is Electronic Prescription?…
Medical Alert service for senior citizens by Philips
Royal Philips Electronics introduced Lifeline with AutoAlert, an enhanced medical alert service. This integrated solution offers an added layer of protection by combining the industry-leading Philips Lifeline medical alert service with automatic…
Institute of safe medication practices develops guidelines for CPOE standards
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has developed a set of guidelines aimed at helping providers create drug-prescribing standards for their computerized physician order entry systems. The guidelines, according to a news…
CaseHx for Apple iPhone & iPod Touch
Case Hx is an application for iPhone and iPod Touch which facilitates easy capture of Clinical case history and physical examination notes by the physician on his phone. The features of this…
From ICD 9 to ICD-10: The impact on physicians
After years of discussion, the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized the adoption of the International Classification of Disease-10th Revision (ICD-10) code set, which would replace the…
Critical Success Factors for HMIS implementation
The top management should focus attention on the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and seriously consider them before any major HMIS implementation exercise is undertaken. In other words, management should try to position…
Programs to test and certify EHR
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology,U.S. has officially published a proposed rule establishing two certification programs–one temporary and the other permanent–to test and certify electronic health records. The…
Hyland Software Inc. acquires eWebHealth
Document imaging and management vendor Hyland Software Inc. has acquired rival eWebHealth for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition increases Hyland presence in the health care market and brings enhanced expertise in the…
CCHIT Updates Certification Programs To New HHS Rules
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has announced that both of its electronic health record (EHR) technology certification programs will be updated to conform to the Interim Final Rule (IFR)…
Drug Distribution System
Pharmacy services in a hospital can be defined as ‘Premises licensed for the retail sale or supply to the hospital outpatient department and/or inpatient areas of drugs which have qualified licensed persons…
Scholarships available for HL7 e-learning course
HL7 International has launched an internet based online course on health informatics and HL7 standards which is available for self study and is tutor monitored. The aim of this course is to…
Evidence Based Medicine
Article By Dr. Ranjeeta For Biomedme.com The term evidence based medicine is widely credited to have been coined by Dr. David Eddy of Kaiser Permanente. It is believed that its philosophical base…
Bill expands EHR incentives to hospital outpatient doctors
The Senate Finance Committee today released the draft of a jobs bill that that removes a ban against physicians in hospital-based outpatient clinics from participating in the health IT incentives in the…