BREA, Calif. — Medical-testing instruments maker Beckman Coulter Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit fell 14.5 percent on costs for the buyout of Olympus Corp.’s lab-based diagnostics business and restructuring. The company…
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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…
Yale University researchers have developed kinamycin based anti-cancer compounds
Cancer is a fatal disease and is the leading cause of death worldwide. Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth, invasion and sometimes metastasis….
Veterans Affairs Department asks its employees for Healthcare IT ideas
The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a competition among its employees to see who can come up with the best ideas for how to use health IT to improve the agency’s healthcare…
Meaningful use criteria is too high and too many in number
Catholic Healthcare West (CHCW), Intermountain Healthcare and Kaiser Permanente, known as leaders in information technology, have implemented EHRs, but all have gaps and face challenges trying to meet meaningful use criteria. Executives…
CPOE challenging, but once done, physicians ‘never go back’
Implementing a computerized physicians order entry system poses multiple challenges, with physician engagement at the top of the list. “It is a complex and involved process,” said Leah Binder, CEO of the…
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…
Abu Dhabi Grants US$25 Million to Global Malaria Partnership – Updates
Abu Dhabi, Feb 10th, 2010 — The Government of Abu Dhabi announced today a grant of US$25 million, over five years, to support the work of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM)….
Medicines not working? There’s a software for that
LONDON – Drugmakers are starting to get into talks with IT companies as they struggle to prove the value of their medicines to governments and insurers. By using smart devices and gadgets…
Qatar Diabetes Association to host camp for diabetic children
DOHA: An exclusive camp for diabetic children that will take place here next week will help the participants cope with the illness. Al Bawasil International Spring Camp, hosted by Qatar Diabetes Association…
Toxic form of a protein called Elk-1, connects three serious neurodegenerative disorders.
As we age, our brain also changes, like rest of our body. These changes in the brain are characterized by slowed thinking, occasional problems with remembering things. However, serious memory loss, confusion…
Breakthrough in Bowel Cancer Treatment: Offers Hope For Cure To Thousand’s Every Year
A new genetic study by British experts identified faults in specific genes or DNA that may be responsible for causing bowel cancer in individuals, giving rise to a probability for doctors to…
Cellular-Based Tele-Health Suite(TM) developed by Medical Care Technologies
Medical Care Technologies Inc. has begun to develop a secure Cellular-Based Tele-Health Suite™ that enables users to easily transmit vital signs data via the cellular network, to healthcare professionals utilizing the Medsuite™…
Microsoft focuses on Xbox applications
Microsoft hopes to vamp up its HealthVault and other health services by making it easier for users to do everything from tracking their caloric intake to counting their steps using their cell…
Introduction to HL7- Unlocking the power of Health Information
Visit the following link for an online introduction to HL7 basics – a flash Health Level 7 tour: https://www.hl7.org/documentcenter/public/training/IntroToHL7/player.html source: www.hl7.org