The Office of the National Coordinator(ONC), United States- for Health IT plans to conduct a nationwide survey of public opinion about electronic health information exchange and the privacy and security of personal…
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Cognex Dataman Barcode Readers Deliver Best-in-Class Performance
Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) has introduced two new 1D barcode readers to its DataMan® line of industrial ID readers. The DataMan 100 QL and DataMan 200 QL fixed mount readers offer best-in-class 1D…
TriZetto group and 3M Health Information Systems announce aggreement
The TriZetto Group and 3M Health Information Systems announced an agreement that gives TriZetto certain exclusivity to include 3M’s ICD-10 Code Translation Tool with several new services for payers under its TriZetto Advantage…
Hospitals Provide EHR as a Service for Small Physician Groups
Some large-scale hospitals and health care systems are stepping into new roles as software providers to help small physician practices and community clinics tap into their electronic health record systems, HealthLeaders Magazine…
NIST releases new Health IT test method
GAITHERSBURG, MD – The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the first of four installments of a new health IT test method and related software. NIST and the Department…
Physicians EMR solution by DELL
Together, Dell and participating hospitals are eliminating long-standing barriers to EMR adoption for small and medium medical practices: cost, complexity and interoperability. Dell’s Affiliated Physician EMR Solution lets hospitals sponsor their affiliated…
Web Portal to now assist physician practices with EHR implementation
Consulting firm Concordant Inc. has introduced EHRopt, a Web portal to assist physician practices with implementing electronic health records. Based on the North Chelmsford, Mass.-based firm’s 2,500 practice implementations, the portal offers…
iSoft to distribute iMDsoft’s MetaVision
ISoft has signed a deal to distribute iMDsoft’s MetaVision patient data management system (PDMS) and clinical information solutions in Germany. US-based iMDsoft, is a specialist in PDMS supporting perioperative, critical, and acute…
One billion images stored in Carestream cloud
Carestream Health has announced that more than one billion images are now stored in its eHealth Managed Services storage cloud worldwide. The company, which made the announcement at World of Health IT…
GE gives $1M to 4 Milwaukee health centers
MILWAUKEE – The GE Foundation and the GE Corporate Diversity Council have awarded $1 million to four Milwaukee community healthcare centers to increase access to primary care for uninsured and underserved populations….
Diet And Exercise- Better Than Drug Treatments For Diabetes
A study involving more than 9000 people with impaired glucose tolerance found no reduction in future heart problems in people prescribed two drug treatments compared with dummy pills. Researchers further said that…
Chemical In Banana Shows Potential To Fight HIV
A new study has found a chemical that has potential to combat HIV in a very unlikely source- banana. This chemical seems to have a similar potential that the currently used two…
Men With Erectile Dysfunction Face Double Risk Of Heart Disease
A new study has found that men suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED) are highly susceptible to developing cardiovascular disease. This very well conducted study concludes that ED is a strong predictor of…
Neck Muscles Replace Collagen In Lip Augmentation
A new technique, published in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery and tried by surgeons of the Aesthetic Surgery Centre in Naples, Florida, is hoping to replace the use of traditional collagen…