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…
US Implements I-Spy2, A New Breast Cancer Treatment Study
A new treatment study has been initiated by the US government, and pharmaceutical companies and researchers that aims to treat aggressive breast cancer. The study named ‘I-Spy2’ involves using patients’ own tumours…
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….
Prescription Error reduces considerably by adopting e-prescribing
A study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that a small group of primary care practices in New York that adopted electronic prescribing systems reduced their average prescribing error…
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…
Consumers Warned Of Baby Sling Risks
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has sent out a warning note to all new mothers and dads, who want to hold their babies close to them, yet have their hands free, to…
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…
Chromosomal Test For Autism, One Up Over Standard Genetic Testing
A new study published in the journal Paediatrics by the Autism Consortium and Children’s Hospital Boston revealed that a new genetic test called chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) has the potential to spot…
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…
Medtronic Cryoablation System Outshines Anti Arrhythmic Drugs
A new device ‘Arctic Front’ made by Medtronic Inc., of Minneapolis, showed promise in treating most common type of irregular heartbeat, otherwise not treatable by anti arrhythmic drugs. This device employs a…