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…
Saving Teeth for their Future
Article by Safa’ Faza’ for Biomed Middle East Stem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell…
GSK And Cellzome Ink A Second Multi Million Pound Pact
For the second time in two years, pharmaceutical bigwig Glaxo has strengthened its ties with Anglo-German company Cellzome, by signing a deal worth up to €475 million (US$644.3 million). The collaboration gives…
Frozen Veggies Healthier Than Fresh One’s: Study
Most shoppers assume that vegetables labelled ‘fresh produce’ are no more than four days old. The truth however is that most vegetables are about two weeks old by the time they reach…
Economy Causes Cosmetic Surgery To Witness A Dip For The Second Year In A Row
According to a survey of 928 board-certified physicians by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, a group of plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic surgery, cosmetic enhancement procedures in the United States…
Kidney Donors Do Not Face Risk Of Premature Death
A new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, compared survival rates of live kidney donors to non-donors and revealed that the former do not face…
NHS 24 extends partnership with Clinical Solutions
SCOTLAND – NHS 24, a telephone and online service providing health advice and information in Scotland, has signed an agreement to extend its partnership with Clinical Solutions. Clinical Solutions, a provider…
New Clinical Displays launched by Dutch Academic hospital
FRIESLAND, THE NETHERLANDS – MC Leeuwarden, based in Friesland, the Netherlands has deployed new clinical review displays across its two locations. The Medical Centre Leeuwarden is considered a top medical teaching hospital,…
EHR Dangers and Innovations
Several presenters at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s 2010 conference offered advice and guidance for health care workers who oversee electronic health record purchasing, implementation and maintenance. Summaries of selected presentations are…
Handling Waiting Times by using HIT
Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., has started a concept of updating its emergency department waiting time by means of text messages, telephone and its Web site. ‘Waiting Time’ is the average time…
Kidney Center opened in Doha Qatar
DOHA: Providing high level healing in a comforting environment, the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Qtel yesterday launched the Fahad bin Jassim Kidney Center. The opening of the center comes as a…
HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide for Electronic Laboratory Reporting
Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, recently announced that it has published the Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide for Electronic Laboratory Reporting to…
HIMSS 2010 Conference, Atlanta- Key Vendor announcements
Some 900 vendors exhibited at the HIMSS 2010 Conference in Atlanta and that means multiple announcements about new products, features or services. Among them: The Take Care Health System subsidiary of Walgreen’s…
Deloitte’s list of 10 important things for conversion to ICD 10
Saying ICD-10 holds potential to surpass even Y2K’s cost and impact, DeloitteConsulting has published a list of the ten most important things that the providers should understand right now about the conversion. The…
Neuromind for surgeons
The NeuroMind mobile application, developed by DigitalNeurosurgeon.com, is a good resource for surgeons, featuring beautiful hi-res images. It’s not without usability issues – the free version I’m running on my iPhone had…