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Nearly 1,000 affiliated physicians of Huntington Memorial Hospital, a 636-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Southern California, are moving to electronic prescribing, a step which hospital officials say will help bring them closer to an electronic healthcare record.
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American Well, which offers Web-based physician visits for members of health plans in Hawaii and Minnesota, has landed another contract closer to home.
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued an initial draft of its health IT strategic framework on Tuesday.
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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, with locations in Leeuwarden and Harlingen. Both locations, officials said, will install the medical displays developed by Barco, which is based in Belgium.
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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.
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Quest Diagnostics, the Madison, N.J.-based provider of clinical laboratory services, and Surescripts, of Alexandria, Va. and St. Paul, Minn., which operates the country’s largest electronic prescribing network, will collaborate on an integrated service meant to make lab and pharmacy data more easily accessible to doctors and clinicians.
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WebMD Health Corp. announced Tuesday the launch of WebMD Health Exchange, a new health social networking platform.
The new platform will enable consumers to connect with health experts and other WebMD members to exchange experiences, discuss personal challenges, and receive direct answers and support, according to WebMD.
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The Military Health System has set up a version of its AHLTA electronic health record system for use in the White House.
MHS chief information officer Charles Campbell talked about the initiative at the recent Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference in Atlanta.
The system, which was set up in just two months, is based on AHLTA Theater, the Defense department's electronic health records system designed for rugged uses in war zones.
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A new survey of hospital nurses found that they estimate spending one quarter of their 12-hour shift on indirect patient care, with paperwork taking up much of the rest of their time.
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The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) announced last week the creation of "NHIN University," a program designed to educate and engage healthcare IT stakeholders on efforts to develop the Nationwide Health Information Network.
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Nearly 1,000 affiliated physicians of Huntington Memorial Hospital, a 636-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Southern California, are moving to electronic prescribing, a step which hospital officials say will help bring them closer to an electronic healthcare record.
-
American Well, which offers Web-based physician visits for members of health plans in Hawaii and Minnesota, has landed another contract closer to home.
-
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued an initial draft of its health IT strategic framework on Tuesday.
-
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, with locations in Leeuwarden and Harlingen. Both locations, officials said, will install the medical displays developed by Barco, which is based in Belgium.
-
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.
-
Quest Diagnostics, the Madison, N.J.-based provider of clinical laboratory services, and Surescripts, of Alexandria, Va. and St. Paul, Minn., which operates the country’s largest electronic prescribing network, will collaborate on an integrated service meant to make lab and pharmacy data more easily accessible to doctors and clinicians.
-
WebMD Health Corp. announced Tuesday the launch of WebMD Health Exchange, a new health social networking platform.
The new platform will enable consumers to connect with health experts and other WebMD members to exchange experiences, discuss personal challenges, and receive direct answers and support, according to WebMD.
-
The Military Health System has set up a version of its AHLTA electronic health record system for use in the White House.
MHS chief information officer Charles Campbell talked about the initiative at the recent Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference in Atlanta.
The system, which was set up in just two months, is based on AHLTA Theater, the Defense department's electronic health records system designed for rugged uses in war zones.
-
A new survey of hospital nurses found that they estimate spending one quarter of their 12-hour shift on indirect patient care, with paperwork taking up much of the rest of their time.
-
The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) announced last week the creation of "NHIN University," a program designed to educate and engage healthcare IT stakeholders on efforts to develop the Nationwide Health Information Network.
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