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2007

Cardiac Science Announces Heart Centrix(R) ECG Informatics Connectivity With Greenway(R) Medical Technologies
Fox Business, December 21, 2007
"The combination of our respected cardiac monitoring products with Greenway's leading electronic health record (EHR) solution enables us to offer physicians an extremely efficient, easy and timely means to access critical patient information."

Geisinger rheumatologists redesign osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis care
EurekAlert! November 16, 2007
Follow-up exams are usually needed to assess how the disease has progressed. Geisinger’s rheumatology department removed some of the steps involved, shifted the responsibility of ordering the exam from the patient’s primary care provider to the rheumatology staff and made greater use of Geisinger’s $80 million Electronic Health Record.

Agfa HealthCare demonstrates solutions at the Center for Disease Control’s 5th annual Public Health Information Network event
Web Wire, October 2, 2007
"By using standards-based communication such as XDS and XDS-I, Agfa provides caregivers with better access to patient information putting them at the center of healthcare focus and addressing the continuity of care from the patient point of view. Now all caregivers - including specialty care facilities, imaging centers, hospitals and primary care givers - can share healthcare information seamlessly and securely."

Epidemiologist to Discuss Failing U.S. Health-Care System
University at Buffalo, September 28, 2007
His presentation will look at the underlying causes of the United States' failing health-care system and consider potential remedies, including the role of electronic medical records and behavior changes that are needed among the general public; the health-care system, its culture and structure; and the legislative and regulatory processes.

Where to start SOA: Identifying the big business driver
InterGovWorld, August 8, 2007
As its IT provider, SIMS is well placed to demonstrate the savings and efficiency made possible with SOA. "Many health care organizations can't afford to have the in-depth knowledge that SIMS brings. We believe if we can demo SOA's potential, it will ripple through Ontario and help other organizations look at the opportunities," says Forbes.

Apollo Data Technologies Launches Predictive Analytics Healthcare Practice
Marketwire, July 17, 2007
"Healthcare providers across the country are capturing massive amounts of data in the form of HIS systems, Electronic Medical Records, billing systems, etc. Unfortunately, many providers don't know how to mine this data to help identify such things as trends in reimbursement rates from insurance companies, patterns in denied claims, and correlations in care and symptoms that lead to various medical errors," said Tim Miller, Director, Stockamp & Associates ...

Collaborative Self-Management Support Key to Care
AAFP, June 13, 2007
It's really health behavior change, not disease-specific education," he added. "That's what makes it possible for an office nurse to work with every disease condition, rather than specific (conditions) that a disease educator might work with."

Healthcare development priorities set
Health and Community News, May 7, 2007
Speaking at the Hospital Authority Convention 2007 today, the authority's Chief Executive Shane Solomon said the Government will raise the authority's operating funding by 2.4% and offer an additional $500 million for equipment modernisation this year.

Louisiana healthcare network to go live with Medem's iHealth
CBR, April 18, 2007
"We keep electronic records for other areas of importance in our lives, such as finance and home affairs. A secure online personal health record, that is accessible anytime, anywhere, is critical to saving lives in an emergency, and can be an incredibly valuable resource for patients on a regular basis with chronic conditions as they move across the continuum of care," stated Dr Frank Opelka, LHN CEO.

Electronic Medical Records, brought to you by Google
Pound of Cure, Live Journal, March 16, 2007
Basically, Google is using your medical record to sell things to your doctor. It's darn clever. This doesn't mean that I think it's a good idea, but practically speaking, there are lots of small practices out there who can't afford to implement electronic medical record systems. This at least makes the system accessible ... complete with random ads like, "FIND CHRONIC HALITOSIS ON EBAY!"

U.S. EHR Market to Approach $5 billion by 2015
Healthcare IT News, February 5, 2007
"The best type of market is one with a guaranteed pool of new customers, and that describes the EMR market in the U.S. ” said Bruce Carlson, associate publisher at Kalorama Information. “Budgeted IT spending by healthcare organizations in 2007 and 2008 will create a robust marketplace for both existing players in EMR and new entrants.”

Health care needs an electronic facelift
Canadian Business, January 10, 2007
To save money, time and, most importantly, lives by making vital health information available with the click of a mouse. Canada Health Infoway, the federal, not-for-profit agency responsible for coordinating this pan-Canadian electronic patient record, even bragged that by 2009, 50% of Canadians(through their physicians)would be able to access their own electronic health records — everything from immunizations and drug histories to allergies and digital X-rays.

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