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ATA 2010 keynote speakers: High-level information on the state of telemedicine American Telemedicine Association Share     The general sessions at ATA 2010 feature relevant and insightful keynotes, providing you high-level information about the state of telemedicine and the future of the industry. Get the inside scoop on the Obama administration's telehealth policy from Aneesh Chopra, federal chief technology officer of the United States. Hear how telemedicine is improving health around the world from Maj. Gen. James Gilman, commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, and Dr. John P. Howe III, president & CEO of Project HOPE. More
Navy implementing world's largest telepharmacy system FierceHealthIT Share
The U.S. Navy is in the midst of what's billed as the largest telepharmacy implementation in history to help ease a shortage of pharmacists throughout the service. With technology from Mission, Kan.-based ScriptPro, a single pharmacist can supervise medication dispensing at multiple satellite pharmacies. With audio and video links, the supervising pharmacist can view original handwritten prescriptions, the medication being dispensed at the remote site and stored images of the prescribed drug to make sure the patient gets the right medication. More Kentucky launches e-health network Business First of Louisville Share
Officials with the state of Kentucky on April 20 announced the official launch of the Kentucky Health Information Exchange -- the state's electronic health records sharing initiative. Six hospitals and one clinic in Kentucky are participating in the pilot program, according to a news release issued by Gov. Steve Beshear's office. More
Mobile health monitoring market on the rise Healthcare IT News Share
Revenues from remote patient monitoring using mobile networks will rise to almost $1.9 billion globally by 2014, according to Juniper Research. Heart-related monitoring applications in the United States will drive the uptake initially, researchers forecast. The m-health report found that mobile health care monitoring would demonstrate substantial growth in the United States and other developed markets. More World's smallest telemedicine microscope invented R&D Magazine Share
Aydogan Ozcan, whose invention of a novel lensless imaging technology for use in telemedicine could radically transform global health care, now has taken his work a step further -- or tinier: The UCLA engineer has created a miniature microscope, the world's smallest and lightest for telemedicine applications. More
Pharmacies to e-submit Part D scripts Health Data Management Share
Pharmacies participating in the Medicare prescription drug program will be mandated to electronically submit their Part D prescriptions to their Part D sponsor under a final rule published April 15. The rule makes policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug programs for calendar year 2011. More
CDC goes viral through social media Federal Computer Week Share
Agencies looking to get more citizen engagement in government must provide information, tools and resources, and provide them how, when, and where people want them, according to Janice Nall, director of the Division of eHealth Marketing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Marketing. If people are getting their information out in the social atmosphere, that is where government agencies have to be, Nall said at a recent Association for Federal Information Resources Management luncheon. More NCI will offer cancer e-care record for providers Government Health IT Share
The National Cancer Institute plans to release a lightweight electronic health record designed to capture data specific to a cancer patient's office visit. The standards-based software has core EHR features for sharing information about patient diagnosis, treatment and outcomes, said Ken Buetow, associate director for bioinformatics and IT at NCI. More
How many hours per week do online physicians spend on the Internet for professional purposes? iHealthBeat Share
Online physicians reported spending eight hours online for professional purposes each week in 2010, according to a new Manhattan Research survey. In 2006, online physicians reported spending four and a half hours online each week for professional purposes, while online physicians in 2002 spent two and a half hours online each week for professional purposes, according to the survey. More
Paperless hospital in Africa offers prototype for new model of care Healthcare IT News Share
A new hospital recently opened in Botswana is being touted as a paperless hospital "without borders." Bokamoso Private Hospital, a 200-bed, state-of-the-art specialty hospital that opened in January, is allowing patients to stay in the country for the medical care they need, officials said. The hospital is located in Botswana's capital Gaborone, which has a population of about 300,000. More
Doctors say social media helps care, but hospitals should look before they leap FierceHealthIT Share
Some 85 percent of doctors responding to an online poll at physician networking site Sermo say that interaction with colleagues on Sermo and other social media has led to better patient care and in some cases saved lives. "The number of times that I have seen physicians turn to physicians on Sermo for help for themselves or their family members is nothing short of staggering," Sermo founder and CEO Dr. Daniel Palestrant writes on his blog. More Consumers increasingly turning to Internet, social media for health care information iHealthBeat Share
 Recent studies have found that consumers increasingly are turning to the Internet for health information. In addition to health care websites, such as WebMD, consumers are turning to user-generated health content, such as
physician and hospital rankings, blogs and chat groups. While the Internet's influence on consumers' health care decisions is outpacing traditional channels, physicians still are the biggest influence on consumer health behavior, according to Monique Levy, senior director of research at Manhattan Research.
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