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Technology chief Chopra calls for innovation
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ATA closed out its three-day international meeting and exposition May 18 with a rallying cry from the White House. That message was delivered by Aneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama's federal chief technology officer, who urged the attendees to embrace innovation -- especially in health care. "Washington does not have a monopoly on great ideas," he said. More
US rural hospitals utilizing telehealth for ICU support
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Three U.S. hospitals are depending on a new trend in health IT to help them overcome a clinician shortage in rural areas: electronic intensive care units. Grinnell Regional Medical
Center, in Grinnell, Iowa; Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, in Kodiak, Alaska; and Union Hospital, in Clinton, Ind., are taking part in the eICU Program, developed by Philips VISICU, to help monitor patients and provide care to those located in rural areas.
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At the crossroads: NRTRC white paper examines trends driving the convergence of telehealth, EHRs,
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From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the newly passed health care reform
legislation to emerging reimbursement models and shifting consumer health trends, a confluence of events are driving radical change in the nation's health care system and bringing about the convergence of telehealth, electronic health records and health information exchange.
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Wisconsin governor signs WIRED for Health Act
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 It soon will be easier for doctors across Wisconsin to access patient medical records. Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle signed the WIRED for Health Act into law May 11 in La Crosse. The new electronic medical record law will require all hospitals
and clinics in the state to link together to share patient information. About 60 percent of the state's hospitals and doctors offices already have an electronic record system in place.
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Smart pill sends message when medication is swallowed
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University of Florida researchers think they might have a solution to the seemingly intractable problem of monitoring prescription adherence: a "tattletale pill" that can alert
physicians when it's been swallowed. The system attaches a microchip and digestible antenna to a standard-size capsule. When the pill is swallowed, it communicates with a small electronic device carried by the patient. That device in turn signals a cell phone or laptop, informing doctors or family members.
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Telemedicine a possibility after Virginia birthing center closes
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A forum was held May 10 to
discuss the consequences of the closing of the Stonewall Jackson birthing center in Lexington, Va. The Women's and Gender Studies program at Washington and Lee University hosted the forum to talk about possible options for women in the area. One idea on the table is a proposal from the UVA Health System to offer help to pregnant moms considered "high risk." They would do this through the Office of Telemedicine.
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White House cyber security plan to cite e-health
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The White House has begun developing a strategy for securing online transactions and stemming identity fraud that pays particular heed to
the importance of building a trusted arena for electronic health care transactions. Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber security coordinator, said this month that the administration wants to make online commerce more secure so that government, industry and consumers will feel comfortable doing more of their business to the Internet.
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Optimistic: $5.83 billion in savings from m-health
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By the year 2014 public and private health care providers may save between $1.96 billion and $5.83 billion in health care costs thanks to remote patient monitoring via
cellular networks, according to a recent report from Juniper Research. Juniper believes that U.S. and Canadian markets will generate the most cost savings because of those countries' high health care costs, system structure and more advanced remote monitoring rollouts.
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ESR: Teleradiology is a medical act
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After years of promise with no progress, e-health is gaining ground in Europe, where governments see the potential for cost reductions and productivity gains in telemedicine, regarding it as a magic formula to fix overstretched health care systems. The European Commission aggressively is pushing tele-anything in health care to drive what it sees as a potential for job creation and economic growth. Among the cheering for the growth
of e-health, the European Society of Radiology recently raised its voice to reassert the role of the clinician in the brave new world of click-and-send medicine.
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Telemedicine device making air travel safer
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In case of an emergency and after ensuring that there is no doctor on board, the trained crew of an airplane can use the telemedicine device to take a passenger's vital signs,
including blood pressure and heart rate and to transmit them, along with relevant photographs and video, directly to a telemedicine call center. A doctor receiving the information then can give a more thorough diagnosis and provide the captain of the plane with better advice about whether a diversion is necessary.
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Telemedicine growing answer to medical workforce shortage
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At the University of Virginia Medical Center, Dr. Green is sitting
down for one of her morning appointments. Her examination room looks a little different than most. It includes a computer and a webcam. Her patient James Carty sits more than 300 miles away from her office in Dickenson County. This type of appointment is called telemedicine. It's not a new practice, but a growing answer to a growing problem: medical workforce shortages.
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Group urges FDA to tighten rules on online Rx, device marketing
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On May 10, the Center for Digital Democracy -- a not-for-profit consumer advocacy group -- sent a letter to Food and Drug Administrator Commissioner Margaret Hamburg urging the agency to consider certain restrictions on how drug and medical device companies use websites and social media platforms to market their products, Modern Healthcare reports. As the FDA works to develop rules on the online marketing of medical products, CDD
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From superstars to Jane and Joe, engaging consumers in health IT
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If you care about health IT, you probably have heard of "e-patient" Dave DeBronkart and Regina Holliday. Both have risen to relative stardom telling their personal stories of how
poor policies and technologies dangerously block the delivery of good quality health care. They have helped articulate what's wrong with the system and steps we can take to fix it, infusing "business as usual" with the spark of personal passion through major media outlets and government hearings.
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UCSD, other schools offering health IT education programs
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The University of California-San Diego is among several schools that have implemented
programs to prepare students for careers in health IT, Healthcare IT News reports. The San Diego Workforce Partnership helped develop UCSD's Extension Health IT Program and provided tuition for 100 students using funds from the 2009 federal economic stimulus package.
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