House reps recommend Obama administration leverage stage 3 Meaningful Use program to reduce health disparities.
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BioMaryland Center Awards $1.5M to Johns Hopkins and 7 Biotech Companies
Governor Martin O’Malley announced today that the State, through the BioMaryland Center, has awarded nearly $1.5 million to seven innovative life sciences companies and one educational institution through its Biotechnology Development Awards program. The companies, which received up to $200,000 each, will use the funding to accelerate the commercialization of a wide range of treatments and technologies; including a device that detects concussions in youths engaged in sports; a tool that takes a
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InterSystems Brings Big Data Expertise to Global Alliance for Genomics and Health
InterSystems to support industry standards for sharing genome sequencing data, and contribute expertise in big data and health informatics
InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected care, has joined the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH), an alliance of 148 of the world’s leading biomedical research institutions, healthcare providers, information technology and life science companies, funders of research, and disease and patient advocacy organizations.
Meeting
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Care Continuum Alliance Changes Name to Population Health Alliance
Care Continuum Alliance will now be known as the Population Health Alliance (PHA).
After representing population health, disease management, and wellness and prevention stakeholders
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Wearable Device Allows Clinicians to See “Through” A Patient’s Skin
New wearable device allows clinicians to see "through" a patient's skin for fast, accurate and precise venous access.
40% of IV starts require multiple attempts to locate and access a vein contributing to patient discomfort and dissatisfaction, according to studies. To solve this pain point, Evena Medical has recently unveiled a pair of glasses that allows clinicians to 'see through' a patient's skin to easily locate veins for intravenous placement. Evena’s point-of-care Eyes-On system is
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Proposed Health IT Standards Would Facilitate Better Care and Outcomes for Patients and Families
Debra L. Ness, president, National Partnership for Women & Families issues statement on how the proposed health IT standards would facilitate better care and outcomes for patients and families.
“The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued for the voluntary 2015 edition of electronic health record (EHR) technology certification criteria is an important next step in the ongoing effort to ensure health information technology (health IT) facilitates better care, better outcomes, and lower
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Infographic: State of Mobile Technologies in Healthcare Today
HIMSS infographic illustrates the state of mobile technologies in healthcare.
Today, HIMSS Analytics released its 3rd Annual Mobile Survey, which examines the mHealth landscape and examines the use of mobile devices in provider patient care improvement initiatives.
The Survey, which reflects the responses of 298 respondents from more than 650 U.S. hospitals, offers examples of progress made and hurdles providers face when integrating mobile technologies into their facilities to improve
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Ringadoc’s Phone Concierge Makes Patients’ Own Doctors Virtually Available On Demand
Ringadoc’s phone concierge empowers patients with immediate, reliable access to their own trusted physician.
Ringadoc, the industry leader in next generation patient-doctor communication tools, today introduced Ringadoc Phone Concierge, a virtual consultation service designed to introduce a convenient new first touch point into medical care for patients and their existing doctor.
“In an increasingly congested, expensive and reactive healthcare system, the potential benefits have never
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New Medication Adherence Platform Delivers $21M in Prescription Savings
New DrFirst medication adherence platform, Patient Advisor Delivers $21M in Prescription Savings for uninsured patients in first three months.
DrFirst, a provider of healthcare IT solutions designed to improve clinical outcomes for patients, announced today during HIMSS 2014 that its new pharmacy savings program offered within the company’s Patient Advisor℠ medication adherence platform has delivered an estimated $21 million in prescription savings opportunities in its first three months of
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Infographic: 25th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey
25th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey findings and infographic demonstrates the positive impact of health IT.
Today, at the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, HIMSS published the results of the 25th Annual 2014 HIMSS Leadership Survey, which highlights the journey of health IT over the past 25 years. The Survey examines a wide array of topics crucial to healthcare leaders including IT priorities, issues driving and challenging technology adoption and IT security.
The Survey
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