Information Technology as Communication
Much of health information technology (IT) focuses on patient documentation, compliance, and...
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Much of health information technology (IT) focuses on patient documentation, compliance, and...
Read MoreMar 26, 2012
A next-generation drug-eluting stent system (PROMUS Element Plus Platinum Chromium Stent System,...
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The FDA has approved an artificial heart valve (Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve, Edwards...
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by Katie Matlack The iPhone and iPad are changing the world of medical devices as we know...
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App developers and education and informatics researchers from the University of Edinburgh have...
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Needle pricks may be a glucose test of the past as people with diabetes may soon be able to use...
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U.S. physicians are not nearly as sold on the benefits of healthcare IT as are their international...
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Lifelens has created an innovative point-of-care smartphone application that diagnoses malaria...
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Excerpted from “Outlook for the healthcare industry in 2012” by Steven Greer, MD, The...
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A new report released by IDC Health Insights names four EHR vendors as likely market leaders in...
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There may be new hope for patients with diabetes who dread the frequent blood draws and finger...
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A small heart monitor that harnesses the power of smartphones may assist physicians in treatment...
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A new device allows patients with diabetes to monitor their blood glucose using a smartphone. ...
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A recent analysis in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that the use of smartphones...
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There are many challenges that keep physicians awake at night, and one of the most current is...
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A blood test that could revolutionize the way doctors detect and treat cancer is one step closer...
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One of the highly touted benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) is reducing malpractice incidents and medical errors by providing improved documentation, an automatic safeguard against medication errors and drug...
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A lighting system appears to be able to kill hospital superbugs—including MRSA and C. Difficile—by...
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created nanoscale coating for surgical...
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A new dissolving microneedle patch may help improve vaccination efforts against influenza compared...
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