Let’s put it another way, it can’t exist without IT. Again it all comes back to running algorithms to obtain desired results. As I have mentioned before, Algorithms is one of the hottest words right now in healthcare as we all make decisions from queried results. A while back I had the opportunity...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-25-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, EMR, personalized medicine, DNA, Genomics, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, Health IT, Biotech, Pharmacogenomics, Helicos, Sequencing
This is a little different and the next phase with using a PHR (personal health record) to bring patients and physicians together in working with chronic disease treatments and plans. The Cleveland Clinic will enroll 400 participants and their physicians and provide devices for the patients to...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-10-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, Physician, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, PHR, Health Records, HealthVault, integration, Cleveland Clinic, Microsoft HealthVault, blood pressure monitors, glucose monitors, Chronic disease
Very nice hospitals putting the effort in to helping patients learn how to use a personal health records, in this case, HeatlhVault from Microsoft. Just created one for my mother last evening and we plan to sign up in the next few days for the $9.00 a year fax service where any item can be faxed...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-17-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, Medical Devices, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, Document management, E-faxing
Dana Blankenhorn of ZDNet does a nice write up here on his visit to the physician and yes, us “geeks” find our way there too We are probably some of the most curious patients to arrive, as we are looking constantly to see what technology is being used in the medical offices, as it is a known fact...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-15-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Microsoft/Windows News, EMR, Hospital, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, McKesson, Common User Interface, HealthVault, integration, Amalga, Stark Law, NextGen, ZDNet Healthcare
This is a pretty in depth view and walk through with the Silverlight 2, soon to be released on the web from current beta status. Pretty dynamic interface and it would be nice if where ever one went, the same or similar interface was presented for use, would sure beat having to learn a new system...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-11-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, Hospital, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, Physicians, Silverlight, PACS, Common User Interface, Code Plex
I finally had time to take a look around in detail at some of the new features. The one that is very simple for anyone is the $9.00 a year fax service. This is neat as you get a dedicated fax number that you can give to anyone to send a fax, and the document will be found in your HealthVault Account...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-03-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, Medical Devices, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, Document management, E-faxing
This appears to be a second life here for financing after the Lehman bankruptcy put the brakes on the existing investments that were to move the merger. Also in the news of late: Misys Healthcare Systems and iMedica Corp. have settled a dispute over a year-old contract under which Misys licensed...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 09-29-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, integration, Amalga, Funding, Lehman, Misys, ITelagen, Stark Law, El Camino