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By Bernie Monegain | 11:17 am | March 09, 2009
A University of Iowa physician and operations expert has put the university's electronic medical record system to work on boosting efficiencies in the operating room and in scheduling patients for anesthesia.
By Molly Merrill | 11:08 am | March 09, 2009
A recent study finds clinicians often override the built-in medication alerts in e-prescribing systems and instead rely on their own judgments.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:38 am | March 09, 2009
One year ago, Merge Healthcare was shedding assets and contemplating bankruptcy. Now, the Milwaukee-based developer of medical imaging software and services is enjoying healthy sales and looking overseas to continue its growth.
By Molly Merrill | 05:23 pm | March 06, 2009
VNA HealthCare, a home healthcare, hospice and independent living service in Connecticut, is moving to automation.
By Neil Versel | 01:57 pm | March 06, 2009
The discovery that the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) had lost its corporate standing has unleashed a storm of criticisms and false accusations on the Internet and has the organization fighting to protect its reputation.
By Molly Merrill | 11:31 am | March 06, 2009
The Henry Ford Health System in Detroit provided live Twitter feed Friday of a successful robotic hysterectomy performed on a 31-year-old female.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:22 am | March 06, 2009
Americans are pressing for action now on healthcare reform, according to a report released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services.
By Molly Merrill | 10:57 am | March 05, 2009
Surgeons at the Henry Ford Health System, a Detroit-based non-profit healthcare system, will use Twitter to educate the public on a live robotic surgery.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:15 am | March 05, 2009
Hidalgo, a U.K.-based technology company, is providing the Catlin Arctic Survey expedition team with the Equivital body-worn physiological monitoring system.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:08 am | March 05, 2009
In a state where healthcare has sometimes been delivered by telephone, snowmobile or even dogsled, Philips VISICU and Providence Alaska Medical Center are looking to connect doctor and patient via the Internet.