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Health projects go mobile as Kenyans embrace IT
Patients at Kijabe Hospital in Kenya will soon notice their doctors carrying an extra piece of equipment apart from the obligatory stethoscope, thanks to a project that gives the hospital’s health workers access to the Map of Medicine, a medical information database, which is a web-based tool that provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on diagnosis and treatment.
Ontario hospitals refuse to be named in report card
Most hospitals in Ontario, Canada refuse to be identified in a study measuring the quality and safety of hospital care, according to the Fraser Institute. Only 17 hospitals agreed to be identified in this year\'s report, a significant drop from the first report card for Ontario in 2006, when 43 hospitals agreed to be named.
Study backs home telemonitoring of individuals with diabetes
A study of ethnically and racially diverse individuals with diabetes shows that home telemonitoring of their health resulted in significantly fewer deaths than in a similar group that was not monitored. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. The study of 387 diabetics and 387 individuals without diabetes was published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.
U.K. children’s hospital taps Xirrus for campus-wide network
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, one of Western Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, is deploying Xirrus’ Wi-Fi Arrays across the entire campus. Doctors, nurses, staff, students, patients, and guests will use Wi-Fi-enabled laptop and handheld computers to deliver a host of wireless applications, such as e-prescribing, RFID tagging, and VoWi-Fi to improve patient care and overall efficiency.
Retailer sets sights on EMR market
Wal-Mart is planning to market electronic medical records to small physician practices, according to a report in The New York Times. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer, which has shown itself to be a broad supporter of health IT over the past few years, will partner its Sam’s Club division with Dell and eClinicalWorks to offer EMRs for less than $25,000 for the first physician in a practice and $10,000 for each additional doctor.
Federal agencies draw closer to sharing health records
The Obama administration plans to launch a system that allows health care providers to share records electronically. Work is already under way to begin with records federal agencies use. Later this month, those agencies will release common codes that will guide creation of the National Health Information Network’s software.
Cordless barcode scanner targets healthcare settings
Socket Mobile, a Newark, Calif.-based provider of mobile productivity solutions, has launched new antimicrobial versions of its Socket Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) Series 7 for use by mobile healthcare workers. Designed for healthcare applications and environments, the antimicrobial barcode scanners interface with a variety of Bluetooth devices, including the SoMo 650Rx handheld computer, laptops, tablet and desktop PCs and smart phones.
CCHIT, HITSP leaders envision a future under stimulus package
The chairmen of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology and Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel have weighed in on the future of their organizations under the new stimulus package. At a recent Web seminar hosted by the HIMSS, CCHIT Chairman Mark Leavitt and HITSP Chairman John Halamka said their organizations still have value to the Obama administration.
Psychiatrist\'s conviction throws spotlight on telehealth
A former Fort Collins, Colo.-based psychiatrist\'s conviction could jeopardize doctors\' ability to treat out-of-state patients, one of the man\'s former colleagues said Tuesday. Christian Hageseth III, pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license in California after prescribing an antidepressant to a former Stanford University student over the Internet in 2005. The student later killed himself. Hageseth is scheduled be sentenced April 17 in San Mateo County court.
New system offers ‘situational awareness’ to hospitals
Augusta, Georgia-based ESi, provider of crisis information management technology, has rolled out WebEOC for Hospitals, a crisis information management system designed to manage and communicate health information and hospital resources in real time.
Patients at Kijabe Hospital in Kenya will soon notice their doctors carrying an extra piece of equipment apart from the obligatory stethoscope, thanks to a project that gives the hospital’s health workers access to the Map of Medicine, a medical information database, which is a web-based tool that provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on diagnosis and treatment.
| Source: Business Daily Africa | Date: 2009-03-12 |
Ontario hospitals refuse to be named in report card
Most hospitals in Ontario, Canada refuse to be identified in a study measuring the quality and safety of hospital care, according to the Fraser Institute. Only 17 hospitals agreed to be identified in this year\'s report, a significant drop from the first report card for Ontario in 2006, when 43 hospitals agreed to be named.
| Source: Healthcare IT News | Date: 2009-03-12 |
Study backs home telemonitoring of individuals with diabetes
A study of ethnically and racially diverse individuals with diabetes shows that home telemonitoring of their health resulted in significantly fewer deaths than in a similar group that was not monitored. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. The study of 387 diabetics and 387 individuals without diabetes was published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.
| Source: EurekaAlert.org | Date: 2009-03-12 |
U.K. children’s hospital taps Xirrus for campus-wide network
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, one of Western Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, is deploying Xirrus’ Wi-Fi Arrays across the entire campus. Doctors, nurses, staff, students, patients, and guests will use Wi-Fi-enabled laptop and handheld computers to deliver a host of wireless applications, such as e-prescribing, RFID tagging, and VoWi-Fi to improve patient care and overall efficiency.
| Source: MoreRFID.com | Date: 2009-03-12 |
Retailer sets sights on EMR market
Wal-Mart is planning to market electronic medical records to small physician practices, according to a report in The New York Times. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer, which has shown itself to be a broad supporter of health IT over the past few years, will partner its Sam’s Club division with Dell and eClinicalWorks to offer EMRs for less than $25,000 for the first physician in a practice and $10,000 for each additional doctor.
| Source: Healthcare IT News | Date: 2009-03-11 |
Federal agencies draw closer to sharing health records
The Obama administration plans to launch a system that allows health care providers to share records electronically. Work is already under way to begin with records federal agencies use. Later this month, those agencies will release common codes that will guide creation of the National Health Information Network’s software.
| Source: FederalTimes.com | Date: 2009-03-11 |
Cordless barcode scanner targets healthcare settings
Socket Mobile, a Newark, Calif.-based provider of mobile productivity solutions, has launched new antimicrobial versions of its Socket Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) Series 7 for use by mobile healthcare workers. Designed for healthcare applications and environments, the antimicrobial barcode scanners interface with a variety of Bluetooth devices, including the SoMo 650Rx handheld computer, laptops, tablet and desktop PCs and smart phones.
| Source: PR-USA.net | Date: 2009-03-11 |
CCHIT, HITSP leaders envision a future under stimulus package
The chairmen of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology and Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel have weighed in on the future of their organizations under the new stimulus package. At a recent Web seminar hosted by the HIMSS, CCHIT Chairman Mark Leavitt and HITSP Chairman John Halamka said their organizations still have value to the Obama administration.
| Source: Healthcare IT News | Date: 2009-03-11 |
Psychiatrist\'s conviction throws spotlight on telehealth
A former Fort Collins, Colo.-based psychiatrist\'s conviction could jeopardize doctors\' ability to treat out-of-state patients, one of the man\'s former colleagues said Tuesday. Christian Hageseth III, pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license in California after prescribing an antidepressant to a former Stanford University student over the Internet in 2005. The student later killed himself. Hageseth is scheduled be sentenced April 17 in San Mateo County court.
| Source: Coloradoan.com | Date: 2009-03-11 |
New system offers ‘situational awareness’ to hospitals
Augusta, Georgia-based ESi, provider of crisis information management technology, has rolled out WebEOC for Hospitals, a crisis information management system designed to manage and communicate health information and hospital resources in real time.
| Source: MSNBC | Date: 2009-03-11 |
