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'Rapid learning' systems that use large electronic health record databases can quickly advance the delivery of cancer care and accelerate research, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
How childbearing women are using social media is one of the topics that will be touched on in a breakout session at Health 2.0, which kicks off today in the nation's capital.
States invited to join multi-stakeholder project to test models of IT-supported care coordination and cost control.
Columbia, S.C.-based Companion Data Services will provide data processing services to track payments to providers.
HHS advisors recommend embedding "just-in-time" genetics education for providers in electronic health record.
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announced on Thursday that Cleveland's Euclid Corridor would be designated a "hub of innovation and opportunity," with the road stretching between Cleveland State University and University Circle to be christened the Cleveland Health and Technology Corridor.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected Companion Data Services to provide data processing and hosting operations for a National Level Repository system that will track incentive payments to heathcare providers that adopt electronic health records and upgrade their computer systems.
Six healthcare organizations have been named as finalists for the 2010 HIMSS Davies Ambulatory Care and HIMSS Davies Public Health Awards of Excellence, recognizing their use of electronic health records.
A recent study finds that remote online visits with dermatologists achieved equivalent clinical outcomes for acne patients. Also, doctors and patients ranked the e-visits as convenient and time-saving and said they could be used as a model for chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
Pfizer and Epocrates have announced a collaboration to give healthcare providers mobile access to the Pfizer Medical Information Group to obtain answers to their product questions or to report an adverse event.