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Author Photo Instruments That Help Clinicians Deliver Better Care
Dec 15, 2009
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

In the medical world, every day brings new research findings that can potentially alter the prescribed "best practices" for treating patients with any given medical condition to facilitate the best outcomes. But keeping up with volumes of new medical studies is one of the biggest challenges for clinicians wanting to provide the best care possible for patients. That's where clinical decision support tools hold great promise.

Author Photo Obama Allocating $600M To Health Centers
Dec 10, 2009
Posted by Mitch Wagner

President Barack Obama allocated almost $600 million to build community health centers and implement electronic medical records, part of the $787 billion stimulus bill. The White House framed the funding as means of adding jobs to the economy, and overhaul the nation's health system.

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Enterprise Packages: Where Are They Headed?
This shift in the development and usage of business applications in large corporations began in the 1990s when enterprise packages arrived on the scene. The traditional way of developing an applicatio...

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Automating Post-Trade Processes Provides Insight, Efficiencies, And Savings
The dramatic changes reshaping today�s securities industry are creating intense new pressures for financial services firms. Growing trade volumes combined with the proliferation of electronic exchange...

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SMS Project Fights Malaria In Africa

December 15, 2009
IBM, Vodafone, and Novartis are using text messages to manage supplies of anti-malarial drugs in Tanzania.

Web Portal Links Doctors To Patient Info

December 11, 2009
Butler Health System is rolling out PatientKeeper software to make it easier for physicians to access medical information.

GE Healthcare Buys Wireless Monitoring Device Maker

December 2, 2009
Living Independently Group's wireless technology tracks seniors' daily activities, watching for changes that could signify a medical problem or emergency.

Remote Monitoring Yields Healthier Patients

November 20, 2009
Nursing service uses wireless devices to monitor homebound patients and get data to doctors faster, reducing hospitalizations by more than 50%.

Medicine Bottles Get Net Connection

November 20, 2009
A new pill bottle cap with a wireless Internet connection flashes when it's time to take a pill and even calls forgetful patients with reminders.

Healthcare Goes Mobile, Virtual WIth Dell Offering

November 19, 2009
Dell Mobile Clinical Computing solution provides clinicians with single sign-on and roaming capabilities.

Healthcare IT Career Tips

November 10, 2009
IT pros without clinical experience shouldn't rule out possible transitions into emerging healthcare IT jobs.

Florida Hospital Dials Up iPhones For Nurses

November 8, 2009
iPhones are helping a Sarasota hospital connect its nursing staff via text messaging, and soon, VoIP telephony.

Desktop Virtualization Speeds Hospital Clinicians

November 4, 2009
By rolling out desktop virtualization from Sychron, Seton Family of Hospitals has reduced the time clinicians spend logging on and off systems each day.