Profile of Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Senior Writer, InformationWeek

News & Commentary Posts: 1298

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee is a former editor for InformationWeek.

Articles by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
posted in September 2010

Kaiser Permanente Donates Terminology Technology

9/29/2010
Integrating the Convergent Medical Terminology into clinical information systems could help make the meaningful use of e-health records easier and faster for U.S. healthcare providers.
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Text Messages Boost Patient Outcomes

9/28/2010
Automated text reminders about medicine and skin care improved dermatology patient outcomes in study by Partners Healthcare.
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New iPhone App For Breast Cancer Patients

9/27/2010
New free application helps breast cancer patients decipher their pathology reports and gives clinicians a tool to explain the disease and treatments.
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Giving Patients Meaningful Health Data

9/22/2010
Healthcare providers aren't the only ones trying to achieve meaningful use of health IT. Patients are also increasingly looking to use electronic tools meaningfully for managing and tracking their own healthcare.
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E-Prescribing Use Continues To Grow

9/21/2010
About 190 million prescriptions were sent electronically in 2009 and that's expected to increase to 300 million in 2010, according to Surescripts.
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Helmsley Trust Funds Diabetes Information Exchange Project

9/15/2010
The Jaeb Center will build an information exchange for type 1 diabetics patients, their clinicians and researchers funded by a $26 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust.
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Dell To Offer Streak Bundled With Healthcare Applications

9/14/2010
The Android-based Streak mobile device will be bundled with healthcare applications, such as e-medical records, for use by clinicians and patients.
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BI Made Easier For Healthcare

9/14/2010
Business intelligence tools give healthcare organizations the ability to analyze data to make better informed business and clinical decisions. Some of these products are even suited for healthcare providers that don't have the time or resources to build large data warehouses.
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Online Insurance Exchange Helps Retirees Make Right Choice

9/8/2010
Extend Health's online insurance marketplace is helping to match retirees of large employers with the best healthcare coverage options based on their medical needs and budgets.
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Wound Care Goes ToThe Cloud

9/1/2010
GWR Medical decided more than a year ago that instead of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to upgrade and maintain its own IT infrastructure supporting its wound care therapy business, it would instead pass the baton to Verizon. That's when GWR Medical made the move to the cloud.
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