Mike Miliard
GE Healthcare showcased the extension of its healthcare IT portfolio to mobile devices and tablet computing at HIMSS11 earlier this week. Its portfolio of EMRs for physician practices, including Centricity Advance and Centricity Practice Solution, is now available for use on the iPad and iPhone. Officials say GE Healthcare is focused on shifting the architecture of its proven software solutions to web technologies, which lighten the application footprint and bring clinicians the benefits of anytime, anywhere access to critical patient data.
The McKesson Foundation has announced the six recipients of $1.3 million in research grants, disbursed as part of its Mobilizing for Health initiative, which aims improve the health of underserved populations with chronic diseases through the use of smartphone technology.
Cisco's annual Community for Connected Health Summit offered HIMSS11 attendees on Monday a forum for education and idea-sharing - discussing hot-button topics in healthcare and unveiling promising new product prototypes.The morning was devoted to perspectives on innovation and emerging trends in healthcare services, taking stock of the economic imperatives that affect care delivery and examining how they can be shifted. Presentations focused on the "disruptive" IT advancement that will continue to transform medicine in the coming years.
MedPlus, the healthcare information technology subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics, has announced the general availability of its next release of Care360 EHR solution designed to significantly enhance the interoperability of Care360 EHR by supporting the Direct Project specifications, which were established by the Direct Project under the coordination of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).
Catholic Health Partners has implemented Phytel's Proactive Patient Outreach solution in three of its facilities. The automated care coordination and population health management technology will support CHP initiatives focused on achieving comprehensive care coordination across its patient population.
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Global Certification Forum (GCF) and Continua Health Alliance are co-operating to develop an effective certification process for wirelessly-connected personal health devices. In the mobile and many other industries, standards-based certification schemes have been proven to promote market development and growth.
McGraw-Hill has announced the availability of the textbook Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 23rd Edition for the iPad.Medical school students and faculty can access the complete textbook along with interactive content including integrated assessment, high-resolution illustrations, digital media and more, especially designed for the iPad's dynamic display.
AT&T has partnered with Acuo Technologies, a provider of comprehensive software solutions to the medical imaging industry for archiving, collaboration and migration services. The strategic alliance is meant to develop vendor-neutral, cloud-based medical imaging storage solutions for healthcare providers and suppliers. Acuo is the latest technology ally to join the AT&T ForHealth portfolio of mHealth, cloud-based and telehealth products and solutions.
Rural and Native Americans, ethnic minorities in poor, urban communities and Alaskan Natives often suffer negative health outcomes disproportionately due to a lack of access to various health IT tools, according to five research studies published in Perspectives in Health Information Management.Perspectives in Health Information Management is the online quarterly journal of scholarly research from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation.