Image by William Hook via Flickr A community medical center near Philadelphia, Doylestown Hospital relies on a mobile workforce of 360 independent physicians to provide a highly responsive healing environment for thousands of patients. Those physicians stay connected 24/7 to colleagues and hospital staff with their first responder: Apple iPhone 3G. With iPhone, doctors get [...]
Doylestown Hospital uses iPhone and Meditech to keep mobile workforce connected
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A Silicon Valley look at the possible benefits of data mining with EMR
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Image by moonhouse via Flickr Talk of a nationwide electronic medical records system has centered on cost, feasibility and whether it will provide better care. But there is one potential benefit to such a system that few have talked about: the possibility of mining a massive database of patients, doctors, medical strategies, procedures and prescriptions [...]
Howard Dean on Technology as the Key to Health Reform
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Image via Wikipedia As a former practicing physician, the husband of a physician in private practice, a former governor of Vermont, a candidate for president and a consumer, I have had the opportunity to evaluate U.S. health care delivery systems from multiple perspectives. If we are to have real, meaningful reform, our nation must… To [...]
Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson releases outline of principles for health care reform.
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May 4, 2009 – Today, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson released an outline of principles for health care reform, entitled, “Governing from the Middle: A Wise Path for Health Care Reform.” “I believe meaningful health care reform is within reach and Congress must find a middle ground to improve care by lowering cost and expanding access,” [...]
Electronic Prescriptions Soar at Walgreens
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Image via Wikipedia Walgreen Company announced that it set a record in March for the number of prescriptions it received electronically. The nations largest drugstore chain said it filled 3.1 million prescriptions electronically, a 211% increase compared with March 2008. In all, the electronic prescriptions accounted for about 15% of all prescriptions filled at Walgreens [...]
