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Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) cost U.S. hospitals $8.1 billion in 2006, according to a recently released study by the Centers for Disease Control. Even more alarmingly, the CDC reports 48,000 deaths in the same year can attributed to illnesses caught during hospital |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:24 |
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One of the biggest obstacles to sharing patient information electronically is that health care systems and providers use a wide range of incompatible IT platforms and software to create and store data in various formats. A new service – the Verizon Health Information Exchange – will soon be available via the “cloud’ to address this challenge. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:41 |
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ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, and its technology subcontractor, Silverchair, announce the relaunch of two key healthcare Web sites they have developed for the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:17 |
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Stainless steel mounting collars that are ideal for attaching instruments and devices such as power outlet strips to medical IV poles are being introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, Massachusetts. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:48 |
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 99,000 people die every year from infections acquired while in hospitals. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:06 |
Motion Computing®, a leading provider of integrated mobile computing solutions, announced the J3500 tablet PC.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:00 |
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Recently, the Medical Imaging Technology Association (MITA) presented a plan to the FDA titled “Radiation Therapy Readiness Check Initiative.” CIVCO’s new RFSuite is designed with the capability to support the requirements set out in MITA’s plan. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:31 |
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Health Language, Inc. (HLI) announced that its medical terminology management tools can facilitate compliance with the final meaningful use requirements. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:08 |
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Language Line University, the interpreter assessment and training division of Language Line Services, an over-the-phone and video interpretation services provider, is offering a new scalable online training tool for medical interpreters. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:56 |
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Alicare Medical Management (AMM), one of the nation’s leading care management solution providers, and an affiliate of Amalgamated Life Insurance Company, has expanded an existing program to reduce readmissions and help patients make a safe and effective transition from the hospital to their homes. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 21:46 |
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Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in high performance Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), launched a competitive upgrade program designed to give users of other Wi-Fi RTLS systems the opportunity to test drive and implement the Ekahau RTLS system within their organization in order to gain a performance boost over their existing systems. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 21:53 |
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