Health IT News

News clips about general health IT products, organizations, and activities [not open source health IT news] from various news sources, e.g. newspapers, news web sites, magazines, journals, blogs, etc.

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WSO2 Announces Keynotes And Guest Presentations For WSO2Con US 2014

Press Release | WSO2 | October 1, 2014

WSO2 today announced the guest speakers for WSO2Con US 2014...Together, they will examine the market forces, technology developments, and best practices for excelling in the connected world...

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WSO2 Founder and CEO to Unveil Latest Product Developments For Harnessing Today’s Connected World At WSO2Con US 2014

Press Release | WSO2 | October 28, 2014

In an increasingly connected world, enterprises are extending new business models, processes and services across their employees, customers and partners. In his keynote presentation at WSO2Con US 2014 today, Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, WSO2 founder and CEO, will discuss how competing in this connected world requires a new holistic approach to IT architecture that harnesses the combined power of the cloud, APIs mobile computing, Internet of Things (IoT), analytics, DevOps, and integration...

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Wyoming deploying free (but not open source) EHR system

Press Release | Medical Informatics Engineering | May 31, 2012

The Wyoming Department of Health, in partnership with Medical Informatics Engineering, a web-based, Minimally Invasive™ electronic health record (EHR) provider, today announced that it is the first state to offer a free, fully certified EHR to any and all Medicaid providers in Wyoming. MIE's WebChart EHR will help providers in the state demonstrate meaningful use and qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) incentives while also helping their practice, and the state, improve patient care. Read More »

Young People Who Take High Doses Of Antidepressants Are Twice As Likely To Become Suicidal

Jenny Hope | Mail Online | April 28, 2014

Young adults taking high-dose antidepressants such as Prozac and Seroxat have double the risk of suicidal behaviour, warn researchers.  A U.S. study of almost 162,000 found those aged 24 or younger were twice as likely to deliberately self-harm compared with youngsters taking standard doses of SSRI pills.

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Younger healthcare consumers tap the power of social media web sites

PwC | iHealthBeat | April 17, 2012

According to a survey by Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC), more than 80% of respondents ages 18 to 24 said they are likely to share health information through social media sites, compared with 45% of respondents ages 45 to 64. Read More »

Your Phone Really Wants You To Be Healthier

Polly Mosendz | The Wire | May 2, 2014

Mobile giants Apple and Samsung are both pushing fitness in their upcoming phone releases, because you clearly don't have enough guilt about not working out as it is. The Wire put down the chips and soda long enough to investigate how exactly your phone is going to start tracking your health...

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Zesty Guide To Augmented Reality In Healthcare

Lloyd Price | LinkedIn | May 2, 2014

...Medical imaging devices have made it easier than ever to present anatomy in different ways to help implement solutions clearly and effectively...Augmented Reality technology promises to take our approach to the next level.

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ZibdyHealth Launches the “Smart HIE” Personal Health Information Exchange

Press Release | Zibdy Health | February 24, 2016

With “Smart HIE”, ZibdyHealth will provide patient medical record interoperability in a secure environment, transfer data ownership to the patient and provide users with a rich suite of tools to manage their health in a very simple to use application.

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Zoeticx Challenges Lack of Interoperability with Open Middleware Technology

Zoeticx software bridges the gap between medical data and quality patient care. The company offers software solutions for the healthcare industry which are dedicated to Improving Patient Outcomes®, enhancing the quality of care, containing costs, and simplifying administration. These solutions offer an immediate increase in the quality of care by delivering the right information to the right caregiver at the right time, in a manner that can be easily understood.  In making an impact on a new healthcare landscape ushered in by Obamacare and the medical industry itself, Zoeticx champions new paradigms through innovation with a patient-centric approach.  Its solutions are unique to their ability to address these problems. Read More »

Zoeticx Champions Middleware as Key Software Technology to Solve EHR Interoperability and Extend Use

Press Release | Zoeticx | December 8, 2014

Zoeticx, Inc., the developer of medical software that bridges the gap between medical data and quality patient care, today announced its’ “Middleware Makes Healthcare” campaign at the mHealth Summit, December 7-11, Booth # 122-21. The initiative is designed to create awareness to the fact that EHR interoperability is available now through middleware. The campaign’s goal is to unite EHR manufacturers, developers, CIOs, CMOs, hospitals, government organizations, investors and medical app developers in standardizing on middleware as the backbone of EHR interoperability.

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Zoeticx Opens Its API To Third-Party Developers

Press Release | Zoeticx | May 6, 2014

Zoeticx, Inc., the developer of medical software that bridges the gap between medical data and quality patient care, today opened its application programming interface (API) to meet the demands of medical industry software developers wanting to build applications that require access to patient medical records...

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ZTE Finds Firefox OS Faring Better In Emerging Markets Than The US

Agam Shah | PC World | October 27, 2014

ZTE has found that smartphones with the Firefox OS are doing well in developing countries but not in the U.S., where the company is taking a multipronged mobile OS approach...

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‘Dream Team’ Releases First U.S. Open Government Playbook

Greg Otto | FedScoop | December 1, 2014

A working group of more than 40 government agencies and nonprofit organizations is asking for the public’s help in crafting a guide that details the best ways for the government to engage and collaborate with its citizens.  The U.S. Public Participation Playbook, released Nov. 26, is the first open source guide dedicated to sharing best practices and performance metrics on how agencies can effectively deploy programs and increase public participation...

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‘Good Public Health System - Solution For Ebola Containment’

Staff Writer | RT News | October 15, 2014

It is extremely important to take preventive measures, ensure good hygiene is in place, and undertake important steps towards changing behavior, Sheldon Yett, UNICEF representative in Liberia, told RT...

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‘Google Era’ Electric Grid More Vulnerable Than Ever

Dan Verton | FedScoop | July 15, 2014

A new report released Tuesday by a group of national security experts calls on Congress to immediately pass legislation that would enable real-time information sharing between the government and the private sector on cyber threats to the nation’s electric grid...

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