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Wal-Mart Requires In-Store Clinics To Use E-Health Records System

Mar. 10--In 2004, President Bush laid out the goal for most Americans to have electronic health records by 2014, and Wal-Mart seems intent on doing its part. Not only is the retailer rolling out e-health records to tens of thousands of its employees and their dependents in connection with Dossia, a consortium of eight large employers that includes AT&T (NYSE: T) and Intel (NSDQ: INTC), but it's also requiring the use of e-health record software for patients treated at the in-store clinics it's about to launch. More…

Digital in a heartbeat

Mar. 9--Calvin Gower was standing in his St. Cloud apartment six months ago when, with little warning, he blacked out. "I got very sleepy," the 81-year-old former St. Cloud State University history professor said. "Suddenly I was on the floor." …After consulting with doctors at Central Minnesota Heart Center, Gower agreed to be implanted with a wireless device developed by Arden Hills-based Transoma Medical Inc. The device monitors the electrical activity of the heart and transmits the data thousands of miles away to a facility on the East Coast, which then forwards the information to a Minneapolis cardiologist. More…

New Ohio Hospital Maximizes Wireless Processes

Mar. 10--lot of hospitals refer to themselves are "high tech," but at OhioHealth Inc.'s Dublin Methodist Hospital, they really mean it. A tour of the new facility, which opened Jan. 8, reveals enough state-of-the-art medical equipment to make "Star Trek's" Dr. McCoy envious. More…

Virtual Reality And Computer Technology Improve Stroke Rehabilitation

Mar. 11--Israeli hospitals have recently started to use virtual reality therapy for stroke patients. One commonly used program has the patient watch his virtual image on a screen. For example, tennis balls are virtually thrown at the patient from all directions and the patients' actual hand motions are recorded on screen. More…

Doctors Appear On-screen

Mar. 10-- In 1999, Oroville Hospital in Oroville, Calif., was struggling to provide gold-standard medical care to a community where more than 26% of all families lived below the poverty level. More…

South Australia pumps $17m into e-health

Mar. 13--THE South Australian government will provide nurses and midwives with instant access to patient records under a new $17 million web-based information system. More…

Wireless Support For Recession-proof Healthcare Services

Mar. 12-- The market for wireless and mobile phone based healthcare platforms will grow rapidly as health providers seek ways to drive down costs. According to a report published this week, by Cambridge UK based research company Wireless Healthcare More…

Deloitte's 'Connected Care' Model Promotes Technologically Enabled In-Home Health Care, Projects Future Health Care Savings in the Billions

Mar. 12--With the cost of medical care skyrocketing, a new study from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions finds that better coordination of in-home medical treatment and technological advances can dramatically improve care and drastically reduce cost. More…

Implantable Medical Devices May Expose Patients To Security, Privacy Risks

Mar. 12--Some medical devices such as implantable cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are now equipped with wireless technology, allowing for remote device checks and freeing patients from repeated doctor visits. More…

HHS secretary unveils electronic medical records program

Mar. 12--U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt today launched a pilot program that will pay small- and mid-sized doctor practices to convert to electronic medical records, calling the program one way to unify the nation's health car services. More…