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Novo Nordisk, a healthcare company with a focus on diabetes care, announced the availability of NovoDose – the first-ever mobile insulin-dosing guide for physicians to look up dosing guidelines and blood glucose goals for their patients with diabetes.
Hillside Avenue Family and Community Medicine has reduced the need for patient emergency room usage by more than 10 percent over the past year. The Rhode Island practice used McKesson's Practice Partner electronic health record solution to improve the health of chronically ill patients.
Policymakers should increase their sense of urgency to stop the global spread of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes that threaten the health and economies of industrialized and developing nations alike, Emory University global health researchers say.
The new California Telehealth Network, a statewide, medical-grade broadband system for improving healthcare access and emergency services, will receive a $9 million federal grant and additional $5 million in matching funds from some prominent California organizations.
William F. Jessee, MD, President and CEO, MGMA
Smartphones, telephones such as the iPhone or Blackberry that can run programs and connect to the Internet in addition to their more mundane uses, are increasingly being used as venues for healthcare information technology.
Alan Dowling, CEO of AHIMA, Formerly President of Global Health Associates, LLC. Has served as an adjunct professor of information systems at Case Western Reserve University.
Pfizer and Epocrates announced a collaboration to give healthcare providers mobile access to the Pfizer Medical Information Group to obtain scientific answers to their product questions or to report an adverse event.
Study reveals eRx helps prevent asthma attacks
A new study finds patients are more likely to routinely take medications for asthma control when physicians keep close watch over their adherence by reviewing detailed electronic prescription information.
Portico Systems, the Blue Bell, Penn.