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By Molly Merrill | 10:52 am | April 27, 2009
The Health Economics Research Institute is looking for research proposals that advance market-based reforms to improve the healthcare delivery system.
By Chip Means | 06:00 am | April 27, 2009
Department of Defense agents last week searched the Malvern, Pa. headquarters of Siemens Medical Solutions in a reported investigation into a military contract Siemens was awarded in recent weeks.
By Molly Merrill | 11:24 am | April 24, 2009
A pilot clinical trial of a tool that analyzes patterns of muscle recruitment hopes to improve the accuracy of diagnosis, rehabilitation and case management decisions of musculoskeletal dysfunction of the back and neck.
By Molly Merrill | 10:52 am | April 24, 2009
According to a recent survey, social media influenced nearly 40 percent of hospital or urgent care center patients.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:34 am | April 24, 2009
St. Jude Medical, which focuses on cardiac, neurological and chronic care technology, has received the European CE Mark for its Merlin.net Patient Care Network, an Internet-based remote care system that gathers and stores data from implanted cardiac devices.
By Jack Beaudoin | 01:02 pm | April 23, 2009
Holding their first joint conference, partisans of Health 2.0 and Ix (Information Therapy) agreed that the U.S. health delivery system needs reform and that technology can provide the means to do so - but disagreed on the prescription for change.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:48 am | April 23, 2009
Ten conservative leaders have called on the Senate to oppose the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for Health and Human Services Secretary, calling her "unfit" for the role because of her "extreme" pro-abortion record and her lack of integrity during the nomination process.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:24 am | April 23, 2009
Gwinnett Medical Center in suburban Atlanta has rolled out a handheld Care Team Communications system in the emergency department.
By Molly Merrill | 10:53 am | April 23, 2009
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) is implementing a clinical research management system to track patient data for clinical trials and billing purposes.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:46 am | April 23, 2009
In an effort to boost blood donations in New York City, Coney Island Hospital has teamed up with Takes All Types to adopt an online approach to recruiting new and younger donors.