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Device attraction, life distraction Gary Baldwin, Technology Editor Here's a memory from the HIMSS event in February that will stay with me to the grave--or early senility, whichever comes first. Because I arrived late for the keynote speech, I had to sit in the furthest reaches of the upper balcony at the New Orleans Convention Center. Luckily, they had giant video monitors so you could see the speakers. But looking down across the scores of rows in front of me, squinting at the tiny figure reported to be Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, I noticed something far more prominent. The otherwise dark balcony was aglow with the lit screens of cell-phones, Blackberries, and other wireless devices. It was a veritable swarm of small rectangular fireflies. Despite Ballmer's breathless oratory on Microsoft's forthcoming foray into healthcare, scores of audience members had their eyes affixed on their tiny electronic gadgets, all but oblivious to the stage. [Read More]

July 10, 2007

Editor's Picks CITL releases report on IT-enabled diabetes management Here's a report from the Center for Information Technology Leadership's analyzing how IT-enabled diabetes management could save hundreds of thousands of lives and result in savings of $14.5 billion. Chartered in 2002 by Boston-based nonprofit Partners HealthCare System, CITL attempts to quantify the value of healthcare IT. You can question the group's projections, but CITL has been an important player in promoting healthcare connectivity. [Read More] Cell phone checkups monitor chronic ills This article from Investor's Business Daily describes how a teen-age diabetic has taken to using a cell phone to keep tabs on his condition. Tech companies are focusing on diabetes--an expensive, and unfortunately, ever-widening disease--so perhaps CITL's projections will one day come true. [Read More] Imaging companies lobby Congress on Medicare cuts When it comes to reimbursement, everybody speaks up, including vendors, according to this article in Health Imaging News. [Read More] Google establishes panel of healthcare experts Google has created a healthcare advisory group of prominent medical and healthcare experts--many with an interest in speeding up the use of technology in healthcare delivery, including online medical searches and sharing of health information. [Read More] New technology creates hospital security concerns Camera phones and other new technology create new issues for privacy-conscious CIOs. [Read More] Tech Headlines Minnesota moves to electronic filing of health claims Minneapolis Star Tribune - July 10, 2007 Telehealth program grows in Kansas City-area Kansas City Star - July 10, 2007 Rural Tennessee plays catch-up on electronic medical records The Tennessean - July 10, 2007 NextGen earns certification HealthLeaders News Brief - July 10, 2007 Events & Product News AMIA Announces 2008 Summit on Translational Bioinformatics Medicare launches personal health record pilot Indiana Health Information Exchange expands reach Greencastle, Christiana Care announce collaboration on ambulatory EMR roll-out CalRHIO summit presentations available online From HealthLeaders Magazine Brain Power Intraoperative MRI technology is a powerful neurological tool-if you can afford it.[Read More] No Mail Required Behind the Wires: Makeover Artist      Qualify for a FREE Subscription IT Leaders Forum Why Implement an Electronic Medical Record? Fundamentally, any application system implementation should meet some sort of business objective, and an Electronic Medical Record is no different, says contributor Tim Breaux. [Read More] Legacy Health System Leverages Portal-based Solution to Connect Docs to Data Contributors Pete Mardesich and Marilyn Black explain how a 12-month project centralized data access for 1,500 physicians.[Read More] Audio Feature Diagnosing Today's Baseballs: David Zavagno, president of Universal Medical Systems in Ohio, put a CT scanner to work analyzing a sample of major league baseballs to see if their components have anything to do with the home run surge in recent years. Sponsor HealthLeaders Media IT Contact Lisa Brown, Director of Integrated Sales, at lbrown@healthleadersmedia.com or call 781.639.1872

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