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Memorial Sloan-Kettering, IBM partner on latest Watson technology project
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and IBM have agreed to work together to develop a clinical decision support tool using IBM Watson technology to help create individualized cancer
CPOE, trend spotting integral to managing radiation
Massachusetts General Hospital has reduced patients' radiation exposure by more than 95 percent for some exams through the use of information technology, according to Dr. James Thrall, the hospital's
Zynx, 5 major health systems to test CDS for accountable care
Zynx Health, a Los Angeles-based developer of content for clinical decision support systems, is teaming with five major healthcare organizations to test clinical decision support as a means of
Med schools, Cedars-Sinai test wireless monitoring to reduce readmissions
Five University of California medical schools plus Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles will study how wireless technologies and telephone care management can reduce the number of hospital
WellPoint, Aetna, Humana test wireless monitoring for congestive heart failure
One of the main barriers to widespread adoption of wireless home patient monitors is that insurers have been reluctant to pay for the technology. Granted, there isn't much scientific literature yet
California hospitals to begin bundled-payment demo
Seeking to find the nexus between improving patient outcomes and reducing costs, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires that the Department of Health and Human Services establish
There are reasons good and bad why EMRs still stir doubt
We've written recently about fears the public may have with EMRs, such as greater risk of identity theft and more government or insurance bureaucrat intrusion into the doctor-patient relationship.
Many think Apple's iPad is just what the doctor ordered
Perhaps you've heard that a Cupertino, Calif.-based company called Apple released a new consumer product called the iPad, or something of the sorts, this past weekend. Apple sold oh, only about
FDA looking to reduce radiation exposure to patients
With growing reports of unnecessary radiation exposure to patients, the Food and Drug Administration has stepped in to require safety controls that will eliminate excessive radiation doses, and also
Unregulated markets, outdated safety protocols key in over-radiation cases
Despite all of the benefits new radiological equipment can bring to diagnosing and fighting diseases, updated technology also can lead to catastrophic results if it goes unmonitored, a disturbing
