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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
KLAS: GE imaging technology preferred by providers
GE Healthcare's PET/CT technology slightly outpaced competitors Philips Healthcare and Siemens Healthcare among provider preference, according to a recent report by research firm KLAS. Out of a score
GE backs native apps with iPad EMR
Does it make more sense to develop or buy native apps for mobile devices like the iPad, or just enable your existing software to run on a mobile platform? Hospital CIOs may be arguing this question
CPOE adoption up, but most hospitals still lack capability
Despite a rise in the number of hospitals implementing computerized physician order entry (CPOE) since the government launched its incentive program for electronic health record adoption two years
EMR data determines statin use doesn't lead to cancer
The use of statins, a popular drug class in the U.S. prescribed for such conditions as atherosclerosis and various cardiovascular events, did not appear to increase the risk of cancer among patients,
Pilot allows ED docs to pull Rx data for patients nationwide
A health information exchange in northern Virginia is piloting a service that allows ED physicians to obtain prescription drug histories on patients, regardless of where in the U.S. a prescription is
GE, Thomson Reuters develop clinical analytic with EHR, claims
A joint initiative announced this week by GE Healthcare and Thomson Reuters is designed to give healthcare organizations and researchers the ability to review and analyze de-identified data from
AHRQ calls together PSOs, software vendors to get technical input
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has called a meeting of patient safety organizations (PSOs) and software developers to discuss the technical aspects of reporting safety
Collaborations abound at HIMSS
At nearly every turn at HIMSS11 in Orlando, Fla., last week, it seemed as if companies were teaming up to produce various solutions geared toward improving patient care and lowering costs. Multiple
GE Healthcare pushing its EMR onto iPad
Anxious to ride the iPad wave, GE Healthcare demoed two new iPad versions of its primary health software, Centricity Advance and Centricity Practice Solution, at HIMSS11 in Orlando last week. The
