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New database to track unexpected infant deaths
A new database to track cases of sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs) is being tested, with hopes of determining whether a large drop in such cases is due to care improvement or differences in how
Pediatricians call for EHRs to support medical home model
The establishment of family-centered medical homes for children will need to be backed up by timely, secure, and comprehensive electronic health records (EHRs), the American Academy of Pediatrics'
Study: Pediatric telehealth leads to big savings
Looking for a cost-saver in your hospital's pediatric department? Look into telehealth, says a Defense Department study on pediatric telehealth visits. A three-year study in the Pacific Rim shows
UK hospital trials iPads on WLAN, but loves wireless asset tracking
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust in London has become the first pediatric hospital in the UK to adopt iPads for e-prescribing and medication management, and currently is running a
Less than 3 percent of children's hospitals have 'comprehensive' EHRs
Even as HIMSS Analytics was announcing this week that Children's Hospital Boston had received an award for achieving Stage 7--the highest level--on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model, a
Telemedicine speeds treatment of heart ailments
Remote interpretation of pediatric echocardiograms via telemedicine helped speed diagnosis and treatment of potentially serious heart conditions in hundreds of young patients, according to a study
$400M UN health improvement plan goes mobile
Mobile healthcare is now officially part of a global strategy to improve the health of women and children. The United Nations Foundation and several partners are committing $400 million toward making
Stanford EMR pulls real-time data to assess infant risks
Here's yet another meaningful use (to steal a phrase) of EMRs: assessing the health risks of premature babies. Stanford University researchers have developed an algorithm called PhysiScore that can
Hospital to test medication text reminders for teenage transplant patients
We all know teens love to text and we've seen the studies showing text reminders help boost medication adherence in some adolescent and adult populations, but what if it's for a serious condition
Do the math: Stanford docs could earn $44M in EMR incentives, while children's hospitals chase Medicaid dollars
As usual, there's a burgeoning trend in technology and people in Northern California smell the money. "The push to implement electronic healthcare records could mean hundreds of millions of dollars
