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New Apps Fighting Killers
- IT
- 20/10/2015
Oregon Health & Science University have released an iPhone app designed to advance melanoma research by giving users the ability to accurately measure and monitor moles, and contribute photos o
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IT Security Complacency High
- IT
- 20/10/2015
Many healthcare professionals believe criminals are increasingly targeting health IT systems; however, only 10 percent or less of healthcare organisations' IT budget goes toward cybersecurity and...
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EHR Security in UK in Question
- IT
- 19/10/2015
Most patients in the UK (79 percent) would worry about the security of their health record if this was part of a national electronic health record (EHR) system, according to a new study published...
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Drug Interaction Alerts Overload?
- IT
- 17/10/2015
Although computerised drug interaction alert systems (DIAS) appear useful for promoting medication safety, having to enter passwords to override alerts may represent an excessive burden for physicians
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Social Media May Hold Clues to Health Information
- IT
- 14/10/2015
Many patients are willing to share and link their social media data with electronic medical record (EMR) data for research purposes, finds a first-of-its-kind study published in the journal BMJ Quali
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eHealth on EU Digital Standards Agenda
- IT
- 09/10/2015
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on Standards for the Digital Single Market (DSM). The aim is to gather views on priorities for standards in key technology areas which are...
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Cloud for Precision Cancer Treatment
- IT
- 06/10/2015
Intel and the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University have created a prototype collaborative platform to enable cancer precision medicine research across multiple institution
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ETC Combines With WHINN
- IT
- 06/10/2015
The European Telemedicine Conference (ETC) 2015 takes place in Odense, Denmark later this month with a new development: this year, it is running alongside WHINN – Week of Health and Innovation, combi
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Demand for Digital Connection
- IT
- 06/10/2015
Americans prefer doctors who are digitally savvy and demand a connected healthcare experience, a new Surescripts survey finds. Sixty-eight percent of the more than 1,000 respondents to the nationwide...
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Hospital Chaplains and Telemedicine
- IT
- 05/10/2015
Use of telemedicine has expanded to meet the growing spiritual needs of patients, with hospital chaplains now offering spiritual support increasingly through Skype, FaceTime and other high-tech connec
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