Poor heart health linked to learning, memory problems

The risk of developing cognitive impairment, especially learning and memory problems is significantly greater for people with poor cardiovascular health […]

Philips and Glygenix therapeutics team up to research Ultrasound-Mediated Gene Therapy

Royal Philips Electronics and GlyGenix Therapeutics, Inc. announced a joint research agreement to explore the feasibility of using ultrasound technologies for gene therapy.

EMRs a risky investment for small physician practices

Problems with the reliability and utility of electronic medical record systems has caused hardships for some small physician practices — costing them tens of thousands of dollars and limiting access to patient care.

Bone to be replaced by New Metal Foam in enhanced biomedical implants

Bone can be replaced by a metal foam in biomedical implants.

Bring Kids Channel to North Carolina Children’s Hospitals

TeleHealth Services, a provider of healthcare on-demand patient and staff education, healthcare televisions and communications solutions, has announced a joint initiative with UNC-TV, North Carolina’s member-supported statewide television network, to bring UNC-KD, a new digital TV channel providing programs for children 24 hours a day, to children’s hospitals throughout North Carolina.

Arizona boosts health data system with SAS technology

The Arizona Health Query, a project designed to develop and maintain a community health data system for Arizona residents, is using analytics software to integrate and analyse healthcare records.

Perception About IT in Hospitals Has Come A long Way… : Prakash S Kamat, Managing Director, SoftLink International

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More join national initiative to develop rules on electronic insurance verification, claims status

CAQH announced today that 12 of the nation’s premier healthcare organizations have joined its Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange, CORE, the healthcare industry’s leading initiative to simplify electronic patient administrative data exchange.

Rural WNC gets telemedicine grant

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched US$ 400 million program under which patients in rural areas would be able to tap the nation’s top doctors over the Internet.

RFID in Healthcare – The Emerging Enabler : A.U. Jai Ganesh, S. Srikrishna

[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

RFID has the potential to become a atalyst for new efficiencies and enhanced ervices for healthcare service providers.