Geography Plays Role in Colon Cancer

A research from UC Davis Cancer Center has revealed that a person screening for colon cancer often depends on where they live in addition to their race or ethnicity.

Washington, New Mexico Awarded Federal Money for EHR Work

Washington and New Mexico Medicaid programs will receive thousands of dollars in federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

NCI to offer cancer e-care record

The National Cancer Institute, Washington, plans to release a lightweight electronic health record designed to capture data specific to a cancer patient’s office visit.

AHA targets health IT as priority for 2010

The American Hospital Association is rallying for rapid uptake of healthcare information technology in one of 12 issue papers it released recently in advance of its annual meeting April 25-28 in Washington.

ePayments to rescue billions says United Health

Washington healthcare reformers get an advice from UnitedHealth Group.

First European Analytics Center in Berlin by IBM

IBM announced at the SmarterCities forum, the opening of its first European Analytics Solution Center in Berlin.

GE plans to invest $6 Billion on healthcare

GE Healthcare, the $17-billion healthcare arm of General Electric launched new, low cost products, aimed at developing markets such as India, as the company seeks to spend around $6 billion on its global strategy to grow its revenues from emerging markets.

MedStar Health to track blood donors with new software tool

A Denver software company has signed a deal with MedStar Health to use its technology to help track blood donors. Software from Global Med Technologies Inc. will be used on MedStar

WebMD Announces 2008 Health Heroes

WebMD Health Corp. announced the honorees of the 2008 WebMD Health Heroes awards, featured in the November/December issue of WebMD the Magazine.

Specialists assist emergency telemedicine consultations

Specialists On Call, Inc. (SOC), has announced that it recently performed its 5,000th emergency neurology consultation via telemedicine since the Company’s inception in 2005.

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[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Kaiser, Microsoft test medical records technology

Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft Corp. recently announced a partnership that the two giant companies hope will push forward the effort to digitize medical records and safely transfer sensitive health data.

Aravind Eye receives 2008 Gates award for global health

In recognition of its groundbreaking work to prevent debilitating blindness and provide affordable, world-class eye care to the poor, the Aravind Eye Care System, based in Tamil Nadu, India, has won the 2008 Gates Award for Global Health. The US$ 1 million Gates Award – the world’s largest prize for international health – honors extraordinary efforts to improve health in developing countries.