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Head of Nation's Leading Patient Advocacy Organization Addresses Personalized Medicine and E-Health at BIOVISION Global Conference

2013-03-27 12:28:39

- International Decision-Makers Gather to Discuss Healthcare Advances and the Benefit to Society- LYON, France, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nancy Davenport-Ennis, founder and CEO of the National Patient Advocate Foundation, addressed attendees at the BIOVISION conference in Lyon, France on personalized medicine and e-health technology and engaged healthcare stakeholders from across the globe on the future of e-health and the impact technology integration will have on...

Resilience Mobile App for Military Health Care Providers

2013-03-27 04:20:13

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Military health care providers now have a mobile application to help keep them productive and emotionally healthy as they cope with burnout and compassion fatigue. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130327/DC83278) The Provider Resilience app, from the Defense Department's National Center for Telehealth and Technology also known as T2, is the first mobile application for health care professionals to...

Continua Health Alliance Interoperability Standards Included In The First Call For Tenders Under The UK's National 3millionlives Initiative

2013-03-26 08:30:28

Continua certified personal health devices mandated by Worcestershire County Council and NHS for use in assistive technology program to manage chronic conditions. BEAVERTON, Ore., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Worcestershire County Council along with three National Health Services (NHS) Clinical Commissioning Groups have issued the first 3millionlives tender in England, which includes two key Continua Health Alliance standards in the 'Mandatory Requirements' section of its call for...

Frost & Sullivan: Not All Telehealth Markets are Equal

2013-03-26 08:29:08

Join Honeywell HomMed, Vidyo, Intel-GE Care InnovationsTM, Qualcomm Life, and Frost & Sullivan for the Market Watch panel at ATA 2013 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Connected health solutions are creating a pathway to transform healthcare, including workflow optimization, provider and patient engagement, and new application opportunities in the continuum of care. Telehealth has the power to impact both treatment and prevention in healthcare, which is critical...

ECRI Institute Announces 2013 Health Devices Achievement Award -- Call for Entries

2013-03-25 16:25:12

8(th) annual award will recognize excellence in health technology management PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ECRI Institute is pleased to announce it is now accepting submissions to its 8(th) annual Health Devices Achievement Award program. ECRI Institute (www.ecri.org), an independent, nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, has recognized healthcare organizations nationwide for the past seven years...

Physically Active Healthcare Providers More Likely To Give Physical Activity Counseling

2013-03-25 10:29:27

Study Highlights: -Physically active healthcare providers are significantly more likely to advise their patients to be active. -Improving physical activity among healthcare providers could help change behaviors among the general population. Healthcare providers tend to “preach what they practice.” Physically active healthcare providers were more likely than their inactive counterparts to advise patients to lead an active lifestyle in a study presented at the American Heart...

Net Medical Xpress Reports Positive 2012 Net Income on 22% Revenue Increase Driven By Rapid Telemedicine Customer Growth and Usage

2013-03-25 08:27:24

Company Forecasts Strong 2013 Growth and Financial Results ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 25. 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Medical Xpress Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: NMXS) announced today 2012 revenue of $3,905,000, a 21.8% gain over revenue of $3,207,000 in fiscal year 2011. The company also reported net income of $5,000, or $0.00 per share versus a net loss in 2011 of ($224,000) or $0.00 per share. CEO Dick Govatski said, "We are delighted to be able to report positive net income in our most...

Innovative Danish Project Sets new Standards for Medical Imaging

2013-03-25 08:27:21

Nationwide instant access to consolidated diagnostic images and reports - in seconds! CHICAGO, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lena, a senior Danish radiologist, who is on call from home miles away from the hospital, receives a call from Peter, a younger colleague on duty in the hospital. Peter needs an immediate second opinion. Lena logs on to the hospital EMR system over mobile broadband and sees all the patient data. The EMR system shows a 900 slice CT exam in the hospital...

Da Vinci Robot Lawsuits: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes Massachusetts Advisory on Robotic Assisted Surgery

2013-03-22 23:19:25

The Firm is currently investigating da Vinci robotic surgery lawsuits on behalf of victims of alleged da Vinci surgery complications. New York, New York (PRWEB) March 22, 2013 As da Vinci robot lawsuits involving Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci Surgical System continue to mount, Bernstein Liebhard LLP notes that the Massachusetts’ Bay State Board of Registration in Medicine has issued a new advisory for robotic assisted surgery.* According to the alert, the Board chose to act after it...

Saint Mary's Hospital First in New England Region to Implement Connexient's MediNav(TM), Digital Wayfinding and Patient Engagement Solution

2013-03-20 08:24:24

NEW YORK, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Green, CEO of Connexient, announced today that Saint Mary's Hospital, based in Waterbury, CT, will be the company's first beta partner in Connecticut to employ MediNav(TM), an innovative wayfinding and patient engagement application. MediNav(TM) is a native smartphone and smartpad application ideal for navigating medical facilities. The mapping, wayfinding, and patient engagement features provide patients and visitors with compelling...