News Bureau 11-5 to 11-12
11/12/09
PRNewswire
Verizon Business Identifies Top Technology Trends That Will Support Business Expansion as Economy Recovers
As companies around the globe position themselves for economic recovery, Verizon Business has identified 10 business technology trends that will help companies grow their business in 2010. ‘As economic conditions continue to improve, we are ready to help our client partners take advantage of pent-up growth opportunities,’ said Kerry Bailey, chief marketing officer for Verizon Business. ‘Whether it’s enabling digital medical records, supporting smart grid energy-conservation initiatives, helping retailers secure transactions, or creating new opportunities for global financial trading, our global solutions can provide a solid foundation for business innovation and success in the coming year.’
11/12/09
AMR Research
The AMR Research Healthcare Top 25 for 2009
The Bottom Line: Johnson & Johnson, one of the world’s foremost healthcare companies, is No. 1 in the AMR Research Healthcare Top 25 for 2009, followed by Sisters of Mercy, a hospital system that is leading the way for supply chain transformation at the patient level.
11/11/09
Montgomery News
Voice recognition system saves time and money
As more physicians and medical facilities move toward electronic rather than paper medical records, systems to streamline that process are evolving as well. Speech recognition technology can now save time and money by cutting out the medical transcription middleman.
11/11/09
Health Blog
Shocker: Doctor Visits are Getting Longer
Another possible driver, they suggest, is an increased focus on having patients participate in making decisions about their care — it takes a longer to explain things to patients and seek their input than simply to tell them what to do.
11/11/09
Cleveland.com
Cleveland company developing Google-like service to quickly analyze electronic medical records
Explorys Inc., led by two veterans of the data-management industry, said Wednesday it has raised $1 million to develop its “Population Explorer” search engine. The service would allow quick analysis of massive databases of patient records.
11/11/09
Internetnews.com
Kerry backing bill to boost electronic medical records
“Electronic medical records and prescriptions are the common sense solution to restricting costs, reducing errors and reforming a broken system,” Kerry said in a statement. “Doctors don’t need convincing — they’ve seen the results.”
11/05/09
The Huffington Post Investigative Fund
http://huffpostfund.org/stories/2009/11/stimulus-fuels-gold-rush-electronic-health-systems
The government’s $45 billion plan to jump-start a national shift to electronic medical records has touched off a gold rush among scores of technology firms – even as many experts question whether the benefits of the products are being oversold. Federal officials won’t decide until early next year which types of systems to certify. But some of the world’s largest companies, including General Electric, Microsoft, Dell and German-based Siemens Corp., already are working hard to sign up doctors and hospitals.
11/05/09
WBNG.com
How to Organize Your Medical Records
The first step towards keeping accurate medical information is to capture the critical particulars for every member in your family. Basic information should include at a minimum the following: Family doctor name and contact numbers, insurance information including copy of insurance card, medications currently being taken on a regular basis as well as dosage, allergies to medications or anything else, blood type, any current or recent medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma) , and pharmacy name and phone number.
