eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter :: 1 - 7 September 2009 Vol. IIIV Issue 23   
 



TOP NEWS
    Minnesota launches website for price, quality comparisons
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A new website was launched by State officials and transparency advocates in Minnesota. It allows residents to compare prices and quality for health services provided in the state.... Read more
 
 
 
 
BUSINESS NEWS
     Escorts Heart Institute organizes two day Cardiac Seminar
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Continuing with effort to educate and inform the medical fraternity, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Ltd. (EHIRCL), amongst the world's largest stand alone cardiac institutions, commissioned a two-day Cardiac seminar from 22 to 23, August 2009 at the Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi... Read more
 
 
 
 
    eHealth software launch by Microsoft with Telus
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On Thursday, Microsoft Canada's John Weigelt presented the company's HealthVault at the 2009 World Congress on Privacy, Security, Trust and the Management of E-Business in Saint John... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Personalised, Connected Health Market by Continua Health Alliance
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The non-profit, Continua Health Alliance, open industry alliance of more than 200 leading healthcare and technology organizations, announced the availability of three new Continua Certified devices from member companies... Read more
 
 
 
 
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
    Medical News might be a new wave at Twitter
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Twitter could be the next media wave for spreading health for spreading health care information, and medical updates in real time, according to an article in the Medical Connectivity section of the latest issue of Telemedicine and e-Health... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Nilekani's help to support delivery of eBirth certificates
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Indian health ministry has started brainstorming with Nandan Nilekani, the man tasked with India's unique identification project, to produce e-health cards and birth certificates...Read more
 
 
 
 
MISC. NEWS
    Open Source IT helps Louisiana hospital for meaningful uses
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Open-source technology has been selected by ABeauregard Memorial Hospital, a 60-bed, acute care and community hospital to automate its medical records...Read more
 
 
 
 
    $25.7 Million in Grants to Health Centers by Health and Human Services
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Kathleen Sebelius , Secretary Health and Human Services has announced more than $25.7 million in grants to increase and improve health and support services at the nation's health centers...
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    Swine Flu outbreak to be checked by Maryland eHealth system
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According to a presidential health panel the government and health officials across the country are preparing for the coming flu season and the possibility that the H1N1 (swine) flu virus could affect half the US population... Read more
 
 
 
 
    Reduction in the costly Hospital Admissions by going low tech
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Reduction in the cost of the admission for provision of better health care is the need of the hour within any hospital dealing with significant numbers of congestive heart failure patients... Read more
 
 
 
 

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