Health industry to invest more in wi-fi across next five years
Increasing use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers has prompted the health care industry to invest more in its Wi-Fi infrastructure.
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Greater implementation of EHRs could spur PHR adoption
Although several factors have hindered widespread adoption of personal health records, experts say PHR use could increase as more physicians transition from paper-based systems to electronic health records, Computerworld reports.
EHR can track preventive care
The use of electronic health records can help track preventive care efforts and boost quality in primary care settings, according to a commentary published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, CMIO reports.
Minnesota hospital opens new paediatric surgery centre
The Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota have opened a new 30,000ft
New agency to boost RSBY implementation
To improve the implementation of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
Maxivision merges with Medfort Hospitals
Medfort Hospitals Pvt. Ltd announced the merger with Maxivision Eye Hospitals (Maxivision), a renowned eye care chain headquartered in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
UK health system expected to abandon e-health network
Government officials in the United Kingdom are expected to announce next month that they will cancel plans to create a centralized database of electronic health records, the London Independent reports.
Israeli scientists develop new breast cancer scanner
Israeli scientists have developed a new radiation-free scanner that can detect breast cancer more effectively than traditional X-ray mammograms.
Biotronik reports home-monitoring study results
Biotronik has reported the results of its Home Monitoring in Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy clinical study.
Abbott launches ‘Healthy Mother Healthy Baby’ programme
Abbott is launching
More people turning to social media in emergencies
The general public is increasingly using social media, mobile technology and online news outlets during disasters, according to a survey by the American Red Cross, Modern Healthcare reports.
Climate change will hamper agriculture production
In his recent visit to M.S. Swaminathan Foundation Conference in Chennai, India, in early August, 2007, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said in a speech that climate change is likely to undermine food production in the developing world, while industrialized countries could gain in production potential. He informed that crop yield potential is likely to increase at higher latitudes for global average temperature increases of up to 1 to 3
