ePrescribing increased 72 percent in US
At the end of 2010, approximately one in four prescriptions was delivered electronically in US, up from one in 18 prescriptions at the end of 2008, a report from Surescripts reveals.
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Telehealth Programs in US Rural Areas
Alaska and Hawaii have signed an agreement to develop a plan to expand and further develop health care programs in the Pacific region using telecommunications technology.
Medtronic launches PoleStar MRI System in USA
Medtronic has launched its PoleStar N30 Surgical MRI system in the USA as a device to help optimise tumour procedures during neurosurgery after getting US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) clearance.
Online patient engagement tool launched
An online tool has been launched by the Department of Health to enable doctors to access hundreds of pieces of research on how to engage patients in healthcare.
Study: Telemedicine Market Projected at $18 bn by 2015
According to a recent study published by Global Industry Analysts, India and other developing countries, where quality of healthcare vary widely between urban and rural areas, adopt telemedicine for bridging the rural-urban gap and offer enhanced access to quality medical care for its population.
Secure Internet for US gov, healthcare, education and defence
Four entities representing the federal government, the aerospace and defense industries, the biopharmaceutical and healthcare industries and higher education in the US are joining forces to increase business and government use of an existing information infrastructure used for the trusted exchange of confidential information over the Internet.
Govt puts clinical research approvals on fast lane
The government has begun speeding up approvals in the area of clinical research which is set to boom in India, say top industry sources.
