New app detects 99% more health symptoms for college athletes than...
A new cell phone app specializing in sports injury detection captured 99 percent more physical and mental health symptoms for college athletes than traditional sports medicine surveillance, according...
View ArticleiMDsoft proud to collaborate with two of NHS’s global digital exemplars
iMDsoft, a leader in clinical information systems, is proud to be working with two of the NHS’s global digital exemplars, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) and West Suffolk...
View ArticleAvailability of flu vaccines, medications in school can keep children with...
Kids need flu shots to prevent asthma flares, and medications available in school to keep 86 percent in class, according to two studies being presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and...
View ArticleSimple nutrition care program in hospitals could help reduce patient stays...
While proper nutrition is vital to staying healthy, its importance becomes more critical for patients recovering in the hospital.
View ArticleAlbert Einstein College of Medicine awarded NIH grant to launch diabetes...
The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System a five-year, $2.9-million grant to launch a new center, one of only 8 in...
View ArticleMetavision clinical information system adopted by health services centre, Canada
iMDsoft® announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Canada is now live with the MetaVision clinical information system throughout their critical care environment. The system has been...
View ArticleScientists examine association between hearing loss and iron deficiency anemia
In a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kathleen M. Schieffer, B.S., of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa., and colleagues examined...
View ArticlePenn Medicine Center for Digital Health maps ways to harness social media for...
Across the world, social media users leave a trail of clues about themselves each time they Tweet, post to Facebook, write a Yelp review, and apply a filter and hashtags to their latest Instagram photo.
View ArticlePenn researchers attempting to harness power of big data to help cancer...
What if doctors could look into a crystal ball and predict which of their patients might be at risk of getting sick enough to go to the emergency room?
View ArticleBenchmarks of quality weight-management care not met for overweight Latino...
One of the first studies of provider-patient communication regarding weight-management and associated electronic medical records finds that many benchmarks of quality weight-management care are not met...
View ArticleTurning a smartphone into an otoscope
The traditional device manufacturers used by doctors such as Welch Allyn, Keeler and Heine aren’t digital. It means that they have an external light source (with a battery) and are used to look into...
View ArticlePhysician's choice of insomnia medication may be based on habit, new research...
Clinical decision-making is a complex process, driven by multiple factors, including social and psychological dynamics, peer pressure and even exposure to drug advertising.
View ArticleMobile device management strategy in healthcare
Jamf’s mission is very simple: we want to help organizations succeed with Apple devices. It's a very broad mission, Apple devices are getting used increasingly more in businesses, for example...
View ArticleGenotype-guided warfarin dosing linked to reduced risk of adverse events
Using genetic testing to help personalize doses of warfarin therapy given to patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery appears to lower the risk of combined adverse events compared with...
View ArticleNUS researchers develop novel web-based tool to predict patient's readmission...
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore has developed a novel web-based tool that predicts a patient's 15-day readmission risk.
View ArticleEHR systems improve outcomes for weekend surgery patients, study shows
Electronic health record systems significantly improve outcomes for patients who undergo surgeries on weekends, according to a Loyola Medicine study published in JAMA Surgery.
View ArticleRUSH named ‘Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ for ninth consecutive year
For the ninth consecutive year, Rush University Medical Center has been designated a "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" in the Healthcare Equality Index, an annual survey of how health care...
View ArticleHealthcare for mental illness is on the decline in US, say experts
More Americans than ever before are suffering from serious psychological distress (SPD), according to researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center.
View ArticleStudy finds similar weight-loss outcomes for patients covered by insurance...
Individuals whose insurance covered the cost of a comprehensive medical weight-loss program had one-year outcomes very similar to those of patients who paid for the treatment out of pocket, according...
View ArticleMolina Healthcare, a top Obamacare insurer, investigates breach of patients’...
Molina Healthcare, a major insurer in Medicaid and state exchanges across the country, has shut down its online patient portal as it investigates a potential data breach that may have exposed sensitive...
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