Researchers at UC San Diego Health System’s Department of Reproductive Medicine and the National Latino Research Center (NLRC) at Cal State San Marcos University recently presented data at the American Public Health Association Conference in Washington D.C., demonstrating the impact of text4baby, a free mobile service that provides pregnant women and new mothers in San [...]

Reminding your bones to grow…Smith & Nephew has announced a new, free service that helps patients keep on track with their physician-prescribed EXOGEN Ultrasound Bone Healing System treatment plans. Via EXOGEN CONNECTS, patients can receive reminders and tips for healthy living. Those who enroll in EXOGEN CONNECTS have on hand a personal wellness and support [...]

News outlets report on challenges associated with the push to go digital in the next five years. Center for Public Integrity: Will Digital Technology Reduce Gap In Health Between Rich and Poor? Although the federal government is directing billions of dollars in economic stimulus money to get electronic health record technology into hospitals and clinics [...]

GE Healthcare has successfully linked its electronic medical records (EMR) solution with several non-GE inpatient systems, providing a single view of the patient record that will go beyond the requirements of meaningful use. The interoperability solution is set to debut at beta sites Capital Region Healthcare (N.H.) and Decatur Memorial Hospital (Ill.) in early 2011 [...]

A comparison of two types of minimally invasive surgery to repair kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder found that robot-assisted surgery was faster and resulted in less blood loss and shorter hospital stays. Reporting in the Canadian Journal of Urology, Ashok Hemal, M.D., a urologic surgeon from Wake Forest University [...]

The Patriot-News: “A statewide partnership has been awarded a $100 million grant in federal economic stimulus funds to expand access to broadband Internet in 39 counties across south and central Pennsylvania, U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and Robert P. Casey said Thursday.” One purpose of the network is to link medical facilities (Miller, 2/18). The (Kaneland, [...]

Scientists in Australia are reporting the first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a microfluidic analytical device – microscopic technology that can transport fluids for medical tests and other purposes in a lab-on-a-chip. The chips shrink room-sized diagnostic testing equipment down to the size of a postage stamp, and [...]

On February 23, Siemens Healthcare kicks off its first in a series of free Virtual Healthcare IT Conferences. The conference, accessed athttp://www.siemens.com/virtual-ARRA, will provide insights on achieving Meaningful Use of electronic health records, tied to the HITECH provision of President Barack Obama’s American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and how health IT technology can help [...]

The Associated Press: “The Obama administration is awarding $975 million in grants to help states and health care providers adopt health information technology. The grant money being announced Friday comes from the economic stimulus legislation passed by Congress last year and is part of the administration’s push to get doctors, hospitals and others to move [...]

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EHSI), revealed that it has launched a revamped and updated comprehensive website. This has been done so that the public can access a more accurate picture of the Company and remain better informed about the company’s business and initiatives. The website is located athttp://www.emerginghealthcaresolutionsinc.com. The emerging healthcare industry is expected [...]