Mike Miliard
A novelty Or the wave of the future MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - In what its CEO bills as a development that "could finally drive global usage and adoption" of the technology, drchrono, which makes electronic health records for iPads, received meaningful use certification as an ambulatory EHR earlier this summer.
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that two devices commonly used for video gaming and security systems are effective in detecting the early onset of illness and fall risk in seniors.The Mizzou researchers have long been using motion-sensing technology to monitor changes in the health of residents at TigerPlace, an independent living community in Columbia. Now their findings have pointed to new uses for consumer gaming programs.See also: Game on!.
The American Medical Association has named the finalists of the 2011 AMA App Challenge. AMA members can vote for their favorite app idea for the month of September. Earlier this year, physicians, residents and medical students nationwide were invited to submit their app ideas for a chance to have the AMA develop it. Out of the hundreds of submitted ideas, 10 have been selected as finalists.See also: AMA joins the app race.
Aiming to single out high-potential health IT startups and help enable their "rapid development and growth," Healthbox is a new accelerator program that offers support for seed-stage companies that can chart the "complex transition into the digital age."Healthbox will officially launch in January 2012 with an inaugural class of 10 startups. For three months, these teams will share collaborate in Chicago, where they'll have access to:
Rubbermaid Medical Solutions has launched a new Innovation Center and updated testing facility. The center highlights the evolution of medical carts and offers end users an opportunity to see how different EHR solutions can be utilized in a hospital environment.Coupled with a dedicated testing facility, Rubbermaid Medical Solutions is able to test products and technology in a simulated environment as well as in a controlled setting.
Just three weeks after its iPad-native EHR made news for gaining ONC-ATCB-certification, drchrono has launched an iOS app to replace paper-based patient check-in.Company execs say the OnPatient app can be downloaded to the iPad for free and integrated into a medical practice as a standalone application - the patient check-in software also integrates with with the drchrono's iPad EHR.See also: iPad EHR gains meaningful use certification.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - The news wasn't a surprise. By the time it was confirmed, it had been rumored for months. Still, it was a sad day.
FRANKLIN, TN - It's been a busy summer on the transcription and speech recognition front. In one week this past month, two separate and significant mergers were announced. On Monday, July 11, MedQuist announced its acquisition of Pittsburgh-based M*Modal for $130 million. By that Thursday, the news was out that Burlington, Mass.-base Nuance's newest strategic buy was Atlanta-based Webmedx, which was acquired for an undisclosed sum.
ATLANTA - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) has launched an emergency room education campaign, incorporating Google Maps to make it easier for consumers to find and use retail health clinics and urgent care centers for non-emergency conditions.
The Global Health Delivery Project has released 21 teaching case studies that examine the complexity of bringing life-saving technologies and care to resource-poor settings around the world.These multidisciplinary materials, which include case studies from 13 countries, are available to global health educators, students and practitioners at no cost through Harvard Business Publishing.