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Health Information Technology & Electronic Medical Records News & Reviews

Electronic Health Records and Electronic Medical Records are all over the news with recent focus on Health Care Information Technology. Over the next few years, the world of medical information tech is changing as Health Care is getting a major information technology overhaul as the world moves towards a digital age in health care. Get the latest health care news, insight, analysis, blogs and product reviews from eWeek Health Care IT and Medical IT news articles. Follow the latest growth areas such as automated practice management, electronic health records (EHR), electronic medical records (EMR), computerized physician entry (CPE) and peer intelligence.


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Oracle's Taleo Acquisition Will Create Cloud-Based HR Resources

Oracle's acquisition of Taleo Corp. for $1.9 billion is a big step in building a cloud offering for human resources departments.

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Verizon, Health Evolution Partners Spur Health Care IT Development

Verizon and Health Evolution Partners are looking to enable development in real-time care coordination and mobile data services.

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GE Centricity Portal Adds HIE, SMS Support

GE has released an update to its Centricity Patient Online portal to incorporate SMS texting between patients and doctors, as well as access to health information exchanges.

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Consult A Doctor to License Its Telehealth Platform to Hospitals, Clinics

At the HIMSS12 conference in Las Vegas, telehealth vendor Consult A Doctor will introduce new cloud-based virtual exam models that hospitals and clinics can implement and customize to suit their requirements.

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Sprint Launches Rugged Kyocera DuraPlus Phone With Direct Connect

The rugged Kyocera DuraPlus mobile phone on Sprint's network can survive in a meter of water and features Direct Connect push-to-talk connectivity.

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Health Care Lacks Software Innovation for Apple iPad: Report

Doctors have embraced the Apple iPad, but more software innovation is needed for clinical computing on the tablet, Spyglass Consulting Group reveals in a new study.

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GE to Shutter Centricity Advance EHR Software for Small Practices

GE has announced it will fold its cloud Centricity Advance product for small practices into its flagship Centricity Practice Solution.

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Kaiser Permanente Launches Mobile Android Health Record App

Health plan Kaiser Permanente has introduced an Android application to allow patients to access their electronic health records.

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New Mobile App Allows Consumers to Compare Drug Prices at Pharmacies

The new mobile app from LowestMed could be the Travelocity of health care, offering a comparison of drug prices.

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ATandT Introduces Management Platform to Secure Tablets in Health Care

AT&T has launched a platform to allow health care professionals to manage data security on tablets and also unveiled a HIPAA-compliant mobile-messaging suite.

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Health Care IT Managers Want to Adopt HIEs, but Lack of Funds Stymies Them

Health care IT managers have interest in connecting to health information exchanges but lack the resources to adopt them, according to a survey by consulting firm Beacon Partners.

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Mobile Health Data Access Jumps 125 Percent: comScore

Research firm comScore has released new data showing big growth in mobile health information access in the United States.

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Happtique Launches Certification Program for Mobile Health Apps

A certification program by the Happtique mobile health application marketplace will evaluate mobile health apps for functionality and security.

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Microsoft HealthVault's Survival Uncertain With Advent of GE Joint Venture

With Microsoft forming a joint venture with GE and the extinction of the Google Health portal, analysts see an uncertain future for HealthVault.

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Jonathan Schwartz: From Sun CEO to Health Care Entrepreneur of Innovation

Jonathan Schwartz, the last CEO of Sun Microsystems and the man who steered the ship when Oracle bought the legendary company for $7.4 billion, is turning his attention to health care. He finds that it's much easier starting a private company than dealing with an embattled public corporation.

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