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For DoD, It's Now Personal

The Department of Defense today announced the official launch of MiCare, the Military Health System's prototype personal health record (PHR), combining resources from Google® Health™ and Microsoft® HealthVault™. The pilot program rolls out at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. If successful, it will ultimately migrate to DoD beneficiaries worldwide. Implications for PHR acceptance in… Continue

Added by Clymer/JR on December 8, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Cleveland Clinic Announces Top 10 Medical Technologies for 2009

A message to all members of MedTechIQ

Colleagues,

As reported in Cleveland Plain Dealer...Cleveland Clinic announced Top 10 high impact medical technologies for 2009. They are:

10. National health information exchange: Comprehensive system for electronic health records linking patients, doctors, hospitals, and payers.

9. Doppler-guided uterine artery occlusion: Experimental procedures that use things like tiny plugs and sound waves to starve fibroid… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 14, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

US News Announces 2008 Best Hospitals

US News announced its rankings of the top US hospitals. No major surprises. Job well done!

# 1 Johns Hopkins Hospital

# 2 Mayo Clinic

# 3 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

# 4 Cleveland Clinic

# 5 Massachusetts General Hospital

# 6 New York-Presbyterian Univ. Hosp.

# 7 UCSF Medical Center

# 8 Brigham and Women's Hospital

# 8 Duke University Medical Center

# 10… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 22, 2008 at 1:57am — No Comments

Will 2009 be the year of Innovation Economics? Can America Invent Its Way Back? (BusinessWeek)

What kinds of policies can improve the performance of U.S. innovation? In a new BusinessWeek article & video interview by Michael Mandel, the magazines Chief Economist, he reports that an increasing number of experts & policy makers believe its time for new ideas. Some suggest giving companies credit on their tax returns for 40% of the money… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 16, 2008 at 2:00am — No Comments