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Philips Brings the Digital Revolution to the Pathology Laboratory

Already a world leader in radiology information systems (RIS) and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for medical images generated, for example, in radiology and cardiology departments, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) has now designed sophisticated digital pathology solutions to ease the workload and support decision making in central and hospital-based pathology departments.

One [...]

Telemedicine to Optimize Trauma Care Delivery

Telemedicine can help health care providers in rural areas stabilize and treat trauma victims when long distances or inclement weather prevents immediate transfer to an accredited trauma center. Trauma surgeons in a telemedicine program in Maine reported on their experience at the 95th annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons through a scientific [...]

IDGA Summit Examines Health Information Systems for Future Initiatives

For over a decade, the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs have been pursuing initiatives to share data between their health information systems. Benchmarks have been made and many have been met along the way; however, the immediate future still poses many challenges. IDGA’s Electronic Health Records Summit is designed to briefly [...]

NetMotion Wireless Publishes Free Mobile Computing White Paper

In a recent survey of healthcare IT decision makers, 80 percent reported that mobility initiatives were more important to their organizations than they were a year ago. Today, NetMotion Wireless, a leading provider of mobile productivity and management software.

The white paper describes the use of wireless data communications within a hospital campus or in outpatient [...]

UC Irvine Implements Automated Perioperative Solution

University of California, Irvine Medical Center has used an automated perioperative solution from Surgical Information Systems (SIS) to increase operating room efficiencies, improving quality assurance, enhancing billing revenue and improving compliance.

UC Irvine recently went live with SIS Anesthesia, an automated anesthesia information system, as part of a comprehensive perioperative solution including powerful tools for business [...]