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InTouch Health, Platinum Training partner on surgical 'telementoring'
InTouch Health, known for its telehealth robots, and Platinum Training have agreed to co-develop and co-market two-way video collaboration and broadcast solutions for surgical training and education.
HHS too reliant on IT in fight against Medicare fraud
HHS program integrity director Peter Budetti is a man excited about the possibilities of anti-fraud software, data mining/screening and analytics, according to a lengthy feature on healthcare fraud
Resolution idea: Nincompoop-proof your practice
I may be a little more scatterbrained than average, but no more so than at least a good chunk of your patients. Simply put, you can't rely on people like me--multitasking, sleep-deprived, easily
Tom Pettibone: EHR implementation--are you ready for change?
The U.S. government has set an aggressive goal for the healthcare industry, ensuring every American has an electronic healthcare record by 2014. As President Obama's recovery package rolls out
Trend: Number of doctors using e-prescribing grows
Getting doctors to use e-prescribing technology isn't happening quickly, even with government offering incentives and vendors offering free equipment and software. Still, it looks like something is
Hospitals finding solutions for ER overcrowding
There's no question that hospitals are struggling, and not just financially: wait times in the ER are up, and frustration and the potential for death or serious complications for critical patients is
Joint Commission alert: Technology is not the solution to everything
With so many obvious problems in healthcare today, it's tempting to think that there is some panacea for the healthcare industry--perhaps health IT? But the Joint Commission has issued an alert
