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Archive for August, 2010

HISI annual conference for November 2010

08.26.2010 · Posted in HISI

Ireland’s premier healthcare informatics event will take place on 17th/18th November 2010 in the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. Recognised for providing a significant contribution to the development and understanding of information and its associated technologies in the delivery of healthcare, the conference is the focal point for those interested in Healthcare Informatics in ...

Healthcare IT has fewest data breaches

08.26.2010 · Posted in Data security

Healthcare accounts for just three percent of data breaches in the United States. So reveals a new report on cybercrime by Verizon and the US Secret Service. The biggest targets, not surprisingly, were the financial services sector (33%), followed by the hospitality (23%) and retail sectors. Their vulnerability reflects their use of payment cards and ...

Health and fitness apps for the iPhone

08.24.2010 · Posted in Mobile

The Nursing Degree Network has put together an excellent list of the 50 Coolest Fitness and Health Apps for the Apple iPhone. The iPhone can help make it a little easier for caregivers and individuals to track and stay informed about a wide range of fitness and health topics. From nutrition databases to instructional fitness ...

Smarter healthcare video from IBM

08.20.2010 · Posted in General

Enabling Smarter Healthcare is the title of a two-minute video from IBM that highlights the many benefits of connecting electronic medical record systems with each other and with other healthcare software systems. Among the benefits are: a better patient experience, improved treatments, lower costs, and opportunity for scientists to use data in confidence for disease ...