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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Elsevier Clinical Solutions Introduces Free Clinical Documentation Improvement Reference App for Apple and Android Phones and Tablets

PHILADELPHIA, July 15, 2014-- Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of the Elsevier Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Reference App for Apple and Android phones and tablets. The free mobile app was created using ICD-10 coding requirements and developed specifically for physicians and clinical documentation specialists to help improve clinical documentation within the healthcare record. Using Elsevier original content, the Elsevier CDI Reference app is now available for free download via iTunes and Google Play.

iPatientCare Introduces Patient Centric Apps for iPhone and iPad, Addition to its mHealth Solutions

Los Angeles, CA,  July 16, 2014 -- iPatientCare, Inc., a pioneer in mHealth and cloud based ambulatory EHR, Integrated Practice Management and Patient Portal Solutions, today introduced miMeds, miCalc and miWater, innovative patient Centric Medical Apps for free on iPhone and iPad on the App Store. It will help patients and clinicians to remain updated about patient's health, and improve the level of care.

Tufts Medical Center Automates Anesthesia Record with Plexus Information Systems' AIMS

BOSTON, July 8, 2014--Plexus Information Systems, Inc. (Plexus IS), a market-leading provider of Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS), announced today that Tufts Medical Center went live with Anesthesia Touch™, a full-featured AIMS that automates the anesthesia documentation process.

NextGen Healthcare and HMC/CAH Consolidated, Inc. Expand Relationship

HORSHAM, Pa.--NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today it has forged an agreement with HMC/CAH Consolidated, Inc. (HMC). NextGen’s solutions will be deployed at five of HMC’s wholly owned Critical Access Hospitals; bringing 10 of HMC’s 12 rural community-based hospitals onto the NextGen Healthcare platform.

MediSafe Expands into Wearables During Google’s I/O Developer Conference; Releases 1st Medication Management App for Android Wear Smartwatches

HAIFA, Israel--At Google’s I/O Developer Conference last month, MediSafe (www.medisafeproject.com) expanded its leading medication management platform to include wearables, becoming the first mobile health app on Google’s just-announced suite of Android Wear smartwatches.

Over 40% of U.S. Pharmacies Now Able to Accept Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

Rockville, MD, July 08, 201-- DrFirst, a leading provider of healthcare IT solutions designed to improve clinical outcomes for patients, announced today that there are now over 28,000 pharmacies nationwide that accept electronically transmitted prescriptions for controlled substances, representing 41 percent of all retail pharmacies in the United States.

Wolters Kluwer Health and Logical Images Partner to Offer VisualDx Diagnosis Support Tool to Lexicomp Customers

HUDSON, Ohio--Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the partnership between its drug information solution, Lexicomp®, and digital medical image library, Logical Images®, is continuing to grow, with Lexicomp now offering subscriptions to Logical Images’ flagship solution VisualDx®. Designed to assist in the diagnosis of diseases that prevent visually, VisualDx can help individual Lexicomp users enhance patient care and promote shared decision making to strengthen the patient-physician relationship.

New Study Finds That Using Smart Bed Technology® Solution Dramatically Reduces Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care Residents

CAMPBELL, Calif. and LONGWOOD, Fla.--A landmark new study on the prevention of pressure ulcers found that using Smart Bed Technology® to drive compliance to patient repositioning protocols had a dramatic effect on reduction and prevention of pressure ulcers among residents of long-term care centers. Pressure ulcers are one of the largest and most persistent problems in healthcare worldwide, especially in light of aging populations. The US health system is hit with added costs of more than $11 billion annually because of pressure ulcers.

Around the web

Cardiovascular devices are more likely to be in a Class I recall than any other device type. The FDA's approval process appears to be at least partially responsible, though the agency is working to make some serious changes. We spoke to a researcher who has been tracking these data for years to learn more. 

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

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