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Integration is Needed for Mobile Success

Integration is vital to the survival of medical mobile devices, reports Healthcare IT News. Read more...

Healthcare Wants to Engage Consumers

The National eHealth Collaborative has released the results of its Consumer Engagement with Health Information Technology Survey, reports Government Health IT. Read more...

Rural Hospitals Missing Meaningful Use

A new report by the Government Accountability Office shows that smaller, rural hospitals as less likely to receive incentives for meaningful use, reports FierceEMR. Read more...

Duke Invests in Health Technology

The Duke University Health System is ready to unveil a $500 million upgrade to its health technology, reports the News Observer Read more...

Nurses Use EHRs More Than Doctors: Study

A new study finds that nurses and physicians’ assistants use electronic health records and other digital technology more than doctors do, reports FierceEMR.

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Keeping Health Apps Safe

Mobile healthcare apps, or mHealth, are a growing segment of the mobile app market. Accordingly, the FDA is drafting new guidelines to ensure that healthcare apps are safe and useful, reports Government Health IT. Click here to read the full article.

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Doctors Still Rely on Desktop Computers: Study

A new survey shows that 75% of doctors surveyed still use a desktop computer, but only for practice management tasks, reports Healthcare IT News. Read more...

Making it Easier for Veterans to Get Healthcare

The Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act, reports Healthcare IT News, will enable Department of Veterans Affairs-approved providers to offer telemedicine services across state lines. Read more...

Indiana Gives Paramedics Electronic Record Access

The Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services Electronic Patient Care Reporting/Indiana Network for Patient Care Program has worked to modify the states existing electronic health records so that paramedics can access a patient’s medical records from a tablet computer, according to Medcity News. Read more...

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