Frank Kendall — Department of Defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics — has offered more details about DOD’s possible selection of a commercial electronic health record system. Kendall led a 30-day review of options and says the department might select a derivative of VistA, the system used by the Department of Veterans Affairs. FierceGovernmentIT.

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A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research finds that while mobile health technologies have grown and become more complex over the past 10 years, little research has been done to test their effect on health outcomes. FierceMobileHealthcare.

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Study Recommends Use of EHRs To Boost Patient Medication AdherenceReporting Technology’s Impact on Healthcare

by Admin 05.24.2013

A new report recommends the use of electronic health records to help boost patients’ prescription medication adherence. The researchers say that measures of medication adherence should be implemented in EHRs for physicians and insurers to share. Cardiovascular Business. from iHealthBeat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ihealthbeat/~3/b1dC_5Jly3s/study-recommends-use-of-ehrs-to-boost-patient-medication-adherence.aspx

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Calif. Health System Live Tweets Photos, Videos of Brain SurgeryReporting Technology’s Impact on Healthcare

by Admin 05.24.2013

The University of California-Los Angeles Health System used Twitter to post videos and photos of a brain pacemaker surgery performed Thursday morning. The health system says that the goal of tweeting the surgery was to call attention to the use of brain pacemakers. Los Angeles Times. from iHealthBeat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ihealthbeat/~3/6zvbEFTvIv8/calif-health-system-live-tweets-photos-videos-of-brain-surgery.aspx

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