We are Four Years Old
It is hard to believe we have been broadcasting for four years now! With 62,293 listeners and 22,207 hours heard, we continue to broadcast 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, all health IT talk.
Watson-Powered Nutrition Recommendations for Expectant Mothers
Nutrino Inc. and IBM announced the launch of the Nutrino App Powered by Watson to provide expectant mothers with real-time science-based, personalized and contextual nutrition advice.
National Influenza Vaccination Week
This year National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) takes place from December 6-12th, 2015. NIVW was established back in 2005 by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stress the importance of this vaccine throughout the holidays and beyond.
Guthrie Wins Spok Innovation Award for Unique Approach to Patient Satisfaction
Spok, Inc. announced that Guthrie, an integrated health system based in north central Pennsylvania and south central New York, is the winner of the 2015 Spok Innovation Award for creatively using Spok® solutions to improve patient satisfaction.
Upcoming Guest on This Just In: Jitin Asnaani
All this week at 2:30pm ET, tune in to This Just In to hear Justin Barnes and Jitin Asnaani Executive Director of the CommonWell Health Alliance talk about interoperability strategy and opportunity.
Family Health History Day 2015
From all of us at Answers Media Company we wish you a safe and happy holiday. Thanksgiving is National Family Health History Day. Over the holiday the Surgeon General encourages Americans to talk about, and to write down, the health problems that seem to run in their family.
American Diabetes Month Facts and Figures
Follow the American Diabetes Association @AmDiabetesAssn and join the conversation with #StopDiabetes, #diabetes, and #AmericanDiabetesMonth. Diabetes affects nearly 30 million children and adults in the U.S. today—nearly 10 percent of the population.
AMA and MATTER Partner to Bring Physicians and Entrepreneurs Together
The AMA partnership with MATTER reached a new phase to enhance support for startup companies seeking to have a transformational impact on health and medicine. This milestone was marked as the newly installed AMA Interaction Studio at MATTER opened to facilitate connections between entrepreneurs and physicians.
American Diabetes Month
Diabetes Awareness Month was first established in 1975. U.S. presidents and Congress, however, did not start passing proclamations to recognize November as “diabetes month” until the mid 80’s. In 1997, the American Diabetes Association trademarked “American Diabetes Month.”
Boston Children’s Hospital to Tap IBM Watson to Tackle Rare Pediatric Diseases
IBM and Boston Children’s Hospital announced that they intend to collaborate to apply IBM’s Watson cognitive platform to help clinicians identify possible options for the diagnosis and treatment of rare pediatric diseases.
November is American Diabetes Month
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability and death in thNe US. It can cause blindness, nerve damage, kidney disease, and other health problems if it’s not controlled. November is Diabetes Awareness month, pass it on.
WEDI Honors Industry Leaders through Award Ceremony
WEDI, the nation’s leading authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange, announces the winners of its annual awards program. Each award recipient was announced during WEDI-Con 2015 in Reston, Va. on Wednesday, October 28.
