Clarius Introduces Pocket Ultrasound for Radiologists At RSNA 2016
Clarius Mobile Health demonstrated wireless, handheld ultrasound scanners with a mobile application for iOS and Android smart devices at the RSNA meeting in Chicago.
The Friday Five – National Influenza Vaccination Week
CDC established National Influenza Vaccination Week to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond. This week’s Friday Five provides you with all you need to know when it comes to the illness, protecting against it, and what to do if you happen to come down with it.
WEDI Honors Health IT Industry Leaders through Annual Awards
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.
World Aids Day – December 1, 2016
Started in 1988, World Aids Day was the first ever global health day. Today WAD is observed each year on December 1 and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and remember those who have died.
AMA Adopts New Policies to Improve Health of Nation
The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s premier physician organization, gathered physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine during its Interim Meeting and voted to adopt new policies aimed at improving the health of the nation.
7 Tips To Help Avoid Costly Health Plan Enrollment Headaches
By Michelle Andrews – With the annual sign-up period for plans on the health law’s marketplaces starting Nov. 1, many consumers are worried about rising premiums, shrinking provider networks and the departure of major insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Humana from many exchanges.
CHOP Recognized for Creating Technology to Improve Patient Care
In an effort to improve patient care, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Information Services team is using data and advanced analytics to screen patients for venous thromboembolism (VTE).
The Friday Five – Family Health History Day
Thanksgiving is National Family Health History Day. This week’s Friday Five offers tips and resources to help you prepare for these important conversations and get started on recording all that you need to know about your family’s past that may help you in the future.
The Great American Smokeout – Today!
If only for one day, make a commitment to stop smoking. Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the US, including an estimated 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. #GreatAmericanSmokeout
The Microbiome Hits #1 for 2017: Cleveland Clinic Top 10
Cleveland Clinic’s Top 10 Game Changing Medical Innovations. The real surprise was the designation of the #1 spot to the Microbiome, welcome news to the “natural channel” product manufacturers.
November is American Diabetes Month
One in eleven Americans has diabetes and every 23 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with the disease. Diabetes causes more deaths than AIDS and breast cancer combined, and eighty-six million Americans are at risk for diabetes.
This Just In and the Health IT Leadership Summit
Tune in all week to This Just In with host Justin Barnes. Justin’s guests Jodie Braner and Kornelius Bankston are here to talk about this year’s Health IT Leadership Summit in Atlanta.
