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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 Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Philips donates nearly $1M in medical aid to Haitian relief efforts

Philips Healthcare has donated nearly $1 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to be used by a team of 12 clinicians from Caritas Christi Health Care who traveled to Haiti this week to aid in the earthquake relief efforts.

Grassley sends wake-up call to health IT vendors

Call it a checkup of sorts. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent letters to 31 U.S. hospitals asking about their experiences in implementing health IT under the $19 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The Senator said he aims to ensure the effective and efficient use of taxpayer money in implementing health IT.

CMS grants four states EHR incentive program matching funds

Medicaid programs in South Carolina, Alaska, Kentucky and Wisconsin will receive federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the EHR incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported Thursday.

AJR: Adverse reactions from MR gadolinium-based contrast agents are rare

Acute adverse reactions from gadolinium-based contrast agents used during MRI to help improve the information seen on the images rarely occur, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Whistleblower suit alleges off-label promotion of stents

A budding whistleblower suit made public Monday exposed allegations that Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories and Cordis fraudulently marketed and promoted biliary stents for vascular usean action not approved by the FDA.

Meaningful use or wishful thinking?

Besides funding, the most sought-after commodity in any healthcare setting is time. The get-it-done-yesterday environment in most facilities has CMIOs scrambling. The aggressive timelines proposed by the interim final rule and notice of proposed rule-making for meaningful use will further test health IT professionals.

North Shore-LIJ Health System receives NQF award

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System has been awarded the 2010 National Quality Forum (NQF) National Quality Healthcare Award for its commitment to providing data-driven quality, transparency and patient-centered healthcare.

Cisco sponsors California telehealth project

The California Telemedicine Pilot Project, sponsored by Cisco with the assistance of health organization Molina Healthcare, two community health centers in San Diego and the state of California, will connect more than 15 locations and provide health and wellness services to underserved communities throughout the state.

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Medsender, Patagonia Health team up to aid public health efforts against COVID-19

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