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Data input: Still a final frontier in clinical computing but progress is being made

Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 6:26 PM by hlthblog
I've called "data input" the final frontier in clinical computing. In fact, data input has been a frequent topic on HealthBlog these past few years. If you want to see for yourself, just type in "data input" in the handy search box on the upper right-hand Read More...
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Science and Technology in Society Forum: How software could help save the planet

Posted Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:33 AM by hlthblog
Today I attended the opening of the 4th Annual Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum in Kyoto, Japan. I'm here at the invitation of Mr. Koji Omi, Member of the House of Representatives and former Finance Minister for Japan. Mr. Omi is also notable Read More...
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Microsoft HealthVault: A Place to Search, Store and Connect Health Information for You and Your Family

Posted Thursday, October 04, 2007 10:05 AM by hlthblog
As a physician, I know how important it is to have access to my patient's health information. As a patient, I know how frustrating it is to have my health information scattered across multiple doctors, ambulatory clinics and hospitals. As a care manager Read More...
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Microsoft Healthcare Common User Interface: Now available free worldwide

Posted Monday, September 10, 2007 3:25 PM by hlthblog
Anyone who works in healthcare knows that many of today’s clinical software applications leave a lot to be desired when it comes to “user experience”. Unlike ubiquitous, commodity software used in other businesses, healthcare applications are highly proprietary Read More...
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Doctor Google and Doctor Microsoft; if not them, who?

Posted Tuesday, August 14, 2007 3:55 PM by hlthblog
The Internet is abuzz today following a New York Times article by Steve Lohr about Microsoft's and Google's designs to change the game in healthcare. Readers who follow this Blog will understand very well where I come down on all of this. As a country, Read More...
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American Healthcare and Falling Bridges: Too much in common

Posted Wednesday, August 08, 2007 4:13 PM by hlthblog
I've mentioned before on this Blog that I'm a fan of Most-Wired Online and its guest editorials. Every so often, a Most-Wired edition comes across my desk that especially draws me in. This week's editorials by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island Read More...
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Future Vision: Microsoft knowledge driven health

Posted Thursday, August 02, 2007 7:51 PM by hlthblog
If your company ever comes to Redmond for a health industry briefing at our Executive Briefing Center , or you happen to attend one of the many keynotes I give at industry conferences throughout the year, you'll more than likely see what is known as our Read More...
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Help people around the world, win fame and prizes for your healthcare solutions

Posted Monday, July 23, 2007 10:51 AM by hlthblog
Are you a healthcare industry solution vendor? Do you want worldwide recognition for your company's good work and the solutions you build using Microsoft technologies? Would you like an opportunity to win prizes including a roundtrip for two to Paris Read More...
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Your opportunity to help change the world in healthcare: Check out these RFP's from Microsoft Research

Posted Friday, July 20, 2007 2:10 PM by hlthblog
My colleagues at Microsoft Research asked me to spread the word about an announcement they made on Monday during their External Research & Program’s Faculty Summit. Faculty Summit is the premier event hosted by ER&P for academic researchers and Read More...
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Arkansas Children's Hospital: IT Innovations Enhancing the Care of Hospitalized Children

Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:45 AM by hlthblog
Every so often we do a program in my House Calls for Healthcare Professionals series of audio and video-casts that really seems to hit the mark in demonstrating the value of Microsoft technologies in the healthcare industry. I want to draw your attention Read More...
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Medstory debuts on MSN Health and Fitness

Posted Monday, July 09, 2007 12:41 PM by hlthblog
Back in April I posted information on HealthBlog about Medstory, the medical search company that had recently been acquired by Microsoft. I interviewed Medstory founder and CEO, Dr. Alain Rappaport, who I have known for nearly a decade. Alain and I first Read More...
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A Pediatric Hospital Bedside Entertainment & Education System: Microsoft Media Center + Xbox 360 + WOW!

Posted Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:31 AM by hlthblog
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Every so often I come across organizations and people that truly blow me away. Pediatric hospitals have always been known for innovative ideas in the care of their young patients. So, it comes as no surprise that a pediatric Read More...
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The Mobile Clinical Assistant; a new category in Tablet PCs for healthcare

Posted Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:34 AM by hlthblog
Over the past few years Microsoft partner, Motion Computing , has focused on serving the healthcare industry. In February at HIMSS , the company introduced an entirely new category of Tablet PC; the Mobile Clinical Assistant, also known as the C5 . In Read More...
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Telemedicine, e-mail and messaging "oh my"!

Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2007 7:04 PM by hlthblog
I wanted to draw your attention to a just released interview I did with Digital Healthcare and Productivity . In it, I talk about one of the most worrisome trends I see in US healthcare; how far we are falling behind the rest of the world in the use of Read More...
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A hospital electronic patient record built with Microsoft Office System

Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:08 AM by hlthblog
In previous HealthBlog entries, I've told you about the growing trend of hospitals using commodity software to run the enterprise including electronic medical record systems based on Microsoft standard products. Most of these examples come from outside Read More...
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