Profile of Nicole Lewis

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Articles by Nicole Lewis
posted in March 2012

Joslin Diabetes Center, Sermo Expand Online Collaboration

3/30/2012
Diabetes Center will partner with Sermo, one of the largest social networking sites for U.S. physicians, to improve patient care.
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Advanced Analytics On Your Heart, Via Wireless Device

3/29/2012
Biomedical Systems device can remotely monitor patients with atrial fibrillation for up to a month, help manage heart rhythm abnormalities.
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Elderly Patients Want Docs To Explain Technology

3/27/2012
Older patients aked to use mobile monitoring devices want clinicians to coach them, according to a new survey.
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Healthcare Industry Not Ready For ICD-10: Survey

3/23/2012
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) report confirms that many health organizations wouldn't have met Oct. 1, 2013 deadline.
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Boston Scientific Taps Telecoms For Telehealth Connectivity

3/21/2012
Vodafone and AT&T will supply cellular services for Boston Scientific's patient cardiac monitoring devices.
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Global Telemedicine Market Headed For $27 Billion

3/21/2012
BCC Research report says global demand continues to grow, while U.S. market is thriving thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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iPad Features May Accelerate Healthcare Productivity

3/19/2012
Retina display, cameras, and voice recognition will help doctors, but Bluetooth 4.0's ability to connect the iPad directly to patients' medical monitoring devices could be the real game-changer.
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Costs Hold Back State Health Insurance Exchanges

3/14/2012
A KPMG poll finds state officials complaining about expenses, as well as political and legal uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act.
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Voice Response Technology Slashes Hospital Readmissions

3/12/2012
Geisinger Health Plan reports discharged Medicare patients monitored by an interactive phone response system are less likely to be readmitted.
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Health IT Infrastructure Often Comes Second

3/9/2012
CDW Healthcare report shows that caregivers value their electronic tools, but many gripe about network speed. At many hospitals, EHRs come first and infrastructure improvements follow.
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Give Patients EHR Control, Says Civil Liberties Union

3/8/2012
A New York Civil Liberties Union report urges New York State health officials to provide patients with greater control over their health records.
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HIMSS Survey: Advanced EMRs Make A Difference

3/6/2012
Hospitals that use advanced electronic medical records are more likely to see improvements in clinical quality, operational management, and administrative tasks.
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ICD-10 Delay Worries Grow Among Health Leaders

3/2/2012
Healthcare executives believe a postponed ICD-10 implementation deadline would disrupt health IT plans and budgets, finds a new poll.
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Docs Value EHRs, But Older Physicians Lag In Adoption

3/1/2012
Poll suggests that most physicians recognize the value of the technology but don't believe it improves diagnosis or treatment.
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