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Web-based Technology Improves Pediatric ADHD Care and Patient Outcomes

As cases of ADHD continue to rise among U.S. children, pediatricians at busy community practices are getting a much-needed assist from a web-based technology to improve the quality of ADHD care and patient outcomes. According to a multi-institutional study published online July 26 in Pediatrics, a new web-based software program is helping reduce ADHD behavioral symptoms in children receiving care at community pediatric practices by coordinating care and ensuring patients get the most effective ADHD medications.

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IMS MAXIMS Awarded Place on G-Cloud Framework for Four Consecutive Years

Supplier of the UK’s first open source electronic patient record, IMS MAXIMS has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud Framework for the fourth year in a row, as successful applicants to G-Cloud 8 were revealed today.

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Social Media Linked to More Satisfaction with Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions

Women who engaged on social media after a breast cancer diagnosis expressed more deliberation about their treatment decision and more satisfaction with the path they chose, a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds. But the researchers found significant barriers to social media for some women, particularly older women, those with less education and minorities.

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Greater Privacy and Security Measures Needed to Protect Patient Info in Mobile Health Tech

With over two-thirds of U.S. adults owning a smartphone, and the rise in miniaturized sensors and low-power body area networks that are used for remote health monitoring, mobile health (mHealth) is beginning to experience a boom. While the technology has the potential to increase healthcare quality, expand access to services, reduce costs, and improve personal wellness and public health, such benefits may not be fully realized unless greater privacy and security measures are implemented,

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Scientists Develop Painless and Inexpensive Microneedle System to Monitor Drugs

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland have created a microneedle drug monitoring system that could one day replace costly, invasive blood draws and improve patient comfort. The new system consists of a small, thin patch that is pressed against a patient's arm during medical treatment and measures drugs in their bloodstream painlessly without drawing any blood.

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Achieving Clinical Credibility in NHS IT Projects

Opinion Article by Dr Chris Swinburn, Clinical Lead at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
Anyone who knows me will know I am not very good with computers. Which makes me a curious choice to lead clinical engagement in an important IT implementation for our trust. Two years ago I took a step back from clinical practice as a consultant physician at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to work as chief clinical information officer and clinical lead

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Philips' Second Quarter Results - HealthTech

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) reports Q2 sales of EUR 5.9 billion and comparable sales growth of 3%, a 9% improvement in Adjusted EBITA to EUR 544 million and net income of EUR 431 million.

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University of Leicester and Cerner in New Research Partnership

The University of Leicester is partnering with Cerner, a global health informatics service provider, to understand how the integration of environmental data into a Population Health management system can help improve patient outcomes and communities' health.

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Philips to Expand its Population Health Management Business with the Acquisition of Wellcentive

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) has signed an agreement to acquire Wellcentive, a leading US-based provider of population health management software solutions. Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed.

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Agfa HealthCare's DR Portfolio Wins Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award in Digital Radiography

In recognition of Agfa HealthCare's strong overall performance of its direct radiography (DR) portfolio, the company announces that it has received Frost & Sullivan's 2016 North American Product Leadership Award for Digital Radiography.

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