Jan. 18, 2007 - “Do I really need to fill out that form again? Isn’t there a way I can just answer the two questions that are different?”

This is one of the most common questions Michael Zaroukian, M.D., hears from his patients — at least when he’s wearing his ‘primary care physician’ hat.

Dr. Zaroukian, who’s also an associate professor of medicine and chief medical information officer at Michigan State University, was a guest speaker Tuesday at the 9th annual Integrating the Heathcare Enterprise (IHE) Connectathon, held Jan. 15-19 in downtown Chicago.

January 18, 2007 - “Do I really need to fill out that form again?”

This is one of the most common complaints Michael Zaroukian, M.D., hears from his patients — at least when he’s wearing his ‘primary care physician hat.’

Dr. Zaroukian, who’s also an associate professor of medicine and chief medical information officer at Michigan State University, was a guest speaker Tuesday at the 9th annual Integrating the Heathcare Enterprise (IHE) Connectathon, held Jan. 15-19 in downtown Chicago.

Jan. 17, 2007 - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation to prevent drugmakers from striking deals that restrict the introduction of cheaper generic drugs.

The bill planned by Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, targets an increasingly common tactic used by brand-name drug makers — legal settlements that involve payments to generic rivals to restrict the sale of generic alternatives.

Leahy said the bill is supported by several other senators, including Republican Charles Grassley of Iowa.

Jan. 17, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions announced that as of January 1, 2007, it has taken control of Gesellschaft für Systemforschung und Dienstleistungen im Gesundheitswesen mbH (GSD), a health information systems (HIS) that Siemens acquired to strengthen its position in the healthcare information technology sector, especially in Germany and other European countries.

JANUARY 16, 2006 — GE Healthcare launched its Centricity Business Certified Partner Program, a program designed for qualified third-party practice management (PM) and billing companies simplified access to industry leading revenue-cycle technologies for optimizing client business processes, along with services designed to support partners growing their businesses.

Jan. 15, 2007 - VIASYS Respiratory Care Inc., a subsidiary of VIASYS Healthcare Inc. received approval to market its PulmoLife spirometry screener by the FDA. The PulmoLife screener is a new device designed for quick and easy assessment of lung disease associated with airflow obstruction known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Gene could unlock the mysteries of Alzheimer's
By Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAY
January 15, 2007 - An international team of gene hunters has homed in on a new gene that might play a key role in some cases of late-onset Alzheimer's, the most common form of this degenerative brain disease.

January 15, 2007 - EnovateIT introduced the E750 Computer Wall Station, a push button, ergonomically adjustable wall mounted clinical workstation designed to improve workflow, patient safety and privacy.

Jan. 12, 2006 - More than 1,500 toddlers and babies wound up in emergency rooms over a two-year period and three died because of bad reactions to cold or cough medicine, federal health officials reported Thursday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned parents not to give common over-the-counter cold remedies to children under 2 years old without consulting a doctor.

January 11, 2007 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When women and men have lung cancer of the same stage and are given the same treatment, the women are more likely to survive, according to the findings published in the journal of Chest.
Lung cancer "is the number one cause of cancer deaths in both men and women worldwide," Dr. Robert James Cerfolio and colleagues from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, write.

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