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The weapon Varmus speaks of is the Internet, which scientists once lauded for its promise of inexpensive and instantaneous information transfer, creating a digital scientific community. Now, they say access to information is rigidly controlled and constrained by the publishers of scientific journals.
The trend has won the attention of a few HMOs, federal and state government officials and gym-equipment manufacturers--which are now marketing more air-pressurized weight machines with larger digital displays. Health clubs--traditional havens for beefy bodybuilders but more recently shifting to an emphasis on overall wellness--are...
On the West Coast, at San Diego-based Scripps Health, a new IDX system helps give doctors remote access to comprehensive digital records, CT scans, X rays and lab tests. "Over the next five years, we'll be the rule, not the exception," says Chris Van Gorder, Scripps CEO. "Patients...
Now the next wave of e-health firms is making the rounds, and this group might actually get the patient back on its feet. IBM, Microsoft and Pfizer have formed a new company that, armed with deep pockets and a strong sales force, will probably try to sell a Web...
Intelligent digital health records have long been the industry's holy grail, though today just 10% to 15% of all charts are electronic. Their appeal is obvious. It costs about $9 every time a doctor pulls a chart, which is often incomplete. When a patient arrives at an emergency room...