> Tenet Healthcare Corp. has reported a net loss of $3 million for the third quarter of this year, more or less a stall for a company with $2.262 billion in revenues during that period. FierceHealthFinance [1]
> Researchers have come up with a new telemedicine system, based on the Bluetooth standard, which can transfer data from patient monitors to nearby mobile devices at four times the speed of traditional Bluetooth. FierceMobileHealthcare [2]
> Over at our blog Hospital Impact, a hospital CEO speaks about the value of spending on disease prevention rather than treatment, views he says have been influenced by his own experiences as a patient. Blog [3]
> HHS is updating its Connect open-source software toolkit, designed to hook up disparate systems, to help providers meet "meaningful use" standards for EMRs. FierceEMR [4]
And Finally... It took 35 years, but this VW bug is back from limbo. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/tenet-healthcare-corp-maintains-financial-position/2009-11-03
[2] http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com/story/dedicated-bluetooth-connection-resolves-speed-connectivity-issues-hold-back-telemedicine/2009-
[3] http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/2009/11/05/reform_success_lies_in_disease_preventio
[4] http://www.fierceemr.com/story/open-source-connect-toolkit-embed-meaningful-use-hhs-says/2009-11-05
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_us/us_recovered_van;_ylt=AqEaRxDPS4q40aDuo2Dhxd7tiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJoMHVtN2E5BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMTA2L3VzX3JlY292ZXJlZF92YW4EY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMyBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA3ZhbnN0b2xlbjM1eQ--