Philips' medical equipment under attack
Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez, is blaming Dutch company Philips for problems the country's health network has had with medical equipment and said the government reserves the right to take legal action, reports Reuters.
Chavez's comments echoed those by Cuba's former president, Fidel Castro, who accused Philips of reneging on a contract and betraying Cuba and Venezuela by cutting off supplies of medical equipment due to pressure from the US.
"These (medical) high-technology centres ... have problems with their equipment due to the pressure the US government is exercising on Philips, which has not completed (its contract) and that is affecting us," Chavez said during a cabinet meeting broadcast on state television.
E-health records extend to families
During open-enrolment season for employee health insurance plans, employer consortium Dossia has added functionality to the electronic personal health record that's offered to millions of workers, states InformationWeek.
The capabilities allow employees' dependents, including spouses and children, to also create their own lifelong personal health records.
That sounds easier than it's actually been for Dossia to offer. Complex legal, privacy and other issues that vary from state to state, as well as involve federal regulations, make it complicated to offer a one-size-fits-all solution for all users of personal e-health records, especially when it involves the creating records for family members whose ages and health concerns vary.
Health firm inks software deal
Brighton-based eHealth Global Technologies has inked a deal with Axolotl to have Axolotl use eHealth Global Image Exchange software, says Rochester Business Journal.
Terms were not announced. The deal calls for the San Jose, California, firm to use the software as part of its Elysium Exchange suite of health information exchange products.
Axolotl provides health information exchange products to some 200 hospitals; 16 regional health information exchanges, including the Rochester RHIO; 20 000 doctors; and 80 000 other medical providers nationwide.
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