Software enables nurses to bid for extra shifts
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AYER -- Registered nurses at Nashoba Valley Medical Center are doing what few of their counterparts anywhere can do: logging on to their computers and bidding on working shifts that have openings.
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Just like with do-it-yourself taxes, a growing software industry lets patients create their own "personal health records." No more answering 10-page questionnaires every time you visit a new doctor Â just hit the print button before leaving home to arrive armed with your life's medical history.
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Some companies are creating new scheduling options for employees whose jobs span many continents, says CareerJournal's Sue Shellenbarger.
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Sisters of Mercy Health System is putting money and people on a project to improve patient care through information technology. The St.
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MedicAlert is encouraging customers to swap their bracelets for USB drives.
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Cigna Healthcare will use Compuware Covisint's hosted service to automate the exchange of clinical data between the insurer and its health care providers.
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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has called for the contribution of temporary workers within the nursing sector to be recognised and enhanced following a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report on the UK nursing market The RCN report shows
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A website aims to allow patients to see how private and voluntary hospitals and health providers are performing.
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Hires from within, saves on recruitment fees
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Patients in Duke University's health system can now go to one Web site to pay medical bills, schedule doctor appointments and eventually view their personal medical histories.
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Yodlee Inc., a company known for its online bill payment and account aggregation tools, on Tuesday was announcing a new service aimed at making it easier for consumers to change from one bill paying provider to another.
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A networking professional details a system that lets overworked site managers safely offload work to junior staffers.
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About 1,100 unionized nurses at Tufts-New England Medical Center have ratified a contract that includes wage increases of 11 percent to 16 percent over two years, depending on experience. The highest hourly wage for nurses will rise to $58.23, from $52.23. The contract, made public by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will be in effect through Oct. 31, 2008. ...
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Students design mobile data-access system for health-care workers.
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A Merseyside law firm is offering GPs money for referring patients with compensation claims.
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The NHS is to benefit from a Â£40 million development effort by Microsoft Corporation to develop a health specific user interface for clinical systems which will improve patient care and safety across the NHS, it was announced today.
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The system eventually will lead to all patients having an individual electronic record. Online booking will mean doctors and patients can make hospital appointments at their convenience.