08.01.05 Volume 2 Edition 8 iMed eNewsletter

The voice for the medical software reseller community.

 Top Story:  The Trouble with Tradeshows

The right trade show can be a huge boost to any reseller's prospect list.  The trouble with tradeshows is that they can also be a giant waste of time and money if you've chosen to present at the wrong one.  In determining whether or not to invest marketing dollars into a tradeshow, there is a simple list of issues that will help guide your decision process. More.

 Quote-of-the-Month
"New information-age health improvements are allowing individuals to be better informed about their own health and how to be informed consumers of health services, and are thereby saving lives and saving money.... A great place to start is by adopting a national EMR system."

-Newt Gingrich, describing the impact that a national "electronic medical record" would have on the nation's health care, 07.19.05
 About InvestMed

The InvestMed eNewsletter was developed as a resource for healthcare and technology resellers to receive help, training, and information pertinent to their success.  It addresses a need for communication, information, and education that wasn't currently being addressed by the industry vendors as a whole.  The InvestMed Monthly eNewsletter reaches nearly 7000 healthcare and technology industry professionals each month (via e-mail and the Web) containing articles and information written specifically for their unique market.  Additionally, InvestMed has branched out into developing solutions for problems that the vendors in the marketplace haven't addressed; solutions like InvestMed's Patient Kiosk.

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Spotlight:  Silent Auction for Charity

InvestMed is sponsoring a silent auction for the Dempsey Burdick Memorial Foundation which provides families who have lost a child with some relief from their funeral expenses.  For details, go to:  http://www.dempseyburdick.com/auction.html

 HIPAA Corner:  EMR and HIPAA, P2

Last month we reviewed Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and HIPAA Privacy – VARs also need to understand the issues around EMR and HIPAA Security.  Hardly a week goes by without news of a computer security breach at a major national organization.  With confidential medical records, and the ubiquity of technologies like wireless – the potential for security breaches is high.  More.

 Industry News
Recent News that Might Affect Your Business

07.28.05 - Hospitals Are Buying IT

07.27.05 - Electronic Medical Records: A Clean Bill of Health

07.27.05 - Successful Electronic Medical Record Systems Require Thoughtful Implementation

07.27.05 - HMSA expands e-prescription system

07.23.05 - Medicare To Provide Electronic Health Record Software to Doctors Free of Charge, USA

07.22.05 - Sell yourself

07.19.05 - Pushing Healthcare IT into the 21st Century

07.06.05 - The push toward smarter medical care

07.05.05 - Digital medical records by 2015?

 

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