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About Helen Phung
Helen loves working the healthcare and health IT beat as a Media Manager with Practice Fusion. Previously, she worked on the healthcare teams at Porter Novelli and Weber Shandwick connecting with reporters for Silicon Valley-based medical device companies Conceptus and Arthrocare; and pharmaceutical companies Astra Zeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb. She brings years of healthcare technology experience on both the B2B and consumer sides. Follow Helen: 
Practice Fusion and The Dr. Oz Show provide “15 Minute Physicals”
Practice Fusion will be in Philadelphia with The Dr. Oz Show on May 19 assisting with a free screening of 1,000 Philadelphia patients for chronic disease. We will be reporting aggregate health data in real-time during the day and present a report card on the health status to the city of Philadelphia that evening. Aggregating this information will provide a good indication of the urgency to focus on prevention in various areas to prevent the common major killers, heart disease… read more >
Posted in EMR Research, Public Health
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Practice Fusion kicks off Fitbit contest at HIMSS12!
In just two short weeks, the Practice Fusion team will be taking Las Vegas by storm for the annual HIMSS conference. This year, we’ve teamed up with Fitbit and our blogger friends Brian Ahier and Don Fluckinger to kick off our contest. Brian and Don will be competing for the most number of steps taken on Tuesday, February 21 for a chance to win a charitable donation of $500 made by Practice Fusion in their name through Givewell.org. HIMSS attendees… read more >
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Innovative EHR Technology is a Breath of Fresh Valley Air
The recent saga around Michael Arrington of TechCrunch has undoubtedly catalyzed a few eye rolls across Silicon Valley. While I am not writing to shed my two cents on this particular situation, I am, however, confident that the story leaves the rest of the world largely unimpressed and disappointed by the quality of the way tech startups operate. In an industry that has been recently criticized for being excessively inward-looking while hiding behind a guise of “changing the world”, this… read more >
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We Need Your Vote for SXSW!
We need your vote to get three wonderful new health IT panels selected for the 2012 SXSW health conference. Cast your vote today by clicking on the following links to proposals: Healthcare: Awaiting it’s Geek Revolution Web 3.0: Driving Intelligent Action in Healthcare The Making of the Modern Office Anyone can vote, but you do need to create an account. Any positive feedback in the comments section for each proposal is also highly encouraged. The more buzz we can generate,… read more >
Posted in EMR Research, Health Research, Health Topics
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New EHR Data Shows 35 Percent of Kids In the US are Obese or Overweight
Today, Practice Fusion’s Research Division released new data on pediatric obesity. The research suggests that 1 in 3 children in the US are overweight or obese. While the data is consistent with findings of the CDC, it suggests that data from EHRs can be a powerful and effective tool to identify health trends. Imagine being able to track, in real time, infectious disease outbreaks or adverse drug reactions. These tools can provide powerful feedback loops to better enable patients and… read more >
Posted in Health Research, Web-based EMR
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