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Kaiser Permanente this week has opened a new Center for Total Health near Capitol Hill. Kaiser executives said they hope the center will be a place or bringing together history, innovation, and state-of-the-art technology. It should also provide a place for innovators, leaders, influencers, thinkers and believers in wellness to talk about health. Kaiser would like the center to help demonstrate what Kaiser Permanente and others are doing to advance health and care delivery in the United States.

Research has shown that patients are using social media to find health information, and even to make health decisions, which is why experts say doctors have an obligation to use this tool to make sure their patients are getting accurate information.

GE Healthcare and Airstrip Technologies are offering a secure mobile app that provides clinicians with access to precise, near real-time cardiac information. Data from the GE Healthcare MUSE Cardiology Information System is now available on iPhones and iPads via AirStrip Cardiology.The companies announced the new app on April 4 at the 60th Annual Scientific Session and Expo of the American College of Cardiology in New Orleans.

mHealth is being hailed as the "next major development," for mobile network operators (MNOs), according to a report that outlines how operators can take advantage of the technology's full potential.