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Fitbit has officially launched the Fitbit Ace, the company's first activity tracker designed for children, specifically kids ages 8 and older. The band was first announced in March.
Time to throw my hat into the ring of digital health predictions for 2018, here are my 5 below, feel free to tweet @lloydgprice or email lloyd@healthcare.digital to discuss :) 2018 Digital Health Prediction 1 : Apple, Amazon, Google or Microsoft acquires electronic record systems provider Epic (Epic Systems Corporation) to gain a foothold in Healthcare.
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Those implementing or improving their XDS or XCA community are the intended audience of this Handbook. As a Handbook, it strives to inform on critical aspects of Metadata management. Please review and comment. Please forward to those with experience. IHE IT Infrastructure Handbook Published for Public Comment The IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee has published the following new handbook for public comment in the period from June 13 through July 13, 2018: Document Sharing Metadata - Rev.
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