http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The federal government invested more than $25 billion in health information technology (IT) as a result of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act; yet, little is known about how IT applications improve patient safety and protect their privacy. Now, a University of Missouri nursing informatics expert suggests that sophisticated IT leads to more robust and integrated communication strategies among clinical staff, which allows staff to more efficiently coordinate care and better protect patient privacy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-technology-patient-privacy-informatics-expert.html Health Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:06:14 EST news279457565 Swiss technological university EPFL said Tuesday it created an electronic system that detects cardiac problems instantly and passes on the data through a mobile phone to medical personnel. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-swiss-university-cardiac-issues-detector.html Cardiology Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:54:15 EST news238150425