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HMNS Fossil Snake CT Scanning at Methodist Hospital
Image by Houston Museum of Natural Science
A technician from The Methodist Hospital helps arrange the snake fossil on the scanner.
Today (9.10.10), technicians at The Methodist Hospital performed a 64-point CT scan of a fossil snake from the Museum’s collection. And not just any snake, but the best preserved Caenozoic snake known in a scientific collection in the USA. The scan was successful, and we’re still analyzing the data. We hope to have some additional information posted on the Museum’s blog soon. The fossil itself will go on display at the Museum in 2012.
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ONC Releases Enhanced Regulatory Requirements to Improve Transparency for Health Information Technology Products
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) has operationalized regulatory requirements to improve transparency in health information technology (“health IT”). The regulations, which were finalized in October …
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Health Information Management vs Health Informatics: What’s the Difference?
On the surface, health informatics (HI) and health information management (HIM) may seem very similar to most people. Both fields revolve around the use of technology in the healthcare field and share some common skill sets and job responsibilities …
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