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How to replicate a successful program underway at Essentia Health that uses telehealth technology to track patients with congestive health failure, is the topic of an AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange being held Wednesday in Rockville, Md.

Facebook is one of the top choices for moms who are looking to spread or find news about health information, according to a recent survey. The survey was conducted by Lucid Marketing and HeardItFromAMom.com., an online community of mothers - both of which were founded by Kevin Burke who compiled the survey results in a new report.

Hospital marketers predict that by 2013 traditional and digital marketing channels will flip-flop in terms of importance, according to a crowdsourced survey by Acsys Interactive. Acsys Interactive, an interactive marketing and digital development company based in Farmington, Conn., has released its 1st Annual Crowdsourced Survey on Emerging Marketing. The survey asked hospital marketers around the country what emerging marketing topics they wanted to hear about from their colleagues.

The healthcare IT market in the U.S. is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 24 percent during 2012-2014, says a new report from global market research and information analysis company RNCOS.The U.S. healthcare IT industry has been taking huge strides for the past few years. Currently, the U.S. healthcare IT market is highly fragmented with local vendors, known for their legacy systems, retaining a strong position. As it is still at its development stage, various companies are making hefty investments in the country.

Eye doctors and the broader ophthalmology community seem to be embracing social media and Internet marketing tools to build their practice and attract new patients more than any other physician segment, according to Avvo, which touts itself as the world's largest online directory for doctors and lawyers. According to the company's March 2011 metrics, which tracks doctors' adoption of their site as a core social media and Web strategy, ophthalmologists have flocked to Avvo to build their online profile and update their professional credentials.

Doctors can make a stroke diagnosis using an iPhone application with the same accuracy as if they use a medical computer workstation, according to new research from the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine.Researchers say this technology can be particularly useful in rural medical settings. This allows for real-time access to specialists such as neurologists, regardless of where the physicians and patients are located.