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Epocrates is No. 1 on Fast Company magazine's list of 10 most innovative companies in healthcare. Two other healthcare information technology companies - Voxia and GE - made the healthcare list at No. 3 and No. 7 respectively. Cleveland Clinic came in at No. 4.

Doctors' online behavior shows that when looking for health information they most often reach content through natural search and direct navigation - like most Internet users. But unlike most users, when they conduct searches they have a "clearer picture" of what they want.This is according to a report released by ComScore, Inc. and pharmaceutical insights company ImpactRx.

With telephone services down, social media messaging has played a significant role in communicating to the public during and after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11. Twitter and social networking sites like Facebook are seeing spikes in traffic concerning the earthquake, tsunami and radiation threats in Japan and abroad. But social media is also being used in the U.S. to collect donations for relief efforts and find out whether family or friends are all right.

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has introduced My Cancer Genome, a personalized cancer decision support tool to help physicians and researchers track the latest developments in personalized cancer medicine and connect with clinical research trials for their patients.The Web-based information tool is designed to educate clinicians on the rapidly expanding list of genetic mutations that impact different cancers and, at the same time, enable them to more easily research various treatment options based on specific mutations.

Medical visualization software that allows multiple physicians to consult on a patient's condition is one of the key areas of growth for virtual reality (VR) technologies in healthcare, according to a new report from Kalorama Information.

InstantDx/OnCallData has released updated mobile applications for the iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android devices that will provide physicians, hospitals and emergency rooms functionality to complement its new state-of-the-art portal.It is the latest development for a pioneer firm that launched the first true two-way electronic connection to pharmacies, the first regional e-prescribing initiative (in Rhode Island) and the first electronic-prescribing system certified by Surescripts, say company executives.