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Seventy-five percent of individuals working at U.S. healthcare provider institutions use social media for professional purposes, according to a new survey.The Web-based survey was conducted between April and May of 2011 by Frost & Sullivan in conjunction with the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2). Key findings of the survey include:

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that two devices commonly used for video gaming and security systems are effective in detecting the early onset of illness and fall risk in seniors.The Mizzou researchers have long been using motion-sensing technology to monitor changes in the health of residents at TigerPlace, an independent living community in Columbia. Now their findings have pointed to new uses for consumer gaming programs.See also: Game on!.

Boston-based American Well and Numera, headquartered in Seattle will collaborate to deliver health monitoring information directly into live online encounters between physicians and patients.The initiative brings together American Well's Online Care Suite telehealth solution and Numera's NumeraNET gateway.