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Websites are "the new storefront" these days, and medical practices should not be missing out on the opportunity, says one expert. However, he points out that they "are a constant evolution," and so it's important to "lay the right foundation."Mike Cuesta, director of marketing at CareCloud, a Web-based medical practice management software firm in Miami, offered some tips for medical practices when it comes to creating and maintaining websites.

Mexico's Ministry of Health of Nuevo Leon has chosen the e-Screener Plus (eSP) by Dallas, Tex.-based OZ Systems to manage the state's newborn hearing and metabolic screening programs.Every Ministry of Health public hospital in Nuevo Leon will use the solution with the aim of improving follow-up care for more than 30,000 infants each year.

PORTLAND, ME - Once upon a time, the tools of medicine were pretty simple: tongue depressor, blood pressure cuff, stethoscope. Nowadays Try exergames and first-person simulators, "wiihabilitation" and multiplayer mHealth apps. For years, video games and virtual reality have been playing around the periphery of healthcare. Now, the market for healthcare gaming is starting to cohere into something more substantial, says Ben Sawyer, founder of Portland, Maine-based Games for Health.