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Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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HIMSS Blogger Meetup Date, Time, and Location Established
The Healthcare IT Guy - Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:23:41 AM
After a number of e-mails and suggestions we’ve got general consensus on date, time, and venue for the meetup:
Date: Sunday , February 25, 2007 Time: 08:00 PM (right after the HIMSS Reception) Location: Mulate’s (Cajun restaurant and bar located right across ... more
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Doubts raised on potential iSoft sale to McKesson
E-Health-Insider - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:00:54 PM
The potential £200m sale of iSoft may be in jeopardy, according to a report in the Times today which says that preferred bidder McKesson has insisted on unspecified contract conditions that would prevent a deal being ... more
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Cuba congress and IMIA-LAC
Informaticopia - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:38:39 AM
The Tuesday afternoon session began with a presentation by Dr Alvaro Margolis, from Uraguay, in his role as President of IMIA-LAC, the Latin-America and Caribbean region of IMIA ( www.imia.org ). IMIA-LAC was established in 1983, with representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba (the Cuban Society for Medical Informatics, founded in ... more
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Cuba congress - education
Informaticopia - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:38:39 AM
The second part of Tuesday afternoon was a round-table devoted to various aspects of health informatics and education. It began with a presentation by Graham Wright titled 'Exploring the knowledge base for health informatics: the Otley duckfest and beyond'. He briefly discussed the background to the project, from the original ... more
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Crisp report says eHealth needed in developing world
E-Health-Insider - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:00:01 AM
The UK should give increased emphasis to the use of ICT and other new technologies in improving health and health services in developing countries, according to Lord Crisp, the former NHS chief ... more
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Democrats Plan Bill for Generic Biologics
Bio-IT World - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:41:34 AM
The Washington Post/Reuters | Two Democratic senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday that would give the FDA the legal authority to approve cheaper, generic versions of biotech drugs known as biologics. ... more
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IBM Says New Technology Can Triple Data Storage: Report
Bio-IT World - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:41:34 AM
Reuters | IBM says it is developing new circuitry that could triple the data stored on a typical microprocessor, and thereby double the performance of computers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. ... more
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Judge Rules Drug Documents Must Be Returned to Eli Lilly
Bio-IT World - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:41:33 AM
The New York Times | A federal district judge in Brooklyn ruled yesterday that confidential marketing materials belonging to Eli Lilly & Company about its top-selling anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa must be returned to the company by a doctor and a lawyer who, the judge said, engaged in a ... more
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Is Decline Over For Biotech HOLDRS? Asks Market Timer Frank Kollar
Moreover - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:15:00 AM
| FirstAlert [tm] 2/14: Weak Punch | Is Decline Over For Biotech HOLDRS? Asks Market Timer Frank Kollar | Micron And Texas Instruments Add To Chip Sag, Says Dr. Joe Duarte | Marsh & McLennan 4Q Profit Up Six-Fold On Strong Revenue Growth | ... more
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Biotech firm in cannabis breakthrough
Moreover - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:29:00 AM
The British biotech firm GW Pharmaceuticals today signed up Japan's Otsuka to develop and market its pioneering cannabis-based drug Sativex in the US.GW shares rose more than 3% in early trading, to 104p.GW said it would receive milestone payments of ... more
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EU project to develop next generation technology for elderly care
A consortium of 20 partners from European universities, public bodies and private companies is teaming up to develop next-generation technology to allow older people to continue to live independent lives in their own homes.
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Source: Cordis News
Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 by Obi - View more news posts by Obi
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Senators question HHS chief about health IT issues
The head of the Health and Human Services Department was grilled Tuesday about the swelling medical costs to citizens.... Comments (0)
Source: GovExec.com
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EMR for Medical Healthcare Practice Provides Convenience, Savings, and Reduces Errors
Physicians are turning to electronic medical records (EMR) to lighten their work load, have convenient access to records, improve accuracy, and improves the bottom line through cost savings.
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Source: American Chronicle
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Using EHRs to extract data on adverse drug events
During the opening reception at the National Patient Safety Foundation's annual conference in San Francisco last May, patient-safety pioneer Lucian Leape was holding court and talking about how electronic health records could be used to automatically capture data on any adverse reactions or side effects of new drugs on the market.... Comments (0)
Source: ModernHealthcare.com
Posted: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 by Obi - View more news posts by Obi
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Nurses urge caution over EU patient record sharing
European Commission discusses scheme for sharing medical records across the continent
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Source: Computeractive, UK
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E-prescriptions are a Click Away from Correcting Errors and Protecting Patients, says DoctorSolve
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The benefits of electronic prescriptions may soon have many physicians throwing out their pen and reaching for the mouse.... more
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University of Illinois Purchased 3rd Millennium's Award Winning Array Repository and Data Analysis System (ARDAS)
Monday, February 12, 2007
3rd Millennium, Inc. announced that the Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics at the University of Illinois has purchased their award winning Array Repository and Data Analysis System (ARDAS).... more
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Mathematical models add more options for life sciences, cancer researchers
Monday, February 12, 2007
Imagine being able to take a fantastic voyage into the human body and see how life evolves in a single cell, observe what triggers and sustains a beating heart – or perhaps journey into a tumor to witness how cancer destroys life and what doctors might be able to do to successfully treat it.... more
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UAppoint Issued Patent for Unique Appointment Scheduling Solution
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
The way patients schedule appointments with their physician and dentist is about to change forever thanks to UAppoint, the online patient appointment scheduling service. UAppoint dramatically improves the operational efficiency of practices while inc reasing patient convenience and satisfaction. But unlike other systems, UAppoint's service is smart -- so smart, that it has been issued a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office.... more
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HealthCare Partners Medical Group Deploys Wall Mounted Computer System as Part of Electronic Health Records (EHR) Software Deployment
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
EnovateIT, the leading integrator of healthcare mobile computing solutions, collaborated with HealthCare Partners to provide an innovative new wall mount computer solution comprised of a PC blade securely mounted on an ergonomically adjustable arm. T he resulting solution improves clinician/patient interaction, enhances clinician workstation ergonomics and secures patient data.... more
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