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Date: Monday, February 19, 2007
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Survey reveals doctors' pessimism about NPfIT
EHI Primary Care - Monday, February 19, 2007 1:56:36 PM
A survey of over 3000 doctors has revealed that the overwhelming majority are not optimistic that the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) will change the NHS - but only a small minority thought it should be abandoned at this ... more
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Survey reveals doctors' pessimism about NPfIT
E-Health-Insider - Monday, February 19, 2007 1:56:36 PM
A survey of over 3000 doctors has revealed that the overwhelming majority are not optimistic that the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) will change the NHS - but only a small minority thought it should be abandoned at this ... more
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Call to use Spine to find drug trial patients
EHI Primary Care - Monday, February 19, 2007 9:22:49 AM
The BioIndustry Association has expressed an interest in tapping into the NHS's Spine database and using patient information to identify potentially willing drug test ... more
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Accreditation win for Barts and London service desk
E-Health-Insider - Monday, February 19, 2007 9:18:27 AM
Barts and The London NHS Trust has become the first hospital trust in England to win Connecting for Health accreditation to provide expert IT support to NHS organisations ... more
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Call to use Spine to find drug trial patients
E-Health-Insider - Monday, February 19, 2007 9:22:49 AM
The BioIndustry Association has expressed an interest in tapping into the NHS's Spine database and using patient information to identify potentially willing drug test ... more
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Largest Genomic Search Finds Genes That May Contribute To Autism
Moreover - Monday, February 19, 2007 8:37:00 AM
Largest Genomic Search Finds Genes That May Contribute To Autism19 Feb 2007 An international team of researchers from 19 countries has identified one gene and a previously unidentified region of another chromosome as the location of another gene that ... more
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Liver An Excellent Target For Cancer Gene Therapy
Moreover - Monday, February 19, 2007 8:38:00 AM
A featured paper in the February 14 issue of Nature Cancer Gene Therapy demonstrates that cancer cells in the liver are excellent targets for gene therapy using adenoviral vectors, based upon a fundamental new understanding of the differences ... more
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The two sectors that will prosper even with deflation and economic recession - biotech and aerospace
Moreover - Monday, February 19, 2007 8:44:00 AM
The two sectors will prosper in the next twenty years although the world economies will be busy fighting deflation and depression. The first one is Aerospace. We are not just talking about Boeing and Airbus. We are talking about industry that ... more
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Drug, biotech shares fall; Onyx stocks soars
Moreover - Monday, February 19, 2007 9:03:00 AM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Drug and biotech stocks finished Friday's session in negative territory, but shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. jumped to close up more than 12% after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. ... more
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Starpharma's DNT and EMD Biosciences Sign siRNA and DNA Reagent
Moreover - Monday, February 19, 2007 9:50:00 AM
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Starpharma (ASX: SPL; OTC: SPHRY), through its US subsidiary company Dendritic Nanotechnologies Inc (DNT), has entered into a worldwide exclusive license and supply agreement with EMD ... more
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iSoft shares up on takeover talk
Shares in troubled medical software firm iSoft were 9% higher on Friday after it emerged an Australian software firm was in talks to buy it.... Comments (0)
Source: BBC News
Posted: Friday, February 16, 2007 by Obi - View more news posts by Obi
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Yasnoff: Wisconsin should invest in health record bank
Dr. William Yasnoff agreed that $30 million is a relatively small sum for state government to invest in the adoption of electronic health records, but not too small to make some headway on what he considers a better idea.
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Source: WTN News
Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2007 by Obi - View more news posts by Obi
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Hospital emergency departments find relief in IT
Dr. Kevin Baumlin, director of informatics for the department of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai, says the point is better care ... Comments (0)
Source: InfoWorld
Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2007 by Obi - View more news posts by Obi
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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
Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 by Obi - View more news posts by Obi
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Wellsoft Releases New v.11 Includes Integrated Medication Management Demonstrations at HIMSS
Friday, February 16, 2007
Wellsoft Corporation today announced a new version release ~ Wellsoft v.11, developed to meet the challenging needs of today’s Emergency Departments. ... more
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Wellsoft Releases New v.11Includes Integrated Medication Management Demonstrations at ENA Leadership
Friday, February 16, 2007
Wellsoft Corporation today announced a new version release ~ Wellsoft v.11, developed to meet the challenging needs of today’s Emergency Departments. Wellsoft will demonstrate the new version at ENA Leadership in Boston, February 23 – February 24, in booth # 419. ... more
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AdvancedMD is the Title Sponsor of the HBMA 2007 Spring Educational Conference
Thursday, February 15, 2007
AdvancedMD announces plans to exhibit as the title sponsor of the Healthcare Billing and Management Association (HBMA) 2007 Spring Educational Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, March 8-10.... more
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East Meets West Online Popularity of Ancient Practices Spurs Need for New Technology
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Alternative medicine gains popularity by introducing web based appointment scheduling solutions to current and future clients. By utilizing web based technology for scheduling appointments, holistic health practitioners are spending more time with th eir clients and less time scheduling appointments.... more
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Implementing Electronic Health Records: What Physician Practices Should Know Before Making the Investment
Thursday, February 15, 2007
To acquaint physician practices with the process of EHR evaluation and investment, the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN) is sponsoring "Selecting and Implementing an Electronic Health Record Vendor to Support Pay-for-Performance Programs,&qu ot; a March 21, 2007 audio conference at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.... more
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