Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 8/22/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Monday, August 22, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News Gov. Tim Pawlenty and BIO's Jim Greenwood to Speak at BIO Mid-America VentureForum Monday, August 22, 2005 Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will join Jim Greenwood, president & CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), to address the BIO Mid-America VentureForum at the Minneapolis Hilton on the morning of Sept. 22.... more Future Directions Conference Spotlights Patient Safety in the Digital World Monday, August 22, 2005 The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) announced today an Educational Conference on Future Directions in Perioperative Services -- Leadership. Education. Industry. Informatics.... more Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Chooses Global Med Technologies Monday, August 22, 2005 Esteemed Organization Will Install SafeTrace(R) Advanced Donor Management System ... more athenahealth Partners with Sixth Major Medical Society to Empower Member Physicians and Improve Patient Care; North Carolina Medical Society Selects athenahealth's Web-Based Revenue Cycle Management Solution for 12,000 P Monday, August 22, 2005 athenahealth, Inc., the premier provider of revenue cycle management services to medical group practices, announced that it has partnered with North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS), one of the nation's largest medical societies. NCMS is the sixth major medical society to select athenahealth as the preferred workflow, billing and collections solution for its membership. ... more VeriChip Expands Hospital Infrastructure: Trinitas Hospital Adopts the VeriMed(TM) System; Third New Jersey Hospital Chooses VeriChip for Emergency Room Monday, August 22, 2005 VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital (NASDAQ: ADSX) announced today that Trinitas Hospital, a leading healthcare facility based in Elizabeth, New Jersey has agreed to implement the VeriMed(TM) microchip system and will initiate a clinical evaluation program of the System in its two Emergency Departments for rapid patient identification purposes.... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines E-Health updates work plan Australian IT, Australia - Monday, August 22, 2005 The National E-Health Transition Authority has published a new framework for interoperability and updated its work plan for 2005-06. ... Comments (0) Public collections of DNA & RNA sequence data reach 100 gigabases EurekAlert, US - Monday, August 22, 2005 For nearly 20 years, the three leading public repositories for DNA and RNA sequence data have collaborated to provide access to the ever increasing amount of genetic data produced by institutions around the world. The three repositories have now reached a significant milestone by collecting and disseminating 100 gigabases of sequence data. ... Comments (0) Trinitas to Test RFID Implants Mobile Health Data, UK - Monday, August 22, 2005 Elizabeth, N.J.-based Trinitas Hospital will become the third hospital to scan patients implanted with radio frequency identification chips. The 531-bed hospital plans to test the VeriChip system, from Delray Beach, Fla.-based Applied Digital in its two emergency departments. ... Comments (0) HHS Formalizes Structure of Brailer's Office iHealthBeat, US - Monday, August 22, 2005 HHS on Friday formalized the mission and structure of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. The announcement, which was published in the Federal Register and signed by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, splits the office into five components and for the first time gives it the authority to hire full-time employees. ... Comments (0) Report: Health Care Needs Engineering Health Data Management, US - Monday, August 22, 2005 The health care industry should take better advantage of engineering strategies and tools--including information technology--used in other industries to improve productivity, performance and quality, according to a new report from the National Academies. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Bioinformatics News Diary Date-Genomes to Systems Conference 22-24 March Moreover - Monday, August 22, 2005 2:13:00 PM ...extract ... more Bioinformatics News Peakdale share issue to staff exceeds expectations Moreover - Monday, August 22, 2005 2:13:00 PM ...extract ... more Bioinformatics News World Renowned Geneticist David Bentley, D.Phil. Joins Solexa As Chief Scientist Moreover - Monday, August 22, 2005 2:12:00 PM World Renowned Geneticist David Bentley, D.Phil. Joins Solexa As Chief Scientist HAYWARD, Calif. and Cambridge, UK (August 22, 2005) In his role at Solexa, ... more Health Informatics News Analytics Push Helps Siebel Win Sierra Health Deal Computerworld - Monday, August 22, 2005 2:00:00 PM Sierra Health Services has agreed to buy a CRM system from Siebel to replace a 6-year-old system from Onyx Software. Sierra said Siebel's analytics capabilities was the key to its ... more Bioinformatics News Lee Hood Calls Cancer Genome Project 'Nave,' Says Signal-to-Noise Issues Will Confound Efforts Moreover - Monday, August 22, 2005 1:35:00 PM By Kirell Lakhman, GenomeWeb News editor COPENHAGEN, Denmark, ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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