Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 8/30/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News Healthaxis Announces CEO Succession; John M. Carradine, Company's President, to Assume Chief Executive Role Chairman to Lead Strategic Initiatives Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Healthaxis Inc. (Nasdaq:HAXS), an innovative provider of technology-enhanced, integrated business process solutions and services, including claims and benefit administration applications, web-enabled software solutions and outsourced claims related services for health benefit administrators and health insurance claims processors, announced today that John M. Carradine, 47, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, has been elected to the Board of Directors and elected Chief Executive ... more Dictaphone Sponsors Key Electronic Health Information Management Work Group; American Health Information Management Association to Publish Data Content Standards for the Electronic Health Record Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Dictaphone Corporation is sponsoring the American Health Information Management Association's Foundation of Research and Education (AHIMA/FORE) work group on data content in the electronic health record (EHR). ... more QuadraMed Selects A.D.A.M. Interactive Anatomy as Reference Source for VA Coding Product; Educational Tool Will Improve Coding Accuracy and Efficiency at VA Medical Centers Tuesday, August 30, 2005 A.D.A.M., Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM), today announced that QuadraMed Corporation (AMEX: QD) has selected its Interactive Anatomy product as the reference source for users of the nCoder+ and Quantim product lines at VA Medical Centers, which includes the new VIP Compliance Suite. ... more Medtronic Acquires Image-Guided Neurologics; Broadens Portfolio of Products for Improved Deep Brain Stimulation Surgical Procedures; Frameless DBS Lead Placement Shown to Improve Patient Comfort, Decrease Operating Time Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), today announced that it has acquired Image-Guided Neurologics (IGN) of Melbourne, Fla., a privately held company that specializes in precision navigation and delivery technologies for brain surgery. ... more Nanobiotechnology Under Pressure to Justify the Enormous Private and Public Funding it has Received Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Nanotechnology has received as much media attention than any other science sector since the space race of the 1960s. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Dell upgrades Birmingham hospital tryst ComputerWeekly.com, UK - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Hardware manufacturer Dell has completed implementation of an IT infrastructure upgrade at University Hospital Birmingham foundation trust. ... Comments (0) Mobile IT solution for 1000 health staff in Cheshire PublicTechnology.net, UK - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 An IT solution to enable heath and social care staff to complete needs assessment of older people in Cheshire, with 1000 staff getting mobile working, is to be designed, built and implemented by a partnership including IBM, Esprit Limited and TSO. ... Comments (0) Health Information Exchange Moving from Talk to Action, Says New Study Government Technology, US - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 The majority of state, regional and community-based health information exchange initiatives are already beginning to exchange electronic healthcare data, and they identify funding as the major barrier in their collaborative effort to connect for faster, safer, and better quality healthcare, according to a study released yesterday by the eHealth Initiative Foundation (eHI). ... Comments (0) Private medical information isn't so private Bankrate.com - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Your private medical information may not be so private. While the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, was supposed to ensure a national standard for medical-record privacy, significant loopholes, as well as a lack of federal enforcement, could leave your records open to prying eyes. ... Comments (0) Report: HHS Underwrites Half of Health IT Exchanges Black Enterprise, US - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 About one-half of all health information exchanges around the nation depend on the federal government for development funding through grants and contracts. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Health Informatics News Computerised casualty 'whiteboard' for Bedford E-Health-Insider - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:27:12 PM Bedford Hospital's accident and emergency unit has gone live with a new computer system developed by ExtraMed called A&E ... more Bioinformatics News Imclone, Bristol seek use for Eribitux Moreover - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:41:00 PM Aug 30, 2005 - CHICAGO (Reuters) - ImClone Systems Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said on Tuesday they are seeking U.S. regulatory approval for use of its Erbitux cancer drug in head and neck cancer. ... more Bioinformatics News ImClone seeks Erbitux approval Moreover - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:39:00 PM Aug 30, 2005 - CHICAGO (Reuters) - ImClone Systems Inc. said on Tuesday it is seeking ... more Bioinformatics News UK Gov must meet biometric standards on ID cards Moreover - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:33:00 PM Any national identity card introduced in the UK will have to meet new international standards for ... more Bioinformatics News ImClone seeks Erbitux approval in head/neck cancer Moreover - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:28:00 PM ImClone seeks Erbitux approval in head/neck cancer Tuesday 30 August 2005, 8:23am EST (Adds details, share activity) CHICAGO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - ImClone Systems Inc. ( IMCL.O: , , ) said on Tuesday it is seeking ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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