Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 9/30/2005

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

Health Informatics News Independence Blue Cross Selects Allscripts for e-Prescribing Initiative; Philadelphia's Largest Health Insurer to Promote Physician Adoption of Electronic Prescribing Friday, September 30, 2005 Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that Independence Blue Cross has selected the Allscripts e-prescribing solution, along with a second vendor, for a pilot program that will bring clinical automation to more than 500 physicians.... more NIH Awards Grant to Stanford to Launch Biomedical Computation Center Friday, September 30, 2005 The National Institutes of Health announced Sept. 29 that it has awarded the Stanford University School of Medicine a grant of $18.8 million to develop a National Center for Biomedical Ontology along with several other collaborating institutions. ... more Lanvision Systems, Inc. Reacts to the Announced Proposed Acquisition of IDX by GE Friday, September 30, 2005 LanVision Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:LANV) d\b\a Streamline Health today announced that it is in the process of assessing the potential impact of the proposed acquisition of IDX Systems Corp. by the Healthcare Information Technologies division of the General Electric Company, as announced on September 29. ... more The Military Healthcare System Resource Information Technology Program Office Selects Park City Solutions-Government Services Group for TRICARE Reserve Select, Tobacco Cessation and Weight Management Implementation in cr Friday, September 30, 2005 Park City Solutions, Inc. (PCS) Government Services Group - a leading provider of eHealth solutions within the Military HealthCare System (MHS) today announced an award of $1.8 million to implement the necessary changes in mission critical medical systems to accommodate TRICARE Reserves, Tobacco Cessation and Weight Management initiatives. ... more Surgical Information Systems Selected by BJC HealthCare to Improve Surgical Business Operations Friday, September 30, 2005 One of the largest nonprofit health-care organizations in the United States, BJC HealthCare, has partnered with Alpharetta-based Surgical Information Systems (SIS) to improve operational efficiency, patient safety, quality of care and financial outcomes at three of its facilities. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Patient online booking in disarray Computing, UK - Friday, September 30, 2005 Leaked email reveals widespread problems with Choose and Book system. ... Comments (0) HHS set to award health IT contracts GCN.com, US - Friday, September 30, 2005 The Health and Human Services Department will award contracts next week in the next step in its efforts to pave the way for adoption of health IT. The contracts are intended to develop standards harmonization, standards compliance certification and assessments of the variations in state privacy laws. ... Comments (0) Experts: U.S. electronic health records still a way off IT World, US - Friday, September 30, 2005 U.S. President George Bush's administration gets high marks for its vision in pushing electronic health records, but the U.S. is far from implementing a national health IT system, according to an author of a government report released Thursday. ... Comments (0) Payer Brings Allscripts on Board for E-Rx Mobile Health Data, US - Friday, September 30, 2005 Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross has chosen Allscripts Healthcare Solutions as a vendor for its initiative to offer physicians free PDAs and e-prescribing applications. ... Comments (0) Oak Valley Picks Kodak for Imaging Health Data Management, US - Friday, September 30, 2005 Oak Valley Hospital in Oakdale, Calif., will implement a suite of medical imaging technology from Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Health Informatics News Products launched with too little testing, say IT heads E-Health-Insider - Friday, September 30, 2005 3:08:33 PM More than two thirds (68%) of IT managers around Europe think too many products and services are launched with insufficient testing, according to research by the IT services company, Logica ... more Bioinformatics News Novel mechanism for DNA replication discovered Bioinfo Online - Friday, September 30, 2005 1:28:48 PM Since the discovery of the structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953, the paradigm for DNA replication has stated that the DNA itself codes for the appropriate pairings for replication. In other words, if a guanine base is on ... more Bioinformatics News MedImmune to collaborate with NIAID on vaccine development Moreover - Friday, September 30, 2005 12:21:00 PM MedImmune has entered into an agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop investigational pandemic influenza ... more Bioinformatics News Mighty Mice Regrow Organs Bio-IT World - Friday, September 30, 2005 11:35:30 AM Wired News | Genetically altered mice discovered accidentally at the Wistar Institute in Pennsylvania have the seemingly miraculous ability to regenerate like a salamander, and even regrow vital organs. ... more Bioinformatics News Two Teams Identify Chinese Bat as SARS Virus Hiding Place Bio-IT World - Friday, September 30, 2005 11:35:30 AM The New York Times | The finding is important in preventing outbreaks of SARS and similar viruses carried by bats because it provides an opportunity for scientists to break the transmission chain. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 9/29/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News GE Healthcare to Acquire IDX Systems Corporation Thursday, September 29, 2005 Significantly expands GE presence in healthcare information technologies ... more Organizations With EHR's Must Address New Legal Process Issues Thursday, September 29, 2005 When a health record is involved in litigation, the custodian of that record may be asked to testify as to how the record was created, maintained, and whether the complete record had been turned over. ... more NDCHealth Announces Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period Thursday, September 29, 2005 NDCHealth Corporation (NYSE:NDC) today announced it has received notification of early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) with respect to the proposed sale of NDCHealth's information management business to Wolters Kluwer as well as Per-Se Technologies' (NASDAQ:PSTI) proposed acquisition of NDCHealth. ... more Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and Humana Developing Multi-Payer Electronic Health Record Thursday, September 29, 2005 Capability Will Be Delivered Via the Existing Availity(R) Health Information Network to Improve Health Care Delivery and Enhance Patient Experience ... more BioSpace and BIOCOM Unveil 2005 Biotech Beach(TM) Life Science Campaign Thursday, September 29, 2005 BioSpace, the leading online information source for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, and BIOCOM, a premiere life science industry association representing more than 450 member companies in San Diego and Southern California, unveiled this morning the Seventh Edition of the Biotech Beach(TM) Hotbed Campaign promoting the life science community of greater San Diego. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines DoD's health record gives providers access to patient's information following Katrina Patuxent River Tester, US - Thursday, September 29, 2005 Following a joint effort between the Department of Defense, including the Military Health System (MHS), the Air Force and multiple government contractors, displaced medical providers from Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss., received immediate access to medical information of TRICARE beneficiaries who were evacuated by Hurricane Katrina through the military electronic health record (EHR). ... Comments (0) Grant for private, secure, electronic medical records search system News-Medical.net, US - Thursday, September 29, 2005 A Boston consortium has been awarded one of two national grants to form a CDC Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics. ... Comments (0) Medical care system changing in Japan Japan Today, Japan - Thursday, September 29, 2005 Japan's medical care system is undergoing significant change due to the application of advanced information technology. There is a new trend toward the introduction of patient charts in electronic form as a means of increasing the quality of medical care while also improving efficiency. ... Comments (0) Robot Vendor Gets $12.1 Million Mobile Health Data, US - Thursday, September 29, 2005 InTouch Health Inc., a vendor of wireless robotic devices designed for health care organizations, has raised $12.1 million. The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based vendor received the capital from a Series C investment financing round led by Galen Partners, New York. Acacia Venture Partners, San Francisco, and InvestCare Partners, London, also made investments. ... Comments (0) Study Estimates Future EHR Adoption iHealth Beat, US - Thursday, September 29, 2005 A recent IT study in Health Affairs examined the health IT functionality needed for a model of a national health information network and estimated the functionality of the technology in physician offices now and in five years. According to the study, electronic health record functionality for offices with one to four physicians is expected to grow from less than 10% to about 25% in the next five years. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Bioinformatics News It's a bug's life: MIT team tells moving tale Bioinfo Online - Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:56:49 PM MIT mathematicians have discovered how certain insects can climb what to them are steep, slippery slopes in the water's surface without moving their limbs--and do it at high speed. Welcome to the world of the tiny creatures that live on ... more Bioinformatics News Nanoscientists describe electron movement through molecules Bioinfo Online - Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:55:16 PM Molecular electronics is the ultimate miniaturization of electronics. In this area of research, scientists have been studying the movement of electrons through individual molecules in an effort to understand how they might control and use the process ... more Health Informatics News GE to buy IDX for £681 million E-Health-Insider - Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:35:11 PM General Electric Co.'s healthcare unit is to buy US health IT software supplier IDX Systems Corp. in a deal worth $1.2 billion (£681 ... more Health Informatics News GE Buys IDX for $1.2 Billion histalk.blog-city.com - Thursday, September 29, 2005 1:38:00 PM GE Healthcare will acquire HIT vendor IDX for $1.2 billion, it was announced minutes ago. Thanks for those who tipped me off to the news. More to ... more Bioinformatics News Secretion of Bacterial Xenobiotic-Degrading Enzymes from Transgenic Plants by an Apoplastic Expressional Syste Moreover - Thursday, September 29, 2005 12:57:00 PM Secretion of Bacterial Xenobiotic-Degrading Enzymes from Transgenic Plants by an Apoplastic Expressional System: An Applicability for Phytoremediation Environ. Sci. Technol., 39 (19), 7671 -7677, ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 9/28/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News California Hospital Orders KODAK PACS, CR, Information Management Solutions Wednesday, September 28, 2005 KODAK CARESTREAM Enterprise Information Management Solution to Support Central Database for Medical Records ... more 21 New Health System Customers Deploy MData; MercuryMD Strengthens Its Leadership Position with Continued Growth Through First Three Quarters of 2005 Wednesday, September 28, 2005 MercuryMD, a healthcare-focused software company that provides hospitals with mobility solutions that enable clinicians to transform information into action while enhancing patient care, announces today the deployment of the industry's proven mobile information system - MData(R) - at five new customer sites. ... more Invitrogen Launches Vector NTI Advance 10 Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Release Includes Vector NTI(R) Open Access Policy and Vector NTI(R) User Community to Drive Life Science Standardization ... more Eklin Medical Systems Announces Acquisition of Elinc Corporation Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Recognized Veterinary Innovators Combine; World-leader in Veterinary PACS and Digital Radiography Acquires Fast-growing Practice Information Management Leader ... more Aptuit, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Almedica International; Deal Close Marks Another Milestone in Company's Vision to Engineer a Better Drug Development Process Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Aptuit, Inc., a company focused on streamlining and supporting the drug development process for biotechnology and pharmaceutical innovators, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Almedica International. Almedica provides clinical trial materials to more than 150 customers globally, including many of the largest pharmaceutical companies, and has facilities in Allendale, New Jersey and Deeside, United Kingdom.... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Five Providers Choose MercuryMD Mobile Health Data, US - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Five provider organizations recently have purchased mobile technology from Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based MercuryMD. The providers have deployed the vendor's MData software, which is designed to mobilize existing clinical information systems. ... Comments (0) Feds Explain Provider ID Plans Health Data Management, US - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published a six-page tutorial on the national provider identifier. ... Comments (0) X-rays enter the digital age Albany Times Union, US - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Hospitals embrace new imaging methods as part of computerization trend. ... Comments (0) Measured Savings For NHS Wireless Healthcare, UK - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Clinical evaluation of a pioneering healthcare initiative by Carlisle Housing Association and Carlisle and District Primary Care Trust has praised the success of telemedicine in providing proactive care and support and improving the quality of life for people with chronic diseases. ... Comments (0) Houston created EMRs in hours United Press International, US - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Within hours of evacuations from New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina, emergency workers organized shelters in healthcare facilities in Houston and other parts of Texas that included electronic medical records. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Bioinformatics News IDBS launches ActivityBase XE - revolutionary solution for high throughput screening data management Moreover - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:50:00 AM 15 September 2005: Guildford, United Kingdom - IDBS announced the launch of ActivityBase Xtended Edition (ActivityBase XE) at the 11th annual SBS meeting in ... more Bioinformatics News Pioneer of drug discovery data management software recognized for his contribution to the industry Moreover - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:49:00 AM Guildford, United Kingdom, September 2005 - IDBS is proud to announce that Neil Kipling, founder, CEO and Chairman of the company, has been formally recognized for his contribution to the art and science of drug ... more Bioinformatics News SR Pharma: Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2005 Moreover - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:48:00 AM ...extract ... more Bioinformatics News Protein Construction May Be Governed by Simple Rules Bio-IT World - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:35:27 AM HHMI News | Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered that all the necessary information to sculpt a protein into its proper shape and function is contained in a relatively simple set of instructions encoded in its amino acid sequence. ... more Bioinformatics News Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Sets Price for Initial Public Offering LifeSciencesWorld.com - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:34:37 AM SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the initial public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $7.00 per share. Shares of Sunesis' common stock will be traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the trading ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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Employers tout digital health records

Employers tout digital health records: "You get a nasty cut while hiking at Smithville Lake. Your doctor � and your medical records � are 42 miles away in Olathe. What�s an emergency room doctor to do?
Currently, there�s a good chance that ER doctor will order tests. And if you�ve been to the doctor regularly, there�s an equally good chance those tests will duplicate records already in your medical file.
A dozen Kansas City area companies are backing a plan to develop a regional storehouse of electronic medical records, a nonprofit initiative currently called Health e ."

Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 9/27/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News Frost & Sullivan: Public Sector Remains a Major Buyer of Healthcare IT in Europe Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Vendors Need to Focus on Developing Business Associations With New Clients ... more Online Health Information Seekers More Likely to Treat Allergies, Depression, Insomnia Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Patients using wired channels for drug information spend more on prescriptions, according to latest PharmTrends research ... more MedSeek Introduces VAR Opportunity to E-Health, Health, and Wellness Companies for Its World-Class Content Management Solution Tuesday, September 27, 2005 SiteMaker(R) Is Solution of Choice at Over 500 Healthcare Organizations Nationwide ... more Altru Health System Goes Live with QuadraMed Computerized Physician Order Entry Tuesday, September 27, 2005 QuadraMed(R) Corporation (Amex:QD) today announced that Altru Health System, Grand Forks, North Dakota has completed a "go live" of the company's Affinity(R) CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry). ... more Sentillion Receives US Patent for Unique Context Management Technology Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Sentillion Inc., the leading provider of identity and access management (IAM) solutions for the healthcare industry, announced on Monday that it has received its first patent (6,941,313) from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Home health care executive excited about telemedicine News-Leader.com, US - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Karen R. Thomas of Oxford HealthCare says technology improves patients' care. ... Comments (0) Marketing campaign can't mask difficult times for the national programme for IT ComputerWeekly.com, UK - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 The government's Connecting for Health agency has launched a publicity campaign for IT modernisation of the NHS, but major questions remain unanswered ... Comments (0) Whitehall makes policy shift after delays to NHS IT programme ComputerWeekly.com, UK - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Go-ahead for standalone systems in response to problems developing integrated technology. ... Comments (0) Healthcare Uses Business Intelligence to do Extraordinary Things B-EYE-Network, US - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Accurate data drives business intelligence decisions and gets results. ... Comments (0) Broadband trial boon for doctors Hobart Mercury, Australia - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Hobart suburbs New Town and South Hobart have been selected as the first sites for a ground-breaking optic-fibre ultra-broadband trial. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Health Informatics News GP system choice being blocked and mocked EHI Primary Care - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 11:22:44 AM A Hertfordshire IT manager reported that he was laughed at when he told his local service provider (LSP) that he wanted to use an EMIS computer system rather than the two systems offered routinely in his ... more Health Informatics News Every PCT to miss Choose and Book target EHI Primary Care - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 10:51:29 AM The health department has admitted that not a single primary care trust in the country is likely to be in a position to meet its next Choose and Book target and is relying on paper solutions to deliver its flagship policy on choice at ... more Health Informatics News Every PCT to miss Choose and Book target E-Health-Insider - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 10:51:29 AM The health department has admitted that not a single primary care trust in the country is likely to be in a position to meet its next Choose and Book target and is relying on paper solutions to deliver its flagship policy on choice at ... more Bioinformatics News Qiagen to buy PG Biotech for $14.5 million Moreover - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 10:30:00 AM Netherlands-based nucleic acid specialist Qiagen has agreed to purchase China's PG Biotech for approximately $14.5 million in a bid to increase sales in the Asian ... more Bioinformatics News MedImmune, Georgetown University, in research pact Moreover - Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:58:00 AM MedImmune and Georgetown University will co-develop a cancer-fighting drug under a partnership agreement announced ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 9/26/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Monday, September 26, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News Nabi Biopharmaceuticals to Announce Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results On October 19, 2005 Monday, September 26, 2005 Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NABI) will issue a press release highlighting the third quarter financial results on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at market close.... more Healthcare Leaders Outline Strategies for 21st-Century Care Delivery at Fourth Annual IDX Healthcare Executive Summit Monday, September 26, 2005 World-class healthcare visionaries, including Dr. David Brailer, Newt Gingrich, Dr. Molly J. Coye, and Emily Friedman explore challenges and solutions for advancing fail-safe patient care through the use of electronic health records ... more ScanSoft Dragon NaturallySpeaking Speech Recognition Technology Reduces Diagnostic Reporting Times by 50% in a trial at King's College Hospital Monday, September 26, 2005 Leading Speech Recognition Solution Plays Pivotal Role in Helping Hospital Meet New Targets for Cancer Treatment ... more Gilbert Hospital Selects Patient Care Technology Systems' Emergency Department Information System Monday, September 26, 2005 Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS) today announced that Gilbert Hospital of Gilbert, Arizona has selected the Amelior ED(TM) patient care system for patient tracking, nurse & physician documentation and computerized provider order entry in its emergency department. Gilbert Hospital is a new acute care general hospital dedicated to providing emergency services to the high growth, East Valley communities neighboring Phoenix.... more InfoPro Solutions Celebrates 10 Years of Developing Best of Breed Informatics Solutions for the Global Clinical Trials Markets Monday, September 26, 2005 InfoPro Solutions completes 10 successful years in developing purpose-built, industry-specific informatics systems for the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to help them accelerate their drug development process. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines India and Sweden to cooperate in e-governance, telemedicine Hindu, India - Monday, September 26, 2005 India and Sweden have decided to cooperate and forge alliances in key areas of IT, namely e-governance, telemedicine and in improving software usage by small and medium businesses (SMBs), Union Communication and IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran, said today. ... Comments (0) Telemedicine project cuts stays in hospital by half PublicTechnology.net, UK - Monday, September 26, 2005 Clinical evaluation of a new telemedicine initiative by Carlisle Housing Association and Carlisle and District Primary Care Trust has praised the success of telemedicine in providing proactive care and support and improving the quality of life for people with chronic diseases. ... Comments (0) App Offers Dictation, Transcription Mobile Health Data, US - Monday, September 26, 2005 Tech S2 Inc., Lansing, N.Y., has released a hand-held computing system designed to enable medical dictation, transcription, storage and review via a PDA. The CaseScribe application can be used on PDAs or smart phones running the Windows Mobile operating system. ... Comments (0) Market Failure and Health IT: the Need for Federal Intervention iHealth Beat, US - Monday, September 26, 2005 Even after 9/11, the anthrax letters and Hurricane Katrina, we Americans still haven't learned to fully value universal health IT. Simply put, better planning and effective intervention at the federal level is necessary to protect the public's health and foster health IT adoption. ... Comments (0) JCAHO Adds I.T. Panel Health Data Management, US - Monday, September 26, 2005 The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has created an advisory panel on information technology to help reengineer the delivery of care to improve safety, quality and efficiency. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Bioinformatics News 'Keep cool to reduce friction,' suggests study of nanoscale water condensation Bioinfo Online - Monday, September 26, 2005 3:15:43 PM "Keep cool to reduce friction" might be the advice given designers of nanoscale machinery by researchers who have just completed a study of factors influencing the formation of "water bridges" ? capillary connections that can ... more Bioinformatics News Apogee Biometrics Inc Moreover - Monday, September 26, 2005 2:14:00 PM Financials Apogee Biometrics Inc IndustriesBusiness services, nec CityKennewick StateWA NationUnited States Incorporated inn/a Public StatusPrivate Business DescriptionDevelop biometric software ... more Health Informatics News Compliance Focus Leads to Experiment in Cheap Films Computerworld - Monday, September 26, 2005 2:00:00 PM Security Manager's Journal: The agency needs its employees to comply with HIPAA's privacy and security rules, so C.J. Kelly realizes the training has to be ... more Bioinformatics News Baylor's Preparations for Hurricane Rita Top GenomeWeb's Most-Read Stories Last Week Moreover - Monday, September 26, 2005 1:54:00 PM Preparations for Hurricane Rita Top GenomeWeb's Most-Read Stories Last Week By a GenomeWeb staff reporter NEW YORK, Sept. ... more Bioinformatics News Qiagen to Acquire PCR-Based Molecular Dx Maker Shenzhen PG Biotech of China for $14.5M Moreover - Monday, September 26, 2005 1:53:00 PM By a GenomeWeb staff reporter NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (GenomeWeb News) - Qiagen plans to acquire Chinese molecular diagnostics company Shenzhen PG Biotech for $14.5 million in cash, Qiagen said ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 9/23/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Friday, September 23, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News Emdeon to Webcast Annual Meeting of Stockholders Friday, September 23, 2005 As previously announced, Emdeon Corporation (NASDAQ:HLTH) will be holding its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 29, 2005. ... more QuadraMed Presents Three Hospitals $5,000 Grants for Excellence in Healthcare Information Technology Friday, September 23, 2005 QuadraMed(R) Corporation (Amex:QD) today announced the winners in the first annual, company-sponsored "Quest Award" program. The program recognizes innovative uses of the company's healthcare information technology in three categories - Revenue Cycle Improvement, Patient Safety Improvement, and Efficiency Improvement. ... more GE Healthcare Invests US$37.5 Million in Chinese Bio-Sciences Manufacturing Facility Friday, September 23, 2005 GE Healthcare, a unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today announced a $37.5 million investment to extend its production facility in Shanghai in order to meet increasing customer demand for its products in the People's Republic of China and as well as throughout the globe. ... more State of Delaware to Promote Electronic Prescribing; Pilot Program Will Provide 100 Physicians with DrFirst Rcopia Electronic Prescribing Technology to Improve Patient Safety and Physician Efficiency Friday, September 23, 2005 DrFirst's award-winning Rcopia(R) electronic prescribing solution has been chosen by the State of Delaware for a collaborative pilot program that will target 100 physicians to promote the adoption and use of electronic prescribing technology. ... more Breakthrough in Medical Imaging May Be Only a Fingertip Away Friday, September 23, 2005 Former Soviet Scientists Publish Findings on Technique for Capturing Internal Images Using a Person's Fingertips. The High Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness of This Technology May Revolutionize Medical Imaging. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Asian Hospitals Get RFID Wristbands Mobile Health Data, US - Friday, September 23, 2005 Precision Dynamics Corp. has partnered with Hewlett-Packard Co. to offer wristbands using radio frequency identification technology to hospitals in the Asia/Pacific region. San Fernando, Calif.-based Precision Dynamics manufacturers various types of wristbands--including some embedded with RFID chips--that can be used to identify patients. ... Comments (0) E-Health conference for patients and the public eGov monitor, UK - Friday, September 23, 2005 The second annual Care Record Development Conference will give patients and carers the chance to contribute their views on the NHS Care Records Service and related matters. ... Comments (0) Feds Propose Attachments Standards Health Data Management, US - Friday, September 23, 2005 The Department of Health and Human Services on Sept. 23 published a proposed rule to establish national standards for electronic claims attachments. ... Comments (0) I.T. Certification Group to Grow Health Data Management, US - Friday, September 23, 2005 The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology will expand to give greater representation to certain industry stakeholders. ... Comments (0) Drug data for Katrina evacuees now online Government Health IT, US - Friday, September 23, 2005 Prescription pill data for evacuees fleeing the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina is now available on a single Web site. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Bioinformatics News Transgene makes scent that attracts bodyguards Moreover - Friday, September 23, 2005 11:11:00 AM Transgene makes scent that attracts bodyguardsScent-producing gene could one day help protect crops from parasites.Andreas von BubnoffA predatory bug preys on a spider mite, keeping the plant ... more Bioinformatics News Waterford set to get 100 new biotechnology jobs Moreover - Friday, September 23, 2005 10:41:00 AM More than 100 new jobs are set to be announced this morning at a biothechnology plant in Waterford. Multinational biotech firm Genzyme will take on the extra staff at its facility in the city's IDA industrial ... more Bioinformatics News Report Stresses Comprehensive Approach to Biotechnology Decisions: Public Participation Among Keys to Effectiv Moreover - Friday, September 23, 2005 10:11:00 AM For more information, journalists can contact: Nate Kommers, Media Officer, +1(202)729-7736, nkommers@wri.org WASHINGTON, ... more Bioinformatics News Biotechnology firm to create 120 jobs in Waterford Moreover - Friday, September 23, 2005 10:07:00 AM Biotechnology firm to create 120 jobs in Waterford 23/09/2005 - 10:40:57 AM A biotechnology company is planning to create 120 new jobs as part of an expansion of its factory in ... more Health Informatics News NHS chief executive calls for investment in IT E-Health-Insider - Friday, September 23, 2005 9:56:19 AM NHS chief executive Nigel Crisp has called on trusts to make greater use of shared back office functions such as IT, HR and finance to help deliver services more efficiently and avoid some trusts slipping into the ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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