Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 9/13/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News DSS, Inc. Launches Website to Support Vista-Office EHR Implementation by Physicians and Hospitals; Long-time IT supplier of VA Offers One-Stop Shop for VistA Community Tuesday, September 13, 2005 In conjunction with the imminent release of VistA-Office Electronic Health Record (EHR) software to the public domain by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), DSS, Inc., today unveiled a special website, offering support to physician offices and other healthcare organizations wishing to implement and use the highly regarded electronic health record system. ... more Home Health Monitoring Appliance Improves Patient Confidence in Understanding, Managing Chronic Conditions Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Health Buddy(R) Appliance Survey Shows Almost 9 in 10 Patients Say They Can Better Manage Their Conditions ... more MEDai Hosts Predictive Modeling 101 Symposium at Disease Management Congress Tuesday, September 13, 2005 MEDai, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, Florida, a leading provider of advanced solutions for healthcare that utilize award-winning predictive modeling technology, announced earlier this week that it will be hosting the Predictive Modeling 101: Implementing Innovative Predictive Modeling and Intervention Strategies to Improve Quality pre-conference symposium at the upcoming Disease Management Congress.... more Largest Orthopedic Practice in Northern Illinois Selects Swissray for Digital Radiography Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Rockford Orthopedic Associates (ROA) Purchases a Swissray ddRModulaire Plus System ... more Wilkes Regional Medical Center Selects DR Systems PACS Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Wilkes Regional Medical Center of North Wilkesboro, N.C., has awarded a $1 million contract to DR Systems for an enterprise-wide implementation of the company's Dominator(TM) PACS. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Cybernet Enhances Mobile System Mobile Health Data, US - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Cybernet Medical has expanded the capabilities of its hand-held disease management data collection system. The vendor's MedStar system now enables blood coagulation and temperature monitoring. ... Comments (0) Medicare Wants Demo Participants Health Data Management, US - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking participants for its Medicare Health Care Quality Demonstration, a five-year effort to improve quality and increase efficiency through the redesign of the regional health care system model. ... Comments (0) Ohio Hospital Picks GE for PACS Health Data Management, US - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio, will implement a picture archiving and communication system from GE Healthcare, Waukesha, Wis. ... Comments (0) Sen. Clinton: Disaster makes case for EHRs Healthcare IT News, US - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Disasters such as Hurricane Katrina highlight the need to move away from a paper-based system of storing medical records, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) said Monday. ... Comments (0) CMS: Free EHR rollout still on track Healthcare IT News, US - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services are still insisting that the rollout of a free electronic health records application is on track, despite reports that the project is delayed indefinitely. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Health Informatics News ActiveCore Technologies' Healthcare Division Has Breakthrough Quarter PACS Central - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:35:33 PM Distribution Source: Prime Zone Media ActiveCore Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ATVE) announced today that its healthcare division, MDI Solutions (http://www.mdisolutions.com), has recently signed four contracts to license its flagship integration software, MD Link. These contracts also provide for the delivery of implementation services to the respective customers, which include ... more Bioinformatics News Tanzania not yet ready for modern biotechnology Moreover - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 2:09:00 PM Tanzania needs to build functional infrastructures to detect genetically modified (GM) foods and products in order to protect consumers and the environment, the government said ... more Health Informatics News 'Unworkable' smartcard rules to be re-written EHI Primary Care - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:56:19 PM NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) has been forced to scrap the rules that practices must sign up to when they receive a smartcard after it has emerged the policy is unworkable in general ... more Bioinformatics News European Commission funds EBI to do new research on synergies between bioinformatics and medical informatics Bioinfo Online - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:55:52 PM The European Commission has selected the EBI to coordinate a project that will stimulate and explore synergies between bioinformatics and medical informatics ... more Bioinformatics News Unusual RNAs linked to chronic leukemia, may help treat it Bioinfo Online - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:52:19 PM A new and unusual class of genes plays an important role in the development of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to new research here. At the same time, these genes may provide a new form of therapy for the disease. CLL strikes some ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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