Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 9/15/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News Two Million Physicians Log On Per Month to McKesson Web-Based Portal Thursday, September 15, 2005 Accelerated Adoption of Healthcare Technology Reflects Value of Electronic Health Records ... more Per-Se Technologies and PeriOptimum to Provide Integrated End-to-End Perioperative Solution; Agreement Adds Benefit of Real-Time Patient Tracking and Workflow Management to Leading Enterprise Patient Scheduling and Perio Thursday, September 15, 2005 Per-Se Technologies (Nasdaq: PSTI), the leader in Connective Healthcare solutions that help physicians and hospitals realize their financial goals, announced today a reseller agreement with PeriOptimum, a surgical throughput optimization company. Under the terms of the agreement, Per-Se will begin offering PeriOptimum's PathFinder(TM) patient tracking and workflow management solution for the operating room as an integrated, value-added module to Per-Se's ORSOS One-Call(R) perioperative informati... more Biophan CEO Michael Weiner to Present Company's Technology Portfolio at ValueRich Conference; Company's Advanced Solutions for Improved Medical Devices to Be Highlighted in Major International Small Cap Expo Thursday, September 15, 2005 Biophan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: BIPH and Frankfurt: BTN.F), a developer of next-generation biomedical technology, will present an overview of its novel biomedical advancements and nanotechnology-based solutions today at the ValueRich International Public Company Assembly and Exposition, a leading financial and investment industry conference being held in New York City's Jacob K. Javitz Center. ... more MedQuist Relief for Katrina Victims Thursday, September 15, 2005 Today, MedQuist Inc. (Pink Sheets: MEDQ), with nearly 10,000 people spread across the United States, announced the immediate actions that the company took in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, including aid from the company to its people in the areas hardest hit by the hurricane. ... more PPD Names David Provost Executive Director of Market Development Strategic Operations Thursday, September 15, 2005 PPD, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPDI) today announced the appointment of David Provost to the position of executive director of market development strategic operations. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Bringing Healthcare into the Information Age PNN, US - Thursday, September 15, 2005 As momentum grows for bringing our outdated, paper-based healthcare system into the Information Age, Connecting for Health - A Public Private Collaborative released a timely report that details specific actions the public and private sectors can take to accelerate the adoption of information technology in healthcare. ... Comments (0) Study Backs Use of Digital Health Data Los Angeles Times, US - Thursday, September 15, 2005 Computerized medical records could save the United States more than $81 billion annually through greater efficiencies and reduced errors, according to a study published Wednesday ... Comments (0) InforMedix Gets $4 Million Mobile Health Data, US - Thursday, September 15, 2005 Rockville, Md.-based InforMedix Holdings Inc. has received $4 million in private investment funding. The vendor of the Med-eMonitor "smart" pillbox also closed on convertible debt financing of $650,000. It will use proceeds from the financing to fund the manufacturing, sales and marketing of additional Med-eMonitor devices as well as for general working capital. ... Comments (0) HHS Extends HIPAA Enforcement Rule Health Data Management, US - Thursday, September 15, 2005 The Department of Health and Human Services has extended by six months the expiration date of an interim final HIPAA enforcement rule. The department now expects to have a comprehensive final rule in place by March 16, 2006. ... Comments (0) Online Event Offers EMR Advice Health Data Management, US - Thursday, September 15, 2005 Health Data Management's Virtual Trade Show on Electronic Medical Records now features a free online general session aimed at clinics. This on-demand Web Seminar, "Key EMR Issues for Group Practices," offers tips from Laura Jantos, principal with ECG Management Consultants Inc., where she heads the health care I.T. division. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Bioinformatics News Like Fireflies and Pendulum Clocks, Nano-oscillators Synchronize Their Behavior Bioinfo Online - Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:11:42 AM Like the flashing of fireflies and ticking of pendulum clocks, the signals emitted by multiple nanoscale oscillators can naturally synchronize under certain conditions, greatly amplifying their output power and stabilizing their signal ... more Bioinformatics News Mutation rate in a gene on the X chromosome holds promise for testing cancer risk Bioinfo Online - Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:07:17 AM A new study to detect an elevated rate of mutations in a gene on the X chromosome holds promise for developing a test that could identify individuals at risk for developing cancer. In the study, led by David J. Araten, M.D., Assistant Professor in ... more Bioinformatics News CombiMatrix and VWR International Enter into Worldwide Distribution Agreement for DNA Microarrays Moreover - Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:06:00 AM VWR) to distribute CustomArrays(TM) and CatalogArrays(TM) for CombiMatrix. VWR's sales and marketing organization presently serves over 250,000 customers with worldwide sales of US$3.0 ... more Bioinformatics News Biotechnological company hopes to sell drug for prostate cancer Moreover - Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:32:00 AM A Seattle biotechnological company, said Wednesday it will apply for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to market Provenge, its prostate cancer vaccine, based on the survival benefit the treatment has shown in two clinical ... more Bioinformatics News W. Australia finds biotech canola in regular crop Moreover - Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:25:00 AM A Western Australia official is calling on biotech seed companies to take better care of their product after trace levels of Monsanto Co.'s genetically modified canola were found in non-genetically modified ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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