Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 9/16/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Friday, September 16, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News Katrina Underscores Importance of Electronic Health Care Information Exchange; CalRHIO Survey Shows Significant Work Ahead to Connect California; Additional Resources for Journalists Available from CalRHIO Friday, September 16, 2005 When the next big earthquake strikes, medical personnel will be seriously hampered as they treat injured Californians and those with chronic medical conditions if they do not have access to vital medical information, including prescriptions. ... more Millennium Biotechnologies, Inc Announces The Launch Of Its New Product Resurgex Select(TM) For The Oncology Market Friday, September 16, 2005 Millennium Biotechnologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the development of its latest product to address the nutritional needs of those undergoing cancer treatments. ... more MedImmune's General Counsel Named a 'Top Washington Lawyer' Friday, September 16, 2005 Washington Business Journal Recognizes William Bertrand for Work as Corporate Counsel ... more Hana Biosciences Provides Update on Product Pipeline, with Zensana(TM) Targeted for a 2007 Launch Friday, September 16, 2005 Hana Biosciences (OTC BB: HNAB), a South San Francisco-based biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing cancer care, provided guidance on its development plan and the commercialization opportunity for Zensana(TM) (ondansetron oral spray). Hana also provided an update on other product candidates in its pipeline and its long-term goals. ... more Blue Heron Biotechnology, Inc. Awarded Grant for Protein Bead Display Friday, September 16, 2005 Blue Heron Biotechnology, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines VA should centralize all IT functions under CIO: Gartner, Congress GCN.com, US - Friday, September 16, 2005 The Veterans Affairs Department should centralize its IT infrastructure under the department CIO, according to the consultant who examined VA's IT organization. ... Comments (0) Payer to Use Tablets for Enrollment Mobile Health Data, US - Friday, September 16, 2005 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will enable New York-based HIP Health Plan to enroll Medicare beneficiaries from their homes. The payer will use its proprietary Mobile Sales Application system, Portege M2000 Tablet PCs from Irvine, Calif.-based Toshiba American Information Systems Inc, and portable scanners and printers to initiate the remote enrollment. ... Comments (0) Provider Seeks to Better Manage Wi-Fi Mobile Health Data, US - Friday, September 16, 2005 The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will use technology from Helium Networks, Pittsburgh, to better manage and analyze its Wi-Fi network. The delivery system will use the vendor's Wireless Recon site survey audit and design system, which enables I.T. managers to quickly conduct 802.11a, b or g site surveys and audits. ... Comments (0) Effort under way to provide medication data on Katrina evacuees Healthcare IT News, US - Friday, September 16, 2005 The federal government this week began testing a system to give doctors electronic access to Hurricane Katrina evacuees' medication histories that were lost or destroyed in the storm's aftermath. ... Comments (0) Marchibroda: E-health work keeps pace Government Health IT, US - Friday, September 16, 2005 More than 1,300 people joined us in Washington, D.C., last week for a successful Health Information Technology Summit. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Health Informatics News Lib Dem NHS whistleblower site launched E-Health-Insider - Friday, September 16, 2005 1:43:04 PM The Liberal Democrats have launched a new campaigning website www.libdemnhswatch.com designed to enable members of the public and NHS staff to highlight problems in the frontline health ... more Bioinformatics News Computer Modeling Reveals Hidden Conversations Within Cells Bioinfo Online - Friday, September 16, 2005 1:17:39 PM UCSD biochemists have developed a computer program that helps explain a long-standing mystery: how the same proteins can play different roles in a wide range of cellular processes, including those leading to immune responses and cancer. Prior to ... more Bioinformatics News Stressed cells spark DNA repair missteps and speed evolution Bioinfo Online - Friday, September 16, 2005 12:39:34 PM When Dr. Susan Rosenberg, professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, first published her finding that the mutation rate increased in bacteria stressed by starvation, sometimes resulting in a rare change that benefited ... more Bioinformatics News Link suggested between regions on two chromosomes and bipolar disorder Bioinfo Online - Friday, September 16, 2005 12:37:10 PM An international team of 53 researchers has offered the most convincing evidence so far linking bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, to two chromosomal regions in the human genome. The finding gives scientists refined targets for ... more Health Informatics News Allergies must be Read coded for GP2GP EHI Primary Care - Friday, September 16, 2005 11:42:38 AM GPs and practice teams are being advised to record all allergies and sensitivities as Read coded entries to solve a potential problem with GP2GP record ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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