Healthcare and Healthcare Informatics News [Archive]

[medinformatics] FDA Approves Implantable Chip
[medinformatics] Massachusetts Blue to Spend $50 Million to Support Statewide EMR System
[medinformatics] NASA Conducts Underwater Telemedicine Test
[medinformatics] Fed Helps States with Prescription Drug Monitoring
[medinformatics] Washington State Launches Online Link for Drug Imports
[informatics rvw] Computer data on home care breached
[informatics rvw] Asian Health Care's IT Injection
[informatics rvw] Doctors without papers
[informatics rvw] Size does matter: The LaCie Bigger Disk
[informatics rvw] Google search tool a privacy risk -- Users could unwittingly let others see sensitive information
[medinformatics] IT and the Next Administration
[medinformatics] NCI Launches New Integrative Cancer Research Program
[medinformatics] American Cancer Society Funds Web-based Smoking Cessation Study
[medinformatics] The Ethics of Online Organ Match Debated
[medinformatics] Hawaii to Launch Statewide Online Medical Record Access
[informatics rvw] PLoS Medicineâ€”A Medical Journal for the Internet Age
[informatics rvw] Comments on: Interactive Health Communication Applications for people with chronic disease [Cochrane Review]
[informatics rvw] CONNECTING FOR HEALTH REPORT ANALYZES BUSINESS CASE FOR ADOPTION OF HEALTH IT SYSTEMS
[medinformatics] New Peer-Reviewed Online Medical Journal Debuts
[medinformatics] David Brailer Keynotes Health IT Summit
[medinformatics] HHS Holding Public Meeting to Weigh Innovative Ideas
[medinformatics] RFID Gaining Ground in Healthcare Space
[medinformatics] NEJM Queries Bush and Kerry on Healthcare Coverage and Drug Cosjts
[medinformatics] U.K Hospital will Tag Patients
[medinformatics] Report: Widespread Adoption of EMR Will Be Costly
[medinformatics] Rhode Island Received $5 Million Grant from AHRQ
[medinformatics] Gartner to Host Healthcare IT Summit; Brailer to Keynote
[medinformatics] Medical Informaticians Needed
[medinformatics] Analysts See Low Demand for Medical RFID Tag
[medinformatics] Tennessee Hospital Installs EMR, CPOE and PACS
[medinformatics] Pediatric Heart Surgery Televised
[medinformatics] Canadian Internet Pharmacies Target Latinos
[medinformatics] Docs Pass Up Free Technology
[medinformatics] Boston EDs Test Prescription Data Tool
[medinformatics] Medical Societies Offer EMR Selection Advice
[medinformatics] Bar Coding Installed at Another California Hospital
[medinformatics] VOIP to the Rescue
[medinformatics] Web-based Wound Management: The Right Prescription for Healing
[medinformatics] NIH Awards $1.5 Million for RFID Clinical Study to Radianse
[medinformatics] Sutter Health Commits $154 Million for EMR
[medinformatics] South African Town Uses Text Messaging to Help Manage AIDS
[medinformatics] Web Site Produces Transplant Donor Match
[medinformatics] Silicon Valley Tests Web-based Digital Medical Record
[medinformatics] Grant Will Aid Asthma Care Providers' Communication
[medinformatics] Tech Rules for Medicare Quality Groups May Change
[medinformatics] IT Firm InPS Acquires UK Arm of NDCHealth
[medinformatics] EU Health Funding to Stress Integration
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[medinformatics] Nebraska Develops Statewide Telehealth Network
[medinformatics] REMSTEP Funds Projects to Improve Rural EMS
[medinformatics] IBM Develops Scheduling Software with Florida International University
[informatics rvw] An information system and medical record to support HIV treatment in rural Haiti
[informatics rvw] Voluntary healthcare identifiers can significantly enhance healthcare efficiency and patient safety
[informatics rvw] U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative -- My Family Health Portrait Download
[informatics rvw] VistA Contractor and Rehosting Support
[informatics rvw] Genetic Link Suggested In Deaths From Cardiac Valve Diseases
[informatics rvw] Computerized Prescriber Order Entry: Pharmacy Resources Required to Maintain the System
[informatics rvw] Computerized Prescriber Order Entry: Order Verification Process
[informatics rvw] Annotated Bibliography for CPOE
[informatics rvw] Where's the Beef? The Promise and the Reality of Clinical Documentation
[informatics rvw] The Effectiveness of Web-Based vs. Non-Web-Based Interventions: A Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Change Outcomes
[informatics rvw] Development and Adoption of a National Health Information Network
[medinformatics] FDA Approves Surgical RFID Tag
[medinformatics] Brailer Urges Private Sector to Push EMR
[medinformatics] Congress Axes Health IT Office Funding
[medinformatics] California Hospitals Adopt Advanced Technology
[medinformatics] Digital Medical Records Provacy Pros and Cons
[medinformatics] IT Could be the Antidote for Rising Health Care Costs
[medinformatics] Online Insurance Bidding Gets a Boost from Scandal
[medinformatics] VA EMR Could be Model for Nationwide System
[medinformatics] California Medical Board Launches Professional Misconduct Database
[yahoo] Video-On-Demand Service for Hospitals in March 2005, Japan (Medical News Today)
[yahoo] Computer assisted standing orders improve adult immunization rates (EurekAlert!)
[yahoo] Computers Trump Doctors on Hospital Flu Shot in Study (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
[yahoo] Dr. Zuniga to Direct MCG Public Health Program (Medical College of Georgia)
[yahoo] Unibased Continues To Grow Its Award Winning Enterprise Scheduling and Surgery Management Software with Its Latest (PR Web)
[yahoo] Unibased Continues To Grow Its Award Winning Enterprise Scheduling and Surgery Management Software with Its Latest (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
[yahoo] 22 November 2004 (The Evening Telegraph)
[yahoo] New NHS IT Chief Appointed, UK - Alan Burns (Medical News Today)
[yahoo] Dean Names 11 ARCS Scholars (UCSF Today)
[yahoo] NHS Programme for IT gets top new man to boost clinical engagement (PublicTechnology.net)
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[yahoo] Local firm developed heart software as a â€˜challengeâ€™ (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
[yahoo] Zebra Technologies Receives 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Patient ID Wristband Solution (Stockwatch)
[medinformatics] Survey: Computer Beats Paper
[medinformatics] AHRQ Grants $1.5 Million to University of Utah for Wireless Study
[medinformatics] Spokane Medical Network System Sparks Federal Interest
[medinformatics] Grants.gov Celebrates First Year Online Anniversary
[medinformatics] HIPAA Summit Conference Call for Speakers
[medinformatics] U.K. NHS Appointment Scheduling System Running Late
[medinformatics] U.K. Docs Cite Privacy Concerns with Scheduling System
[medinformatics] Virginia Army Hospital Installs EMR
[medinformatics] Bar Coding Prevents 28,000 Potential Errors at California Hospital Chain
[medinformatics] Decision Support Good for the Heart
[medinformatics] Wireless Aids the Disabled
[medinformatics] CME in the Air
Health IT Czar Calls on Private Sector
Doctors Seek Guidance on Electronic Records
Health Execs See EHR as Future Financial Boon
[medinformatics] Electronic Medical Records Vendors Unite
[medinformatics] ONCHIT Conference Call Sceduled for Mext Week
[medinformatics] IDEATel Maintains Relationship with American TeleCare
[biohealthmatics] Buckinghamshire NHS Trust Prepare For Freedom of Information Act
[medinformatics] Gartner Analyzes Mobile Healthcare Solutions
Bush presses for electronic medical records [The Register]
Doctors divided over 2.3bn NHS IT project [The Register]
UK looks at 'integrating' ID card with health care [The Register]
Biometric gear to be deployed in hospitals and GPs' surgeries [The Register]
[biohealthmatics] Emerging Technologies in Lab-on-a-Chip
[biohealthmatics] New NHS IT Chief Appointed, UK - Alan Burns
[biohealthmatics] IDX Customers Recognized as Top Innovators by Health Imaging & IT Magazine
[biohealthmatics] Automated HT crystallography transforms drug discovery
[biohealthmatics] GPC says key questions unresolved on Choose and Book
[biohealthmatics] Fort Eustis hospital modernizes records
[e-health insider] Regional healthcare innovation agency begins work
[e-health insider] Granger: "Fewer than 100" referrals made on ebooking
[e-health insider] IT staff must adapt to outsourcing, say BCS
[e-health insider] NHSU folds in arm's length review
[e-health insider] Volunteers needed for NHS Office UI testing
[e-health insider] First NPfIT SAP system uses data spine
[HI Community News] AfC Consultation Commences For HI Professionals
[HI Community News] PRIMIS Upgrades Clinical Information Feedback Tool
[HI Community News] Uncertain Times For NHSU
[HI Community News] NPfIT Responds To Doubts Over Choose And Book
[HI Community News] Fujitsu To Improve Clinical Knowledge Through Map Of Medicine
[HI Community News] NPfIT Appoints New Director Of Service Implementation
[HI Community News] Free Subscription To Smart Healthcare
[HI Community News] Care Record Development Board Confronts Data Sharing
[HI Community News] New Role For NHSU Chief
[HI Community News] New NHS Institute Of Learning, Skills And Innovation
[e-health insider] EMIS installed in revamped London 'super surgery'
[e-health insider] Free HL7 conference will focus on integration
[HI Community News] Updated Version Of HPAC Launched
[e-health insider] Microsoft launches Welsh language pack for Windows XP
[HI Community News] HC2005 Bursaries For NHS Health Professionals
[HI Community News] NPfIT Announces New Enterprise-Wide Arrangement
[e-health insider] Live appointment booking cuts waiting times
[e-health insider] NHS broadband plans thrown into confusion
[e-health insider] Digital pen makes light work of filling out care forms
[e-health insider] ComMedica finalises Â£33m PACS deal with CSC
[HI Community News] Waiting Times Cut By Live Appointment Booking
[HI Community News] Opportunity To Work With The CRDB Action Teams
[HI Community News] New NILSI Chief Announced
[e-health insider] RFID tags in the NHS could lead to job losses
[HI Community News] Text Messaging Service Fights Aids In Kenya
[HI Community News] How Reliable Is Online Medical Advice?
[HI Community News] Confidential Communications Secured At City And Hackney tPCT
TV keeps track of patients' health
[e-health insider] InPS claims increased market share
[e-health insider] Log on for a late night librarian
Change at Health and Human Services Department Won't Stop Health IT
Defining Health IT: A Dozen Notable Moments in 2004
Health IT: Unlocking the Logjam
[e-health insider] N3 plans unclear after shake up of aggregation boards
Health IT Czar Calls on Private Sector
[e-health insider] Choose and Book leaders answer their critics
[Forbes] 2005 Healthcare Technology Trends Will Have Strong Impact On Smaller Busines
[slashdot] Medical Care Gets Outsourced Too
[HEALTH-IT World ENews] Brailer 'Disappointed' by Congress' Failure to Fund Health-IT
[HI Community News] Patient Tracking System Implemented At Queen's Medical Centre
[HI Community News] Is Wireless Tagging In Hospitals 'Inevitable'?
[HI Community News] e-Trading Implemented in North East NHS Trusts
[HI Community News] 'Patchy' Preparation For Freedom Of Information
[HI Community News] NPfIT Service Availability Information Now Available
[HI Community News] Health Libraries Win International Information Award
[e-health insider] Bulletin board helps locum GPs find posts
[e-health insider] BT signs Â£108 million deal with Perot for London
[e-health insider] NPfIT puts availability statistics online
[HI Community News] Freedom Of Information Qualification Launched
[HI Community News] BT Signs £108m Contract To Provide Electronic Patient Records
[HI Community News] US Service To Bring Medical Research Directly To The Public
[e-health insider] Better information on doctors vital, says Shipman report
[e-health insider] NHS seeks Â£4.5m from BT over broadband delays
[e-health insider] NHS Direct digital TV launch imminent
[HI Community News] Sir Nigel Sees IT As Key To Success
[e-health insider] Mental health data sharing installed in Cornwall
[HI Community News] NHS Direct Digital TV Launched Today
[e-health insider] Interactive TV part of new NHS information strategy
[e-health insider] Criticism unhealthy for NPfIT, says Granger
[HI Community News] NHS Direct Digital TV Launched
[HI Community News] Better Information, Better Choices, Better Health
[HI Community News] Central Data Collections Reduced Saving The NHS £7.6m
[HI Community News] Data Streamlining Will Save The NHS £7.6m
[e-health insider] NHS cleans up data collection requirements
[HI Community News] Brent NHS Delivers New Information Service
[HI Community News] Health System In Ireland Needs IT Injection
[e-health insider] Great Ormond Street selects JAC for drug management
[HI Community News] NPfIT Helps Improve Care For Older People
[e-health insider] Decision support software review planned by NICE
[e-health insider] Document software speeds up transfer to GPs
[e-health insider] EMIS sets out its version of 'fact and fiction'
[HI Community News] Web Technology Reminds Patients To Take Medication
[HI Community News] Text Message Reminder Service For NHS Outpatients
[e-health insider] ID cards may become healthcare 'entitlement' cards
[e-health insider] More investment in Irish health IT needed, says report
[e-health insider] NPfIT issues rebuttal of EMIS's claims
[HI Community News] Changes To The Cochrane Library
[HI Community News] Electronic Document Transfer Software Launched
[HI Community News] Headphones Used To Monitor Brain Fluid Levels
[e-health insider] Health and Social Care chief talks about year ahead
[HI Community News] makingITwork - Issue Three
[e-health insider] Intelligent joint supports use wireless technology
[HI Community News] Virtual Intensive Care Unit Monitors Patients
[HI Community News] Computerised Images Sent To Spain For Analysis
[amednews.com] Adding performance data to EMRs shows payoff
[e-health insider] Record hits on NHS Direct website over Christmas
[e-health insider] Record hits for NHS Direct Online over Christmas break
[HI Community News] Success For NHS Electronic Library
[HI Community News] Christmas Record For NHS Direct
[e-health insider] Six in ten NHS organisations 'ready' for FOI
[HI Community News] Bioinformatics To Recieve $32.8m Investment
[HI Community News] New Website Launched By 'CATS'
Ambulances May Get Virtual Doctors
[computerworld] Moving forward on lessons learned from the blackout of 2003
[HIPAA] IBM takes on U.S. regulatory compliance requirements
[HIPAAblog] HIPAA Law Handcuffs Hospitals and Police
[HIPAAblog] HIPAA Jobs - Job listings for HIPAA Administrators, Chief Privacy Officers, and other HIPAA-related positions
[computerworld] IBM, Fla. university look to autonomic computing research
[computerworld] U.K. deploys electronic image archiving in all hospitals
[HIPAA] The New Rules of Storage
[HIPAA] Guidelines for HIPAA compliance in the works
[HIPAAblog] HIPAA privacy crime draws 16-month sentence
[HIPAAblog] HIPAA Job of the Day: Business / Systems Analyst with HIPAA Experience
[computerworld] SC2004 caters to high-performance computing audience
[computerworld] Group Polishes Guidelines on HIPAA Security Rules
[computerworld] Siebel to acquire eDocs for $115 million
[HIPAA] Health care firms turn to blades to meet privacy rules
[HIPAA] Software Automates Content Tracking and Management
[HIPAA] IBM unveils regulatory compliance retention system
[HIPAA] IBM Tailors Bundle for Preserving Corporate Data
[HIPAAblog] Acusis Announces Preparedness for 2005 HIPAA Security Deadline
[HIPAAblog] InfoWorld: SSL VPN security threatened by desktop search engines
[HIPAA] Sidebar: Software Emerges for Retaining System Log Data
[HIPAA] Quantum WORM locks down data
[HIPAAblog] Doctor?s office installing WiFi hotspot in waiting room - possible security risk?
[HIPAAblog] Patient Sues Healthcare System Over Ad Containing PHI
[HIPAAblog] John Udell?s hospital experience and observations about HIPAA violations
[HIPAAblog] Group Polishes Guidelines on HIPAA Security Rules - Computerworld
[e-health insider] Virtual chaperone keeps watch on clinicans
[HI Community News [UK]] New Device To Ease Distress During Labour
[e-health insider] Computer generated brain surgery to help trainees
[HI Community News [UK]] Data Protection Rules “Endangering Patient Safety”
[HI Community News [UK]] GP Practice Introduces New Text Message Service
[e-health insider] Scottish NHS IT reform spend inefficient, says Microsoft
[HI Community News [UK]] NHS Staff Lead The Way In Medical Inventions
[e-health insider] Virtual chaperone keeps watch on clinicians
[e-health insider] Flu software helps plan healthcare resources
[HI Community News [UK]] Web-based Referral System Links European Doctors
[HI Community News [UK]] MSN Launches New Health And Fitness Website