Doing the rounds Nov 4, 2009
Dr Robert Murphy, chief medical informatics officer, believes smartphone technology has improved quality of care throughout its locations. "It is amazing how much this technology begins to change culture. When communications and information flow are limited, too often a culture of distrust develops. But with improved communications and information sharing, feelings of greater teamwork and collaboration soon follow.". (BBC News -- Technology)
Hospital receives grant for nurses Oct 31, 2009
"Because of a severe shortage of qualified personnel to fill vacant jobs in critical care, clinical informatics and (bachelor's and master's degree) positions, we decided we needed to find a way to provide additional training for these positions," said Eunmee Shim, chief nursing officer and vice president of clinical services, in a news release ... The creation of a nursing simulation lab and the electronic health informatics education to be funded by the grant are also important steps in... (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Forsyth Medical Center launches region's first comprehensive teleneurology program Oct 31, 2009
Forsyth Medical Center is part of Novant Health, a not-for-profit integrated group of hospitals and physician clinics, ranked 12th nationally among the 2009 Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks, according to an analysis by the SDI health informatics company. Novant staff cares for patients and communities in North and South Carolina. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Indonesia's president concerns on growing opinion on detention of anti-graft body's leaders Oct 30, 2009
The opinion, said the president as quoted by the Minister of Information and Informatics Tifatul Sembiring, triggered a prejudice that the government has acted unfairly whereas the detention is in line with the legal process ... The Minister for Telecommunication and Informatics Tifatul Sembiring said on Friday that he supported the two KPK's leaders. (Xinhuanet, China)
IDATE's DigiWorld Summit 2009 - 31st Annual International Conference 18 & 19 November 2009 - Le Corum, Montpellier (France) Oct 30, 2009
This event is co-organized by Institut Telecom, Universit Montpellier 2, and the Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics and Microelectronics (LIRMM). Cline Berger - LIRMM / Tel: +33(0)467 418 505. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Human Dectin-1 Deficiency and Mucocutaneous Fungal Infections Oct 29, 2009
From the Department of Internal Medicine and the Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (B.F., G.F., T.S.P., L.J., T.J., K.V., L.M., L.A.B.J., J.W.M.M., B.J.K., M.G.N.); the Department of Tumor Immunology and the Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences (A.B.S., A.C., G.J.A.); and the Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences (H.V., G.V.) all at Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen; the Complex Genetics Section,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Genetics and genomics of alcohol consumption Oct 28, 2009
Our goal was to ascertain whether our approach, which relies on statistical and informatics techniques, and non-human animal models of alcohol drinking behavior, could inform interpretation of genetic association studies with human populations. Results. (BioMed Central)
CDC expands flu-tracking efforts Oct 28, 2009
We are supporting the use of the NHIN for biosurveillance, said Dr. Charles Magruder, senior adviser for health information exchange activities at CDCs for Public Health Informatics and leader of the agencys NHIN pilot project ... CDC also partnered with the International Society for Disease Surveillance and the Public Health Informatics Institute to create a new tracking system, called Distribute, that aggregates nationwide data from state and local health departments on emergency room... (FCW.com)
Mice whiskers may help robots learn about sense of touch Oct 27, 2009
Dr James Bednar, of the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics, who took part in the research, said: "Our findings increase our understanding of how the brain learns how to process tactile information. We hope these results will help the design of robots with senses even more finely-tuned than our own.". Professor Tony Prescott, of the University of Sheffield's Department of Psychology, said: "The next generation of robots will learn from experience just as we do. This study is helping... (BBC News -- Technology)
French researchers revive interest in resistive sensors for low-cost apps Oct 24, 2009
PARIS Researchers at the Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics and Microelectronics (LIRMM), in France, claimed they have developed a low power interface circuit for resistive sensors. Because resistive sensing consumes significant power, in contrast to capacitive sensing, such MEMS have been excluded from all applications whose power supply is restricted. (EETimes)
On the Cutting Edge: Inside Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Oct 24, 2009
Subha Madhavan, who was hired by Weiner as the Lombardi Centers first director of clinical research informatics, said in January that challenges remain with the database project. New ideas come up when we connect the data, Madhavan said. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
UT Southwestern wins database contract Oct 17, 2009
The university was awarded the contract because of previous work at UT Southwestern headed by Dr. Richard Scheuermann, a professor of pathology and director of biomedical informatics at UT Southwestern. His work led to the development of an open-access database funded by the NIH for influenza, including pandemic H1N1 virus, better known as swine flu. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Fingerprinting or iris scan during 2011 census for UID scheme: Nandan Nilekani Oct 16, 2009
Nilekani said a biometrics committee under the leadership of Dr B K Gairola, Director General of National Informatics Centre, has been set up which will figure out the options. "These are all designs choices that we will freeze in the next 3-4 months," he said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
What works -- and what doesn't -- in medical informatics: New journal to launch in December Oct 15, 2009
According to its editors, the creation of Applied Clinical Informatics, the official publication of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), reflects the booming demand for information about the pitfalls and promise of such proliferating tools as electronic patient records and online pharmacy orders. Target audiences include clinicians on the front lines already using clinical software, hospital and pharmacy executives, clinical informatics specialists and policymakers focused... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Premier Inc. to move HQ to Charlotte Oct 15, 2009
Charlotte already was home to Premier s three main divisions: Premier Purchasing Partners, Premier Healthcare Informatics and Premier Consulting Services. DeVore expects double-digit growth in the company s informatics and consulting operations. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Like Humans, Monkeys Fall Into The 'Uncanny Valley' Oct 14, 2009
"This study makes a significant contribution to existing knowledge of the uncanny valley," said Karl MacDorman, an associate professor in the School of Informatics at Indiana University, who has led important experiments in the fields of android science and computational neuroscience. "The research design is novel, the experiment is carried out with a high degree of rigor, and the results are compelling, important, newsworthy, and support the [hypothesis].". (Science Daily)
Will recorded on video acceptable: HC Oct 10, 2009
Justice Muaralidhar suggested that the NCT government, in consultation with the National Informatics Centre, provide video recording facilities to will registration authorities. In the case under consideration, it directed a probate to be issued in favour of Sayar Kumari who had approached the court through counsel Arun Mohan for a Kashmere Gate property. (India Times, India)
CTG, UB team on $29M medical project Oct 8, 2009
For CTG, the project advances an expansion into the health care market and the health informatics industry. The new jobs will come in the areas of computer programming and data analysis at CTG s offices at UB s Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and at its offices at 700 Delaware Ave., and at UBMD s offices in the UB Gateway Building, the former M. Wile Building. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
TGen and Scottsdale Healthcare discover new 'pathways' Oct 7, 2009
"This is an exploration of the publicly available data sets in an attempt to answer a new question. It shows that you can look at pathways and identify targets. We did our validation by looking at what's been tested, or what's available already,'' Dr. Weiss said. In silico research, which is far less costly than conducting genetic profiling analysis of cancer tumors, will become more common as the National Cancer Institute ramps up its cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid, also known as caBIG.... (EurekAlert!)
NKU survey: IT security lacking Oct 6, 2009
Most companies think IT security is a priority, but few deal effectively with it, s College of Informatics said Monday ... Most organizations report experiencing incidents which cost them in terms of disruptions and downtime, as well as operations and staff productivity, said Kevin Gallagher, assistant professor of business informatics for NKU, in a news release. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
UCs Embi, physicians to meet with Obama Oct 6, 2009
Embi, an associate professor of medicine and informatics director at the UC College of Medicine, and the other physicians from around the country were to meet with President Barack Obama in the White House Rose Garden ... Embi, a rheumatologist, is also an expert in health informatics ... At the UC Center for Health Informatics, of which he is founding director, Embi and colleagues work to optimize the use of health information technology, including electronic health records. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Net worth figures show wide range Oct 5, 2009
In Arizona, the statewide median household net worth is $143,400, according to OnBoard Informatics and Real Estate. com. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Lack of computer skills foils many job seekers Oct 3, 2009
The challenges are multiple, according to research by the American Medical Informatics Association, the professional organization for specialists in the use of information in health care. Besides being less likely to have kept up to date on the latest software, older workers also face physical limitations, such as failing memory, trouble reading small typefaces used in common interfaces and difficulty using a mouse. (MSNBC -- Business)
Doctors May Be Able to Predict Domestic Abuse Oct 2, 2009
"In conjunction with alerts for high-risk patients, this could enable clinicians to rapidly review and act on all available historical information by identifying important risk factors and long-term trends," wrote Ben Reis, of the Informatics Program at Children's Hospital Boston and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, and his research colleagues. Their findings were published Sept. 30 online in the British Medical Journal. (MEDLINEplus)
The eScience revolution Oct 2, 2009
Semantic e-science is an area of unique specialization within the Tetherless World Research Constellation, which is comprised of "star" faculty who mentor up-and-coming faculty, graduate and undergraduate students in fields ranging from computer science to informatics. Their collective research and teaching efforts center on the emerging field of Web Science and seeks new ways to understand and harness the inner workings of one of the most powerful research, social, and commerce technologies of... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Researchers present MRAM-based FPGA architecture Oct 2, 2009
PARIS Researchers at the Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics and Microelectronics (LIRMM), in France, claimed they have developed a FPGA circuit based on non volatile resistive memory cell ... Its activities include design and verification of integrated, mobile and communicating systems, agent-based modeling of complex systems, as well as research on algorithms, bioinformatics, human-machine interaction and robotics. (EETimes)
Electronic Medical Records Could Be Used As A Predictor Of Domestic Abuse Oct 1, 2009
Lead author Dr Ben Reis from the Children's Hospital Boston Informatics Program and Harvard Medical School investigated whether the wealth of historical electronic data could be used to flag up high risk patients. Reis says: "Doctors typically do not have the time to thoroughly review a patient's historical records during the brief clinical encounter. As a result, certain conditions that could otherwise be detected are often missed. One such condition is domestic abuse, which may go unrecognised... (Science Daily)
Atlanta Neighborhoods Sep 24, 2009
Neighborhood content provided by OnBoard Informatics ... 2009 OnBoard Informatics. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
XOMA to Develop Therapeutic Antibody for H1N1 and H5N1 Influenza Viruses Under $2.2 Million U.S. Government Program Managed by SRI International Sep 24, 2009
The company's integrated processes use proprietary informatics systems that. -- Increase efficiencies for data management and analysis -- Support rational data-driven decisions thus reducing costly errors -- Increase capacity for multiple antibody programs with limited resources -- Accelerate product development and -- Support intellectual property filings. (Primezone Releases)
Fighting disease outbreaks with 2-way health information exchange Sep 22, 2009
Bi-directional flow of evidence-based medical information between clinical sources and public health organizations is made possible by pioneering new public health informatics tools developed by the Regenstrief Institute ... Dr. Grannis is the director of the new Indiana Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics, supported by the CDC.. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Two-way Communication Between Common Biological Pathways And Body's Daily Clock Sep 22, 2009
He and his colleagues built the site because many researchers want to do large database searches but are not computer scientists or informatics specialists. "Andy Su [of Novartis] and I decided to develop a site that even my mom could use, and pitched at the 90% of biologists who want to use something but don't have the skill sets. We decided to build something that would allow them to take advantage of large datasets such as this one.". (Science Daily)
Health Central administrator named to UCF board Sep 17, 2009
As a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a UCF alumnus, Dewane Pace has accepted a position on the community advisory board for the Master of Health Informatics program at the University of Central Florida. Pace was selected for a seat on the board due to his extensive work in the emerging field of Health Care Informatics and his position as current administrator of clinical information at Health Central ... According to UCF, the Health Care Informatics program will focus... (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
UC adds health informatics track Sep 17, 2009
The has added health informatics as a study track within its information technology degree program, the school said Wednesday ... The demand is high for people with health informatics training, especially for research and clinical-care operations, said Hazem Said, chairman of the Department of Information Technology ... Health informatics professionals are translators, if you will, who need to speak two languages medicine and programming. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
NTERA and plastic electronic GmbH Enter An Agreement To Develop Advanced Printed Electronics Products and Announce The Availability of an Evaluation Kit Based on NanoChromics(TM) Display Technologies Sep 17, 2009
plastic electronic was founded in 2005 as a spin-off from the Johannes Kepler University, Linz/Austria, and is managed by Philipp Weissel, an experienced serial entrepreneur, and Andreas Tanda, an engineer with an extensive background in the fields informatics and electronics. Details are available at. (PR Newswire)
New Web site promotes interoperable newborn screening data Sep 16, 2009
"For decades, the NLM has been a trailblazer in conducting and supporting research in clinical informatics and electronic medical records," said NLM Director Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg. "Harmonizing standard coding, terminology and electronic messaging methods in newborn screening will support quality health care for children. Moreover, public health agencies will be better equipped to observe and compare nationwide trends from newborn screening test results, which will also support efforts of the... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Trendy majors mirror current issues Sep 15, 2009
The fields of study gaining popularity at undergraduate institutions around the country are service science, health informatics, computational science, sustainability and public health ... Professors in the Department of Environmental Studies and in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, though, say GW does have programs that are similar to the sustainability and health informatics majors ... Health informatics is gaining popularity because of the renewed discussion of health care reform... (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Electronic Medical Records Chart a New Course Sep 14, 2009
Charting a New Course - CBS Sunday Morning - CBS News. Charting a New Course. (CBS News)
VA centers join epilepsy research network Sep 12, 2009
In the network, health care providers will establish a health informatics program to monitor the outcomes of veterans with epilepsy and trauma. The network has begun recruiting staff and developing administrative structures and expects to be in operation within a year. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
New recommendations can help health providers prepare for electronic record push Sep 9, 2009
D., of the University of Texas School of Health Information Science at Houston, is an author of a commentary in JAMA titled "Eight rights of safe electronic health... A new framework of recommendations created by health informatics researchers may help doctors and hospitals prepare for a federal initiative to expand the use of electronic health records (EHRs). The recommendations from faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs... (EurekAlert!)
Is a Swine Flu Outbreak Getting Close? Ask Your iPhone Sep 9, 2009
"We wanted to bring all this information to life in a way that's accessible to everyone," says John Brownstein, an assistant professor at Children's Hospital Informatics Program (CHIP), who co-founded HealthMap and Outbreaks Near Me. The iPhone app makes HealthMap information even more accessible to the average person, by marrying the map's network of global data with the smartphone's GPS function, which tracks an individual user's location. (Time.com)
Web Page Ranking Algorithm Detects Critical Species In Ecosystems Sep 5, 2009
7, 2006) Search engines are not biased toward popular Web sites, and may even be egalitarian in the way they direct traffic, say Indiana University School of Informatics. (July 13, 2006) Scientists have discovered that parasites are surprisingly important in food webs, and their findings appear in a report published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (Science Daily)
Building a Better Flu Vaccine--And Giving Chickens a Rest Sep 3, 2009
Instead, it uses information the CDC posts in the , launched in 2006 by a number of science institutes and universities worldwide (including WHO, the CDC and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics) to encourage data-sharing in response to the global spread of the H5N1 avian flu. The company claims its VLP approach allows it to manufacture a vaccine to match a particular virus strain in about three months. (Scientific American)
New iPhone App 'Outbreaks Near Me' Locates H1N1 (Swine Flu), Infectious Diseases Sep 3, 2009
"We hope individuals will find the new app to be a useful source of outbreak information locally, nationally, and globally," says HealthMap co-founder John Brownstein, PhD, assistant professor in the Children's Hospital Informatics Program (CHIP). "As people are equipped with more knowledge and awareness of infectious disease, the hope is that they will become more involved and proactive about public health.". (Science Daily)
Swine Flu? There's an App for That Sep 3, 2009
"The idea is to try to put public health information in the hands of a greater number of people," said John Brownstein, who co-founded HealthMap and is an assistant professor in the hospital's informatics program. "This is a whole new realm of potential users of applications.". (ABC News)
Varian Medical Systems Adds RapidArc(R) and Image Guidance to New Low Energy Treatment Platform for Radiation Therapy in International Cancer Clinics Aug 31, 2009
Varian unveils UNIQUE(TM) radiotherapy offering at ESTRO meeting to make advanced cancer treatments more accessible and affordable. MAASTRICHT, The Netherlands, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: ) is introducing the world's first low-energy radiotherapy system with image-guidance and RapidArc treatment capabilities for international cancer clinics. (PR Newswire)
Private Universities Must Not End Up Barbequing Fresh Leftovers Aug 31, 2009
Central has the Bsc in Agribusiness Management while the Fiapre-based Catholic University offers a Bsc degree in Health Informatics. Private universities seem to be enjoying so much good will and incredible patronage. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Sikkim: 50,000 people living in high landslide zone Aug 31, 2009
At least 10,000 households are situated in highly vulnerable zone in a dozen localities in East Sikkim district, an official of the Geo Informatics Cell of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) said. A study undertaken by GIS has identified localities like Taza Amba, Changey Lakha, Subaney Dara, Lingam, Machong, Suman Lingzey, West Pendam, Lower Martam, Chisopani, Beyong Khamdong, Budang and Thangsing as highly seismic zone, GIS principal system analyst L P Sharma said. (India Times, India)
America's Best Places to Find a Job 2009 Aug 27, 2009
U.S. News worked with Onboard Informatics to create the list--Onboard provided the underlying data and algorithm. . (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Tools Let Public Contribute To Massive Interactive Online Biodiversity Encyclopedia Aug 27, 2009
EOL's Biodiversity Informatics Group, meanwhile, is beta testing "LifeDesks" () - independent online environments to facilitate communication and collaboration between scientists or organized groups of amateurs as they assemble and edit images, text, source references and other species information for EOL pages ... " "An important ornamental tree is being devastated, one all too obvious in parks at this time of year," says Dr. Lees. Like the "most wanted" posters in post offices, EOL will... (Science Daily)
New Supercomputer -- Cystorm -- Unleashes 28.16 Trillion Calculations Per Second Aug 26, 2009
Because of Cystorm, the computer company will designate Iowa State a Sun Microsystems Center of Excellence for Engineering Informatics and Systems Biology. While Cystorm is much more powerful than CyBlue, Aluru said Iowa State's first supercomputer will still be used by researchers across campus. (Science Daily)
NHS: Online Med Records Key to U.K. Aug 25, 2009
Ian Herbert, vice chairman of the health informatics advisory panel for the British Computer Society and former consultant on the government's , said: "Patient involvement is essential if we are going to be able to fund the kind of healthcare we want. "It's good for the patient too because in many cases we cannot afford to treat the consequences of poor lifestyle. " Providing online access to health records would be a major shift for the UK. Most NHS patients can currently only access a limited... (BusinessWeek)
MAVEN is Danvers Health Department asset Aug 22, 2009
According to its Web site: The MDPH Bureau of Communicable Disease Control's (BCDC) Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics (ISIS) has developed a web-based disease surveillance and case management system, known as "MAVEN" (Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiologic Network). MAVEN was developed in collaboration with epidemiologists and nurses from ISIS and the Divisions of TB Prevention and Control and Epidemiology and Immunization. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Gene Vital To Brain's Stem Cells Implicated In Deadly Brain Cancer Aug 20, 2009
Dr. Califano is professor of biomedical informatics and founding director of Columbia's new Systems Biology Initiative. Brain tumors are among the most devastating cancers for both children and adults. (Science Daily)
Spio-Garbrah lauds Ghanaians in Diaspora Aug 20, 2009
The group was made up of individuals who are pursuing various academic degrees, mostly Masters and PhDs in a number of academic fields, notably Medicine, Engineering, Medical Informatics, Microbiology, Corporate Governance, and Law among others. The group was holding a surprise get-together in celebrating the particular success of and farewell to Dr Harry Abruquah, who already held BSc, MB ChB and MPhil degrees, and had just also completed a PhD in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Vanderbilt joins national consortium to develop new cancer therapies Aug 20, 2009
D., assistant professor of Chemistry, Pharmacology and Biomedical Informatics. Craig Lindsley, Ph. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Vital Images Names Industry Veteran Erkan Akyuz Executive Vice President of Engineering Aug 14, 2009
Management Addition Brings Strong Healthcare Informatics and Enterprise Platform Expertise ... While at Agfa, Akyuz also led the Imaging Informatics and Radiology IT business units, with responsibility for a substantial portion of the IT business ... He is currently a candidate for a doctorate of computer science at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, and is a part-time professor of Health Informatics Management at Conestoga College, Kitchener, Canada. (Primezone Releases)
Rising Star John Araujo Aug 12, 2009
In one project, Araujo developed a baseline workforce study to analyze CDC's public health informatics needs ... John crosses disciplines research, IT, project management, evaluation and public health informatics, said Maurine Goodman, CDC's scientific review officer, who nominated Araujo for the Rising Star award ... Araujo has had a circuitous career that parallels the emergence of public health informatics. (FCW.com)
Cardiac Science Reports Q2 Revenue; Resumes AED Shipments Aug 11, 2009
Cardiac Science develops, manufactures, and markets a family of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic cardiology devices and systems, including automated external defibrillators (), electrocardiograph devices (/), cardiac and systems, monitoring systems, hospital defibrillators, telemetry systems, and systems (informatics) that (HIS), electronic medical record (), and other information systems. The company sells a variety of related products and consumables and provides a portfolio of training,... (PR Newswire)
A Step Toward Preventing Lung Cancer From Spreading To The Brain And New Clinical Trial Results Aug 11, 2009
" The study team included researchers from: TGen; the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare s Scottsdale Clinical Research Institute; Scottsdale Medical Imaging LTD; and the School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering at Arizona State University s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. In another presentation, Dr. Weiss discussed the recent news from Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare of results... (Science Daily)
PAREXEL International Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Results Aug 11, 2009
These changes relate to (1) the ClinPhone Interactive Voice Response (IVR) component of the Perceptive Informatics business segment, and (2) purchase accounting for ClinPhone, which the Company acquired in August 2008 ... 0 million in Perceptive Informatics, Inc. ... 7 million in Perceptive Informatics, Inc.. (PR Newswire)
Centra earns two national awards for using information technology to deliver excellent patient care Aug 8, 2009
"These national awards are a testament to the vision of our Centra leadership, and the dedication of our clinical informatics and management information systems teams and our more than 5,000 employees who use this technology every day to provide excellent care," said Ben Clark, Centra chief information officer and vice president. "We know our health technology is leading to better and more efficient care that will have a lasting impact.". (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Is the nation's health network healthy? Aug 8, 2009
Simply having all the medical records become electronic doesnt magically result in delivery of the records at the point of care, said Dr. William Yasnoff, a health informatics consultant and senior adviser to federal agencies on health information exchange from 2002 to 2005. Congress gave a big push to adopting electronic health records (EHRs) this year by including $45 billion in incentive payments to doctors and hospitals in the economic stimulus law. (FCW.com)
Scripps Research scientists find early evolution maximized the 'spellchecking' of protein sequences Aug 7, 2009
"Often one study is based on computer-based informatics, or x-ray crystallography, or enzyme function analysis. But here all of these methods and more were brought to bear on an issue.". Building Proteins. (EurekAlert!)
Sigma-Aldrich buys ChemNavigator Aug 7, 2009
for free extra services. Subscribe to St. Louis Business Journal. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
High Cholesterol In Midlife Raises Risk Of Late-life Dementia, Study Finds Aug 7, 2009
The study tracked members of Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Medical Group from 1967 to 2007 by using the multiphasic testing records pioneered by Kaiser Permanente founding physician Morris Collen, MD, who is widely regarded worldwide as a health care informatics pioneer. Of the original 9,844 participants, 598 were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia between 1994 and 2007, when the participants were between 61 and 88 years old. (Science Daily)
