Tuesday, November 24, 2009

State board fires veterans affairs secretary - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Scocos said he planned to sue the board and its members under a law protecting returning veterans. "There's been an agenda since day one when I got back," Scocos told reporters. He said the board improperly changed the terms by which it could fire ...
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New center positions AAP as 'leading voice for pediatric informatics' - AAP News (subscription)

New center positions AAP as 'leading voice for pediatric informatics'AAP News (subscription)The Academy has launched the Child Health Informatics Center to support the development of health information technology (HIT) and pediatricians' use of ...and more »
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Mobile apps help people track H1N1, prevent flu (USA Today)

A slew of flu-themed apps are now available for iPhones and iPods, allowing people to find out where there's an H1N1 outbreak in their state, when vaccines will be available nearby and how some of the afflicted are doing.
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Monday, November 23, 2009

HNT College Corner: Sayreville's Woods makes smooth transition - MyCentralJersey.com

It was the kind of decision nobody wants to face, but Bobby Woods faced it. Iona College was shutting down its football program. If Woods wanted to continue lacing it up, he had to find a new school. The Sayreville High School grad had just wrapped ...
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MGMA Calls For Careful Design and Testing of Meaningful Use | BNET ...

In a 5-page letter to David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, MGMA CEO William F. Jessee, MD, warns that, if meaningful use is defined inappropriately and the program is poorly administered, ... It appears CCHIT, an offspring of the large HIT trade association HIMSS, won't get its wish for Health IT Certification hegemony. I think the outcome of a multidisciplinary HIT policy workgroup's deliberations on this issue reasonable: Aug. ...
[original post by Ken Terry]
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HNT College Corner: Sayreville's Woods makes smooth transition - MyCentralJersey.com

It was the kind of decision nobody wants to face, but Bobby Woods faced it. Iona College was shutting down its football program. If Woods wanted to continue lacing it up, he had to find a new school. The Sayreville High School grad had just wrapped ...
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MGMA Calls For Careful Design and Testing of Meaningful Use | BNET ...

In a 5-page letter to David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, MGMA CEO William F. Jessee, MD, warns that, if meaningful use is defined inappropriately and the program is poorly administered, ... It appears CCHIT, an offspring of the large HIT trade association HIMSS, won't get its wish for Health IT Certification hegemony. I think the outcome of a multidisciplinary HIT policy workgroup's deliberations on this issue reasonable: Aug. ...
[original post by Ken Terry]
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

CapeCodToday Blog Chowder - Cape Cod Today

In response to: Why I chose the path of Conservatism. You should know about "girlie men," petey. Roy Cohn, Esq., right wing hero "Tailgunner" Joe McCarthy's legal beagle right out of Columbia Law, always denied being gay. He said he just liked having ...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Greenway Medical Technologies Enhances Advisory and Consulting Partnership ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Greenway Medical Technologies Enhances Advisory and Consulting Partnership ...PR Newswire (press release)... American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 authorized the HHS Secretary to establish a Health Information Technology (HIT) Extension Program. ...and more »
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America, Where Every City is a Health-Care Industry Mecca - TIME

America, Where Every City is a Health-Care Industry MeccaTIMEWe have gutted our industrial economy and even decimated our information technology economy, by favoring outsourcing. So what is left? ...and more »
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Privacy expert says consortium could be IT lifesaver - ModernHealthcare.com

Privacy expert says consortium could be IT lifesaverModernHealthcare.comA key target audience for the group is the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS. Under the ARRA, the HIT Policy and ...
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healthport Postpones Initial Public Offering - GlobeNewsWire (press release)

healthport Postpones Initial Public OfferingGlobeNewsWire (press release)... quality health information products and services in the HIT industry, healthport is changing the face of healthcare by combining knowledge, technology ...and more »
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be (Park Hills Daily Journal)

WASHINGTON (AP) — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Biomedical Informatics Symposium Opens With Address From Calif. Health Care Leader (Medical News Today)

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) opened its Annual Symposium on Biomedical and Health Informatics with more than 2,000 members and registrants gathered at the Hilton San Francisco to exchange new information, best practices, and cutting-edge thinking on an array of topics in this burgeoning health care field. Opening the symposium was Mark D.
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Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 15-21): Bioscience, Cleantech Sectors Spur Job Growth (CoStar Group)

News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease Down. Look to Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be (Park Hills Daily Journal)

WASHINGTON (AP) — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.
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Our Lady of the Lake Connects Infusion Pumps to the EHR to Help Decrease Errors and Improve Care (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Helping set the standard for interoperability between medical devices and electronic health records , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has successfully tested and implemented auto programming between infusion pumps and a bar-code point-of-care system throughout its facility.
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Our Lady of the Lake Connects Infusion Pumps to the EHR to Help Decrease Errors and Improve Care (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Helping set the standard for interoperability between medical devices and electronic health records , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has successfully tested and implemented auto programming between infusion pumps and a bar-code point-of-care system throughout its facility.
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Biomedical Informatics Symposium Opens With Address From Calif. Health Care Leader (Medical News Today)

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) opened its Annual Symposium on Biomedical and Health Informatics with more than 2,000 members and registrants gathered at the Hilton San Francisco to exchange new information, best practices, and cutting-edge thinking on an array of topics in this burgeoning health care field. Opening the symposium was Mark D.
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be (Park Hills Daily Journal)

WASHINGTON (AP) — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.
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Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 15-21): Bioscience, Cleantech Sectors Spur Job Growth (CoStar Group)

News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease Down. Look to Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...
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Our Lady of the Lake Connects Infusion Pumps to the EHR to Help Decrease Errors and Improve Care (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Helping set the standard for interoperability between medical devices and electronic health records , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has successfully tested and implemented auto programming between infusion pumps and a bar-code point-of-care system throughout its facility.
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Biomedical Informatics Symposium Opens With Address From Calif. Health Care Leader (Medical News Today)

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) opened its Annual Symposium on Biomedical and Health Informatics with more than 2,000 members and registrants gathered at the Hilton San Francisco to exchange new information, best practices, and cutting-edge thinking on an array of topics in this burgeoning health care field. Opening the symposium was Mark D.
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be (Park Hills Daily Journal)

WASHINGTON (AP) — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.
view

Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 15-21): Bioscience, Cleantech Sectors Spur Job Growth (CoStar Group)

News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease Down. Look to Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...
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Our Lady of the Lake Connects Infusion Pumps to the EHR to Help Decrease Errors and Improve Care (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Helping set the standard for interoperability between medical devices and electronic health records , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has successfully tested and implemented auto programming between infusion pumps and a bar-code point-of-care system throughout its facility.
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Biomedical Informatics Symposium Opens With Address From Calif. Health Care Leader (Medical News Today)

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) opened its Annual Symposium on Biomedical and Health Informatics with more than 2,000 members and registrants gathered at the Hilton San Francisco to exchange new information, best practices, and cutting-edge thinking on an array of topics in this burgeoning health care field. Opening the symposium was Mark D.
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be (Park Hills Daily Journal)

WASHINGTON (AP) — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.
view

Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 15-21): Bioscience, Cleantech Sectors Spur Job Growth (CoStar Group)

News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease Down. Look to Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...
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Our Lady of the Lake Connects Infusion Pumps to the EHR to Help Decrease Errors and Improve Care (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Helping set the standard for interoperability between medical devices and electronic health records , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has successfully tested and implemented auto programming between infusion pumps and a bar-code point-of-care system throughout its facility.
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Biomedical Informatics Symposium Opens With Address From Calif. Health Care Leader (Medical News Today)

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) opened its Annual Symposium on Biomedical and Health Informatics with more than 2,000 members and registrants gathered at the Hilton San Francisco to exchange new information, best practices, and cutting-edge thinking on an array of topics in this burgeoning health care field. Opening the symposium was Mark D.
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be (Park Hills Daily Journal)

WASHINGTON (AP) — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.
view

Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 15-21): Bioscience, Cleantech Sectors Spur Job Growth (CoStar Group)

News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease Down. Look to Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...
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Our Lady of the Lake Connects Infusion Pumps to the EHR to Help Decrease Errors and Improve Care (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Helping set the standard for interoperability between medical devices and electronic health records , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has successfully tested and implemented auto programming between infusion pumps and a bar-code point-of-care system throughout its facility.
view

Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 15-21): Bioscience, Cleantech Sectors Spur Job Growth (CoStar Group)

News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease Down. Look to Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...
view

Our Lady of the Lake Connects Infusion Pumps to the EHR to Help Decrease Errors and Improve Care (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Helping set the standard for interoperability between medical devices and electronic health records , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has successfully tested and implemented auto programming between infusion pumps and a bar-code point-of-care system throughout its facility.
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