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Proteus Open Source Now
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We, the developers of the Proteus Intelligent Processes (PIP) Project, are pleased to announce the availability of source code for tools related to the clinical decision support guidelines model, Proteus under an open source license (EPL). The open source development effort will now proceed in the PIP project. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - November 7, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
University researchers to study video games' effect on healthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nine universities across the U.S. will divvy up a $1.85 million grant to study the effects of interactive games on health, cognitive ability and change behaviors for people with chronic conditions. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - November 7, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
EMBL Scientists Take New Approach To Predict Gene ExpressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Embryonic development is like a well-organised building project, with the embryo's DNA serving as the blueprint from which all construction details are derived. Cells carry out different functions according to a developmental plan, by expressing, i.e. turning on, different combinations of genes. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 7, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
Lives Saved In Sept. 29 Samoan Tsunami By Community Education And Evacuation PlanningEmail this article to a colleague.
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Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, though there are still ways to improve the warning and evacuation process, according to a team of researchers that traveled to Samoa last month. The team, funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, collected data Oct. 4 through Oct. 11 to document the impacts of the 8.1 earthquake and the ensuing tsunami that occurred on Sept. 29. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 7, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Aid / Disasters Source Type: news
Fresenius Medical Care North America Acquires Health IT Services Group, Acumen nEHREmail this article to a colleague.
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Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of a network of dialysis facilities, today announced it has purchased Nashville-based Health IT Services Group (HITSG) and its portfolio of products including Acumen nEHR, a nephrology-specific electronic health record. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: dialysis Fresenius Medical Care North America Health IT Services Group Nashville the nation ’s leading network Waltham Hospitals & IDNs Vendors Source Type: news
T-System Debuts T-Data Feature, Providing Powerful New Analytics Capability for T SystemEVEmail this article to a colleague.
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T-System, Inc., a provider of emergency department (ED) clinical documentation solutions, announces the availability of T-Data, a powerful and innovative ED data analytics technology. T-Data converts information collected by T SystemEV, the company's industry-leading Emergency Department Information System (EDIS), into a database capable of answering penetrating questions about ED performance and potential pathways for improvement.
(Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Dallas T-System Inc Vendors Source Type: news
Middle East health IT execs to meet in OmanEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new conference based in Oman will draw together government, healthcare and technology executives from across the Middle East.
The HIMSS Middle East Health IT Leadership Summit, to be held from 15-17 November 2009, will invite key healthcare stakeholders to join in an effort to advance the quality of healthcare for all Middle East citizens. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Chip Means Tags: Online Only Health IT Leadership Summit International Middle East MUSCAT Oman Source Type: news
Eclipsys sees Q3 income slideEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health IT company Eclipsys has released its 2009 third quarter results, which ended Sept. 30, posting a 95.6 percent loss in net income compared with the 2008 third quarter. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Newcastle set to switch on MillenniumEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning for a "low-key" go live of its new Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system tonight. (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Microsoft to launch new healthcare IT Web seriesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Microsoft Corporation will launch an online video series on healthcare IT beginning Nov. 10.
According to a spokesman of the Redmond, Wash.-based company, Microsoft Health Tech Today will address "the intersection of health and information technology" and "highlight the latest industry trends and feature examples of proven solutions that are improving health and changing lives for clinicians, patients and consumers worldwide." (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Industry News Microsoft Corp. Redmond The Microsoft Corp. Vendors Source Type: news
Practice management a hot topic for Sermo docsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new social media tool highlighting practice management issues for small practices has been launched by the online physician community Sermo.
Sermo officials say the Practice Management Exchange (PME) is an opportunity for physicians to exchange business advice through peer-to-peer discussions, posts and online forums as well as earn CME credits on practice management topics. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only Cambridge Sermo Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic, STMicroelectronics to develop heart-monitoring platformEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Mayo Clinic and STMicroelectronics, a Swiss-based semiconductor company, are collaborating on a platform for remotely monitoring patients with chronic cardiovascular disease.
As planned, a patient would wear a small device that continually monitors a number of relevant physiological parameters. This approach has many potential benefits, including maintaining wellness, earlier detection of developing health conditions, improving lifestyle and lowering healthcare costs. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only cardiovascular disease Industry News Paul Friedman Rochester semiconductor STMicroelectronics telemedicine The Mayo Clinic Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
HL7 offers standard for clinical research in an EHREmail this article to a colleague.
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Health Level Seven, which sets standards for healthcare information technology, has published a standard for clinical research in an electronic health record system.
The standard, which specifies the functional requirements for regulated clinical research in an EHR, has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
The HL7 EHR Clinical Research Functional Profile for EHR systems is based upon the HL7 EHR Work Group's EHR System Functional Model Release 1, which is also an ANSI-approved American national standard. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only ANN ARBOR Clinical Research Work Group HL7 EHR Work Group Industry News Source Type: news
McKesson Executive, Emad Rizk, MD, to Speak at Harvard Business School Health 11-06-2009Email this article to a colleague.
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McKesson Health Solutions President Will Join Leaders from Around the
Country to Discuss Healthcare Reform at Prestigious Event (Source: McKesson News)
Source: McKesson News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
States of Guernsey take major step towards integrated careEmail this article to a colleague.
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InterSystems TrakCare Patient Administration, Accident &Emergency and Theatres ‘go live’ within key phase of island-wide Electronic Health and Social Care Record initiative (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Report says IT vendors should target CFOs in "changed sales environment"Email this article to a colleague.
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A new report by Gartner, Inc., recommends that information technology and service providers plan their 2010 marketing campaigns, sales and service engagements with clearer value propositions aimed at the chief financial officer and strategic business unit leaders.
The IT research and advisory firm predicts a 6.8 percent decline in 2009 worldwide industry vertical market IT spending from 2008. The total 2009 projections amount to $2.28 trillion. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Richard Pizzi Tags: Online Only Gartner Inc. Industry News Stamford Vendors Source Type: news
University researchers to study video games' affect on healthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nine universities across the U.S. will divvy up a $1.85 million grant to study the effects of interactive games on health, cognitive ability and change behaviors for people with chronic conditions. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
TAU's Smart I.V. Device To Save Lives At Disaster SitesEmail this article to a colleague.
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When paramedics rush to the scene of a multi-car pileup or a terror attack, their first task is to assess who needs immediate care. But blood hemorrhaging can obscure damage, and the gruesome mess means paramedics can't always determine who should be treated first. Tel Aviv University's new LifeFlow device, currently in development, could become the paramedic's new best friend - and save many lives in the process. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Report: Higher healthcare costs force docs to discuss economics with patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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As healthcare costs soar and insurance plans require patients to pay more out-of-pocket expenses, physicians are put in the tricky situation of balancing healthcare at an economical price, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of Family Practice. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Study: Higher healthcare costs force docs to discuss economics with patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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As healthcare costs soar and insurance plans require patients to pay more out-of-pocket expenses, physicians are put in the tricky situation of balancing healthcare at an economical price, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of Family Practice. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Digital plaster trialled in LondonEmail this article to a colleague.
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A digital plaster that can monitor patients' vital signs is being trialled at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for the first time. (Source: E-Health Europe News)
Source: E-Health Europe News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Information quality mark launchedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Information Standard accreditation scheme has been launched at the King's Fund. (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Vendor Notebook - API Healthcare announces new contracts for human capital managementEmail this article to a colleague.
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API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wis.-based provider of human capital management solutions for healthcare providers, has signed contracts with the following healthcare organizations: Seattle Children’s Hospital, Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, Wash., North Mississippi Health Services in Tupelo, Miss., Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, Calif., King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Wash., and the Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester, Conn. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only A.D.A.M. Inc. Accenx Technologies Inc Ashland Atlanta banking technology Bellevue CAD system California Cambridge Canopy Chicago Cincinnati Connecticut consumer health information and benefits technology content m Source Type: news
Four Steps To Immunize An Organization Against H1N1: New Study By Info-Tech Research GroupEmail this article to a colleague.
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Info-Tech Research Group's latest report outlines four specific areas that IT departments need to consider when preparing for the very real threat of an H1N1 outbreak this winter. If ignored, a business could experience a substantial slow down or a complete halt in productivity. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
US Lagging In Access, Quality, HIT Use According To International Survey Of Physicians In 11 CountriesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies place on their patients' care, according to findings from the 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey published online in the journal Health Affairs. The responses of U.S. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Quest For More Rapid Technology To Screen Blood SamplesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Jennifer Brodbelt, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a $734,068 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new method for rapidly screening blood samples for biomarkers. Biomarkers are small molecules that indicate the presence of a particular physiological condition, typically a disease. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Children's Networks Exposed Young Viewers To 76 Percent More Food Commercials Per Hour Than Other NetworksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role television plays in obesity, a study in the November/December issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examines how food advertising aimed at children might be a large contributor to the problem. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Medical Transcription Industry Celebrates Health IT WeekEmail this article to a colleague.
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As health information managers and professionals across the country celebrate the health information & technology industry this week, the Association for Health Care Documentation Integrity (AHDI) and the Medical Transcription Industry Association (MTIA) announced their support for a healthcare reform package that improves electronic health records (EHRs) as well as patient safety. (Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today)
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust Buys System C's Maternity SoftwareEmail this article to a colleague.
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System C Healthcare has won a contract from Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for its maternity information system. The order follows close on the heels of a successful go-live for the company's Medway Maternity software at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info
NHS Bury Primary Care Trust Goes Live with iSOFT Lorenzo RC 1.9Email this article to a colleague.
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iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) - Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced the implementation of the latest version of its Lorenzo electronic patient record solution at NHS Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT) in Lancashire. NHS Bury went live on 3 November with iSOFT's Lorenzo Regional Care 1.9. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info
Iowa Health System Makes the Move to McKesson's Solution for Medical ImagingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Healthcare provider to America’s heartland expects to increase
productivity and physician satisfaction (Source: McKesson News)
Source: McKesson News - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Canada's country-wide EHR rollout hits snagsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Canada Health Infoway has met a number of serious challenges concerning its EHR deployment timeline and needs to implement more standards, controls and progress indicators, according to a report this week from Canada's Auditor General, Sheila Frase. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
CDC adopts new, near real-time flu tracking systemEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Disease Control will track potential outbreaks of the H1N1 flu using a private, nationwide GE Healthcare database that holds electronic medical records for 14 million people. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Survey: Many healthcare facilities unprepared for HITECH requirementsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Despite the health IT adoption push following the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, many healthcare facilities may not be prepared to meet some of the Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) requirements, based on the findings of the second annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society security survey. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Trial sites to be issued fines if they don’t notify patients of data breachesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Clinical trial sites that do not adhere to the language written in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requiring facilities to divulge privacy breaches to their patients, could pay up to a $50,000 penalty per violation. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Fines to be issued for trial sites that don’t notify patients of data breachesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Clinical trial sites that do not adhere to the language written in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requiring facilities to divulge privacy breaches to their patients, could pay up to a $50,000 penalty per violation. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Insider View: Jon HoeksmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma reflects on a busy couple of weeks for news about the National Programme for IT in the NHS and says the sudden flurry of activity can mean only one thing - those November deadlines matter and judgement day is coming for NPfIT. (Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis)
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
HIT vendors call for clarity, consistency on meaningful useEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the government works to draft a "meaningful use" definition by the end of December, healthcare IT vendors are urging clarity and consistency on what they and providers are expected to implement to receive incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Mark Segal, vice chairman of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's Electronic Health Record Association and director of government and industry relations for GE Healthcare IT, emphasized the importance of a single standard for exchange of clinical summaries. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only ARRA HIT Chicago Industry News Justin Barnes Mark Segal stimulus Vendors Source Type: news
Hawaii practice to automate medical records, business managementEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Ali'i Health Center, a 15-provider, multi-location, multi-specialty practice based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, plans to go live with an electronic health record and practice management system in December.
The practice tapped Dallas-based Aprima Medical Software for the technology. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Ali Aprima Medical Software Dallas Hawaii Honolulu Kailua Kona Sue McConnell Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Vendors Source Type: news
NIH to build bioinformatics databases for new treatmentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year, $16 million contract to Northrop Grumman to create Web-based bioinformatics resource centers.
The databases will support the research of pathogenic viruses that could lead to new medical treatments and preventive measures for humans. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Allergy Bioinformatics Industry News infectious diseases National Institute of Health Northrop Grumman Reston Source Type: news
HIMSS aims to promote diversity in health ITEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has created a Diversity Business Roundtable for Health IT, designed to give businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans the opportunity to colaborate and grow as the health IT market prepares for rapid expansion.
"HIMSS has long offered educational and other resources to support our members' growth, and we're pleased that we can now offer a home for diverse enterprises to take advantage of those resources and share strategies to develop their businesses," said HIMSS President and CEO H. Stephen Lieber. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only HIMSS Industry News Peggy McShane Washington Vendors Source Type: news
Survey: U.S. physicians lag behind those in other countries in IT useEmail this article to a colleague.
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U.S. doctors are far less likely to use health information technology that helps reduce errors and improve care than those in other countries, according to the 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey.
Published online today in the journal Health Affairs, the survey finds that only 46 percent of U.S. doctors use electronic medical records, compared to 99 percent of doctors in the Netherlands and 97 percent of doctors in New Zealand and Norway. (Source: Healthcare IT News)
Source: Healthcare IT News - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Australia Canada Cathy Schoen Commonwealth Fund Congress France Germany Industry News Italy Karen Davis medication errors New York New Zealand Norway Sweden The Netherlands United Kingdom United States Phy Source Type: news
SRC and PCTI join forcesEmail this article to a colleague.
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SRC and PCTI partnership offers instant electronic document transfer for NHS Trusts (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Electronic clinical decision support for Middle Eastern hospitalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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in new agreement between First DataBank International and GE Healthcare (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Paragon software enables PHOENIX Healthcare to deliver on doctors’ ordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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PHOENIX Healthcare Distribution is using advanced route planning software from Paragon Software Systems to manage its time critical deliveries of medicines (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Tissue cassette labels which stick to all the EC rulesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Brady offers a unique labelling system guaranteeing accurate identification of tissue samples (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Manchester Royal Infirmary makes room for CondecoEmail this article to a colleague.
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Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) is using workplace management specialists RNM Systems’ out-of-the-box room booking software suite, Condeco, to manage its new training and education facilities (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Proteus Now Open SourceEmail this article to a colleague.
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We, the developers of the Proteus Intelligent Processes (PIP) Project, are pleased to announce the availability of source code for tools related to the clinical decision support guidelines model, Proteus under an open source license (EPL). The open source development effort will now proceed in the PIP project. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
HIMSS launches health IT diversity roundtable for businessesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has created a Diversity Business Roundtable for Health IT to enable businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans the opportunity to network as the health IT market prepares for rapid expansion over the next decade. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
IntraLinks, Adobe Team for Paperless Clinical TrialsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Combining Adobe's LiveCycle Enterprise Suite with IntraLinks' solutions for secure collaboration, companies aim to turn the document-intensive clinical trial process into a paperless experience. - IntraLinks and Adobe are teaming up to develop solutions that will automate
cross-organization data capture and submission-based business processes within
the life sciences industry. The initial solution IntraLinks and Adobe are
bringing to market addresses the document-intensive clinical trial p... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
