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New Chief at Elsevier

May 8, 2008 - Medical reference publisher Elsevier Health Sciences, Philadelphia, has announced the appointment of Michael Hansen as CEO, effective June 9.

Site Offers Forum for Drug Side Effects

May 8, 2008 - A new Web site enables consumers to share and research the side effects of their medications.

New App Aimed At Public Health

Congress OKs Genetic Data Protection

I.T. Helps Cardiac Education Efforts

Senate OKs Protection for Genetic Data

FDA Head: We’re Boosting I.T.

Payer Pilots Diabetes Smart Phone App

Missed Targets for MEDecision

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Keeping an Automated Eye on Sepsis

January 1, 2008 - Sepsis is a killer, which is not news to inpatient facilities that struggle on a daily basis to keep their patients out of its devastating way.

The Nursing Information Technology Innovation Award

March 31, 2008 - When Jennifer Dunscomb, R.N., arrived at Columbus (Ind.) Regional Hospital to begin her shift one morning, she used her handheld computer to make an extraordinary difference in the treatment of a patient." The senior systems clinical nurse specialist accessed the hospital’s “early warning system” and immediately received 10 alerts on patients pre-selected as potentially being at high risk of developing complications. "

Wrapping Safety Around Patients

March 31, 2008 - Deep vein thrombosis, the formation of blood clots, is a common risk factor for hospitalized patients, particularly those immobilized in bed or undergoing surgery." " To better prevent the condition, 67-bed Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester, Va., has programmed a workflow process in its Soarian clinical information system from Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, Pa.

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