News Clips

OMICS Group Declares The Acquisition Of The Journal-Immunome Research

Press Release | OMICS Group | July 25, 2013

OMICS Group Inc., a scientific organization that drives the progress of research through open access journals, announced a landmark agreement with Nikolai Petrovsky Publishing for acquisition of Immunome Research [...]. Read More »

eLife Produces Open Science Podcast Series

Press Release | eLife | July 25, 2013

eLife, an open access (OA) journal covering research in the life and biomedical sciences, will produce a podcast series with The Naked Scientists, broadcasters who present easy-to-understand science to the general public. Read More »

White House Touts Nearly $1.4 Billion In IT Savings

Joseph Marks | Nextgov | July 25, 2013

Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., expressed skepticism about the reported savings and asked for more documentation. Mica chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's panel on Government Operations. VanRoekel responded that the figures were based on rigorous investment reviews. Read More »

White House Could Face Bipartisan Scorn If It Bucks IT Reform

Joseph Marks | Nextgov | July 25, 2013

If White House officials don’t get behind a House-passed bill that overhauls how the government buys information technology, they’re likely to face wrath from congressional Republicans and Democrats alike, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said Thursday. Read More »

When mHealth And Telehealth Become 'Just Healthcare'

Eric Wicklund | Government Health IT | July 25, 2013

mHealth and telehealth: Two popular terms in the healthcare lexicon these days. And two whose days are numbered. Read More »

Veterans Administration: Delay, Deny, Wait ’Til I Die

Tim Forkes | Baltimore Post-Examiner | July 25, 2013

If you’re a veteran, especially an Iraq and Afghan war vet, you know exactly what that headline means. The backlog at the Veterans Administration rarely makes the news, nor does this startling fact: 22 veterans commit suicide every day. [...] Read More »

The Indian Connection To Red Hat's Growth Story

Shivani Shinde Nadhe | Business Standard | July 25, 2013

Last financial year, open source software provider Red Hat became the first Linux vendor to breach the $1-billion revenue mark, recording a revenue of $1.3 billion. This growth story has a strong India connect. Read More »

Palomar Health And Qualcomm Launch Glassware Medical Incubator

Press Release | Palomar Health, Qualcomm Life, Inc. | July 25, 2013

Glassomics Will Discover How Wearable Computing Devices Can Impact the Healthcare Industry Read More »

Maryland and Estonian Civilians Take Up Arms Against Hackers

Aliya Sternstein | Nextgov | July 25, 2013

Maryland has started a volunteer netwarfare squad that the Estonian ambassador likens to her country's groundbreaking civilian cyber reserve, which was assembled after neighboring Russia allegedly shut down the former Soviet state's Internet access in 2007. Read More »

Is Android Becoming The New Windows?

Chris Wakefield | Comtech IT Support | July 25, 2013

At the moment in the smartphone market Android is king.  It is currently the most used operating system by some margin and most analysts expect this to continue.  In some ways this resembles the rise of Microsoft Windows in the early nineties and like Windows Android’s popularity is coming with a big price tag – viruses. Read More »

Industry Agrees To New Mobile App Guidelines

Anne Flaherty | Modern Healthcare | July 25, 2013

Industry groups and privacy advocates on Thursday were near agreement on voluntary guidelines for mobile apps that should make it easier for consumers to know what personal information is getting sucked from their smartphone or tablet and passed along to marketers. Read More »

How To Hack The System To Change Government

Tom Shoop | Nextgov | July 25, 2013

Jennifer Pahlka, the founder of the Code for America initiative who is now working for the Obama administration as deputy chief technology officer, has been in government for 37 days -- 51 if you count weekends. Read More »

Health Cloud Grows In Europe

Dillan Yogendra | HIEWatch | July 25, 2013

Cloud computing is rapidly becoming a key enabler for enterprise-wide solutions. In the healthcare IT market, implementing cloud computing technologies effectively can assist European healthcare providers to improve the quality of medical services and the efficiency of operations, share information geographically, and manage overheads. Read More »

Two Competing Clinical Code Groups Team Up

Joseph Conn | Modern Healthcare | July 25, 2013

Two not-for-profit standards-development organizations, producers of once-competing clinical codes, SNOMED-CT and LOINC, have reached a 10-year collaborative agreement to work together to “improve safety, functionality and interoperability for the rapidly growing number of clinicians who manage and exchange health data with electronic medical records.” Read More »

Clinovo’s TechTrainings: Next Hands-On SAS & CDISC Classes Start September 17th, 2013

Press Release | Clinovo | July 25, 2013

Next session of Clinovo’s TechTrainings starts September 17th, 2013 and includes Base SAS, Advanced SAS, and new CDISC class.

Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) July 25, 2013 Read More »