Breaking: CCHIT Certifies EHRs and HIEs
By Neil Versel, contributing editor

On Tuesday, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology said that eight ambulatory electronic health records (EHR) products earned full certification under the new 2008 criteria for interoperability. Tomorrow, CCHIT will open the first-ever application period for certification of health information exchanges (HIE). More.

Personalized Medicine Watch
By John Russell, Digital HealthCare & Productivity Staff

The Real-Time Evolution of PM’s Promise and Challenge

Even as grand visions emerge of what personalized medicine may do to transform health care, so too are its thorny challenges emerging. Two recent events illustrate this quite well. Long-time biopharma watcher G. Steven Burrill painted a bullish picture of PM’s promise, while Google founder Sergey Brin blogged about his personal challenge as revealed by genetic testing provided by 23and Me, the company co-founded by his wife Anne Wojcicki.

How would you respond? More.

MediNotes Acquisition to Open Doors to Physician Practices
By Neil Versel, contributing editor

With its recently announced plans to take over MediNotes (West Des Moines, Iowa), Atlanta-based hospital systems vendor Eclipsys is making a push into the fast-growing but hard-to-reach market for independent physician practices. More.

Open Source Research Tool
By Cindy Atoji

The virtual operating room may be a step closer to reality, thanks to the latest version of 3D Slicer, a new generation of freeware that has already been used for brain mapping, image guided surgery, virtual colonoscopy, and other biomedical research. The aptly named “Slicer” provides different views of the same subject on demand, such as vivid 3-D images of the brain, created from the raw data of two-dimension magnetic resonance (MR) images. More.

Deals, Deployments, and Short News
By Allison Proffitt, Digital HealthCare & Productivity staff

HL7 announces Board of Directors, Leapfrog releases top 26 hospitals, HealthVault architect directs the nickel tour, Microsoft Exec movements, Amalga installations, and company acquisitions. More.

LIFE SCIENCE JOBS

Lilly Singapore Center for Drug Discovery (LSCDD) - Associate Director of Informatics,
Lead and mentor a strong team for the Bioinformatics group at the Integrative Computational Sciences (ICS) department at LSCDD towards the development of novel algorithms, data analysis methods and software tools for drug discovery. Work closely with the Software Engineering group at ICS, and collaborate with the Discovery IT organization in Europe and USA. For additional information, or to apply visit: LSCDD

Lilly Singapore Center for Drug Discovery (LSCDD)- Senior Bioinformatics Scientist,
Contribute to the development of novel algorithms, data analysis methods and software tools for drug discovery as part of the Integrative Computational Sciences (ICS) department at LSCDD. Work closely with informatics and software engineering peers at ICS, and collaborate with the Discovery IT organization in Europe and USA. The successful candidate will offer hands-on insight and expertise in tailored therapeutic informatics and statistical analyses at the post-genomic era. For additional information, or to apply visit: LSCDD

Lilly Singapore Center for Drug Discovery (LSCDD) - Manager, Software Engineering (Integrative Computational Sciences)
Join the Integrative Computational Sciences (ICS) department at Lilly Singapore Centre for Drug Discovery (LSCDD),as Manager Software Engineering. Lead the development of integrated applications to process and visualize data from cutting edge technologies used by scientists at Lilly Research Labs (LRL) and the Drug Discovery Research (DDR) teams. Masters in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline, 10+ years post graduation experience , 2 years management experience needed. For a complete job description and requirements or to apply visit: LSCDD

Lilly Singapore Center for Drug Discovery(LSCDD) -Senior Software Engineer,
Join a strong team of software engineers in our Integrative Computational Sciences (ICS) at LSCDD. Collaborate with, and help develop integrated applications to process and visualize data from cutting-edge technologies used by scientists at Lilly Research Labs (LRL) and the Drug Discovery Research (DDR) teams. The Software Engineering team provides computational tools and tailored software solutions that enable the global effort of Tailored Therapeutics; ‘The Right Drug, at The Right Dose for The Right Patient at The Right Time'. For additional information, or to apply visit: LSCDD

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The Fifteenth Annual Biopharmaceutical Applied Statistics Symposium - Nov 3-7,2008 ~Savannah, GA

Super Computing ~ November 15-21, Austin, TX

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