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Health IT Track and Best Practices
By Allison Proffitt

Bio-IT World launched its 2009 Best Practices competition call for entries last week and this year's new entry category, Health-IT, encompasses ePrescribing, RHIOs, EMR/PHR, and more. This competition is an opportunity for DHP readers to showcase the best in Health-IT and flaunt the innovation that continues to propel the field forward. Details about the 2009 competition, along with a compendium of all of the 2008 entries, can be found at www.bio-itworld.com/bestpractices.

Bio-IT World also announced the Call for Proposals for the newest track at the Bio-IT World Conference and Expo. eHealth Solutions will cover integrating life sciences, IT and general health care to support the care delivery process and innovative R&D of next generation health IT and personalized medicine solutions. Information on the track can be found at www.bio-itworldexpo.com/.

Email me and let me know if you have ideas or questions about the competiton or the track. I'm excited that Health-IT has a starring role this year, and I look forward to your thoughts.

Automated Paper Processes
DB Technology has announced the launch of Enterprise RAS, a combination of the company's highly successful software modules RAS, RASi and RAS eForms. More

Kid-Centric Patient Education
GetWellNetwork and KidsHealth have released the first videos as part of an innovative series of family-friendly video programs to be viewed at a child’s bedside during hospitalization. Each program is brief (3-5 minutes), highly engaging, and rich in content. More

Hospital Paperwork
No Longer Has to Be an In-patient Procedure
sponsored by Adobe

How many times have you filled out that same patient registration form when visiting a doctor or the hospital? If you are a hospital administrator, nurse or registrar, you know that your patients and particularly your staff have managed hundreds of consent forms for medication, procedures, anesthesia, and HIPAA. Paperwork redundancy has become a significant bottleneck in the healthcare system. In this podcast, we’ll learn about how Adobe solutions for healthcare can help you streamline your paperwork and stop making paperwork an in-patient procedure. Download Now

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Addressing Life Sciences Constantly Growing Data Challenges Research Environments sponsored by BlueArc

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Large and rapidly growing stores of file-based and other data are a hallmark of life science research and bioinformatics. Determining how best to manage those data stores has become a significant challenge for Researchers and IT Pros alike. This paper is intended to: Provide guidance on the many storage requirements common to Life Science research; Explain the evolution of modern storage architectures; Summarize the major data storage architectures currently in use. Additionally, it will present the Isilon IQ clustered storage product as a strong and flexible solution to those needs. Download now

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Life Science Webcasts from Bio-IT World and Cambridge Healthtech Media Group

Bio-IT World Expo
Video Highlights

Drug Discovery, Development and Commercialization: Evolving Challenges and Opportunities
Joshua Boger, PhD, president and CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., delivers his keynote at the 2008 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston, April 30, 2008.
View the webcast.

Personalized Genetics: Advancements and Driving Change
Linda Avey, co-founder of 23andMe, delivers her keynote at the 2008 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston, April 30, 2008.
View the webcast.

The Future of Personal Genomics
A distinguished panel of personal genomics experts discuss the future of personal genomics at the 2008 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston, April 30, 2008. They include Dietrich Stephan (co-founder, Navigenics); George Church (Harvard Medical School); Jeff Drazen (editor-in-chief, New England Journal Medicine); Fred Ledley (Bentley College); John Halamka (CIO, Harvard Medical School); and Linda Avey (23andMe). Bio-IT World Editor-in-Chief Kevin Davies moderates the discussion.
View the webcast.