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First Edition: January 23, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about a new survey indicating that the nation's uninsured rate dropped modestly this month.

23 Jan 2014

Next-generation high content screening system launched by PerkinElmer

PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, has announced the launch of the Opera Phenix™, a next-generation, confocal, high-content screening system that will enable scientists to perform the most challenging applications with greater speed and sensitivity, accelerating the understanding of disease and discovery of new and more effective treatments.

23 Jan 2014

Compact liquid handling workstation for PCR launched by Hamilton Robotics

At the annual Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) conference, Hamilton Robotics has introduces the NIMBUS® PCR Workstation, which is a compact and affordable pipetting workstation enabling fast and flexible assay setup for endpoint, real-time, qPCR or multiplex PCR.

23 Jan 2014

Tel Aviv University researcher finds new evidence that educated adults retain traces of their childhood

Children understand numbers differently than adults. For kids, one and two seem much further apart then 101 and 102, because two is twice as big as one, and 102 is just a little bigger than 101. It's only after years of schooling that we're persuaded to see the numbers in both sets as only one integer apart on a number line.

23 Jan 2014

New orthotic device could aid in rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders

A soft, wearable device that mimics the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders such as drop foot, said Yong-Lae Park, an assistant professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University.

22 Jan 2014

Trials, and a few unexpected triumphs, for insurance exchanges

A procurement document posted on a federal website gives the newest Obamacare contractor until mid-March to build the back end of healthcare.gov, predicting dire consequences if the work is not completed on time. Other media outlets report exchange developments from Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, Georgia and Minnesota.

22 Jan 2014

Sapio Sciences announces release of Exemplar NGS LIMS system

Sapio Sciences is pleased to announce the release of Exemplar NGS LIMS. Sapio's NGS LIMS system will track multiple next-generation sequencing platform workflows from request through processing and analysis.

20 Jan 2014

Healthcare.gov's back-end system still being built

A top Obama administration official told Congress Thursday that the automated system to send payments to insurance companies is still under construction and didn't offer a completion date, media outlets report.

20 Jan 2014

State highlights: Battle over jail medical care in Texas jails; Medicaid coverage for inmates; N.C. docs sue over Medicaid billing system

In November, David Conis Jr. sat in a Henderson County courtroom, vomiting repeatedly because of his vacillating blood-sugar levels, terrified that he was facing a diabetic coma. ... Henderson County state district Judge Carter Tarrance, concerned that the county jail was not providing adequate care, sent Conis to a local clinic and ordered the jail to follow the doctor's instructions (Grissom, 1/17).

20 Jan 2014

HD Medical to showcase groundbreaking visual stethoscope at Arab Health exposition

At the upcoming Arab Health exposition in the Australian Pavilion Stand 2H13, HD Medical, Inc. will demonstrate its groundbreaking visual stethoscope ViScope MD featuring the world's first murmur detection capability. This revolutionary stethoscope offers a unique integrated visual display that lets medical professionals perform dynamic auscultation and "see" the heart sounds they hear in real-time visual waveforms. The ViScope MD visual display is complemented by superior high fidelity sound quality for unmatched clarity. HD Medical has invested over a decade refining its proprietary noise reduction technology.

20 Jan 2014

Eye Center of Central PA goes live with Medflow EHR

Medflow is pleased to announce the first successful deployment of Medflow version 8.1, the company's 2014 Meaningful Use Certified version. This is a tremendous milestone and accomplishment that demonstrates the leadership role Medflow maintains in the eye care industry.

19 Jan 2014

Cedars-Sinai researcher to receive 2014 Troland Research Award

Ueli Rutishauser, PhD, assistant professor of neurosurgery and director of human neurophysiology research in the Department of Neurosurgery and the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai, will receive a 2014 Troland Research Award at the National Academy of Sciences annual meeting April 27.

16 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 15, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that people who get their health insurance through high-risk insurance pools will have an extra two months before this program ends.

15 Jan 2014

LUMEDX contracted to provide comprehensive CVIS to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

LUMEDX Corporation, a leading provider of vendor-neutral cardiovascular imaging and information systems, announced today that it has contracted to provide Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital with a comprehensive CVIS that will integrate patient data and images across five different sites. The LUMEDX CVIS will consolidate data, improve physician access to patient information, streamline clinical workflows, and support outcomes analysis and registry reporting for the Phoebe Heart and Vascular Center.

15 Jan 2014

Research explores potential benefits of computer access to senior citizens' health

Louis Medvene, Wichita State University professor of psychology and director of the Social Relationships Research Workgroup, is exploring the potential benefits of computer access to senior citizens' health.

15 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 13, 2014

Today's headlines include news about how the health law's enrollment process is working and about the federal government's decision not to renew the contract for the company that was overseeing the repairs for healthcare.gov.

13 Jan 2014

Loyola receives Special Innovation Award for developing self-serve clinical research database

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine has received a $6,000 Special Innovation Award for developing a user-friendly, self-serve clinical research database that will help physicians and scientists conduct groundbreaking medical research.

10 Jan 2014

As workers' insurance costs rise, bosses (sometimes wrongly) blame Obamacare

A new study shows how employers are cost-shifting. And Democratic politicians are pointing fingers for Obamacare's website woes.

10 Jan 2014

More insurers extend premium payment deadlines

The relaxed timetables reflect efforts by the insurance industry, as well as the Obama administration, to "coax" people towards "cementing" their 2014 coverage, reports Bloomberg News. In addition, a Commonwealth survey finds more people are shopping on the new health insurance marketplaces. News outlets also report developments from Minnesota, California, Oregon, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Michigan.

9 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 9, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how the politics of the health law continue to play out on Capitol Hill.

9 Jan 2014

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First Edition: January 23, 2014

Next-generation high content screening system launched by PerkinElmer

Compact liquid handling workstation for PCR launched by Hamilton Robotics

Tel Aviv University researcher finds new evidence that educated adults retain traces of their childhood

New orthotic device could aid in rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders

Trials, and a few unexpected triumphs, for insurance exchanges

Sapio Sciences announces release of Exemplar NGS LIMS system

Healthcare.gov's back-end system still being built

State highlights: Battle over jail medical care in Texas jails; Medicaid coverage for inmates; N.C. docs sue over Medicaid billing system

HD Medical to showcase groundbreaking visual stethoscope at Arab Health exposition

Eye Center of Central PA goes live with Medflow EHR

Cedars-Sinai researcher to receive 2014 Troland Research Award

First Edition: January 15, 2014

LUMEDX contracted to provide comprehensive CVIS to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Research explores potential benefits of computer access to senior citizens' health

First Edition: January 13, 2014

Loyola receives Special Innovation Award for developing self-serve clinical research database

As workers' insurance costs rise, bosses (sometimes wrongly) blame Obamacare

More insurers extend premium payment deadlines

First Edition: January 9, 2014

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