Corporate interest is a problem for research into open-access publishing, says NPG/ Palgrave Macmillan survey - November 3, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and its sister company, Palgrave Macmillan, recently conducted a survey, which notes that the open-access movement, which aims to provide researchers and the public with free access to academic work, has been growing. But most academic research remains behind expensive… Read More
Freedom of Information requests reveal payments to main journal publishers by universities have soared - October 31, 2014
The amount paid by UK universities to subscribe to journals from some large publishers has risen by almost 50 per cent since 2010, new data suggest. The finding is based on freelance requests under the Freedom of Information Act to more than 100 universities by Ben Meghreblian, an independent researcher,… Read More
DynaMed adds 61 recently released ‘Choosing Wisely Canada’ recommendations - October 30, 2014
Choosing Wisely Canada recently released 61 recommendations that are now available in the evidence-based clinical support tool DynaMed™ from EBSCO Health. The new recommendations to avoid unnecessary tests and treatments are from 12 organisations and have been added to the Choosing Wisely… Read More
University of Kentucky’s UK HealthCare selects Elsevier’s InOrder for its order sets solution - October 30, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that University of Kentucky's UK HealthCare (UKHC), a health system with more than 80 specialised clinics throughout the state, has selected Elsevier's InOrder for its order sets solution. The cloud-based InOrder enables clinicians, physicians and informaticists to… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health and Philips Clinical Informatics partner to revolutionise access to clinical decision support in Brazil - October 29, 2014
Healthcare information solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced a partnership with Philips Clinical Informatics TASY electronic health records (EHR) provider to improve ease of use and encourage greater adoption of medication decision support throughout Brazil. TASY is the first system used in Brazil to… Read More
Elsevier enhances Embase to support retrieval of medical device information - October 29, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced Embase, which claims to be the world's most comprehensive biomedical database that enables tracking and retrieval of drug-specific data, has been enhanced to support the retrieval of medical device information. The improvements support comprehensive post-market surveillance and device safety as well… Read More
