Elsevier acquires Datong drug decision support provider in China - February 22, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of Shanghai Datong Medical Information Technology Co., Ltd., a drug decision support provider in China. Datong's products will enable Elsevier to enter the emerging clinical decision support (CDS) market in China, helping Chinese hospitals… Read More
ScriptRx to integrate WK Health’s Medi-Span Clinical into its line of touch-screen EMR and discharge systems - February 22, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that ScriptRx, Inc. will integrate Medi-Span Clinical into its line of touch-screen EMR and discharge systems for emergency rooms and urgent care centers. The agreement was announced at the ongoing HIMSS11, where Wolters Kluwer Health… Read More
CUP and The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. partner to publish Journal of Mechanics - February 22, 2011
Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, has announced that it will publish the Journal of Mechanics, the official journal of The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. A quarterly publication, Journal of Mechanics is… Read More
EBSCO’s nursing resources to help hospitals achieve Magnet designation - February 22, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that evidence-based nursing content from EBSCO is now being recognised as a way to help hospitals achieve Magnet designation. Magnet designation is awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to hospitals that satisfy a set… Read More
Canadian, UK researchers tie up to launch website to share medical research - February 22, 2011
Medical researchers from Ottawa and the UK have reportedly issued a global call to their colleagues to open access to new studies that have undergone 'systematic reviews', which are wide-ranging summaries of all the existing research on a given health topic. The move is expected to… Read More
Hitachi Clinical Repository leverages metadata to improve interoperability and long-term value of all clinical data - February 22, 2011
Information technologies, services and solutions provider Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has introduced a new solution for healthcare providers to improve clinical decision making and resulting patient care. Hitachi Clinical Repository (HCR) is an information management solution that transforms raw… Read More
