LabStyle Innovations Closes $2.5 Million Funding to Support Global Rollout of Dario Diabetes Management Solution
LabStyle Innovations Corp., developer of the Dario™ Diabetes Management Solution, today announced it recently closed a round of funding totaling approximately $2.5 million. Funds will be used to support the global rollout and initial U.S. commercial launch of the Dario, a mobile, cloud-based, diabetes management solution that includes novel software applications combined with a stylish, 'all-in-one,' pocket-sized, blood glucose monitoring device, and for working capital purposes.
Absolute Announces New Data & Device Security Solution for the Healthcare Industry
Absolute® Software Corporation, the industry standard for persistent endpoint security and data risk management solutions, today announced the release of a new offering to specifically serve its healthcare customers. Absolute DDS (formerly Absolute Computrace®) for Healthcare includes added support that helps customers determine healthcare compliance and regulatory exposure in the event of a security incident.
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 33
August 27, 2015 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 13, Issue 33 In This Issue Webcast Focus 09/23/2015 - LIMS Configuration 101 Webinar This short webinar is specifically for people considering a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) project, either installing one for the first time or upgrading their current system. Because the needs of every laboratory is different, even in the same industry, ease of LIMS configuration is key to the successful implementation and ongoing usability of any LIMS solution. Articles Lab Informatics CSV – Not a Commodity While standardization is good, it would be a mistake to think that real…Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 33
August 27, 2015 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 13, Issue 33 In This Issue Webcast Focus 09/23/2015 - LIMS Configuration 101 Webinar This short webinar is specifically for people considering a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) project, either installing one for the first time or upgrading their current system. Because the needs of every laboratory is different, even in the same industry, ease of LIMS configuration is key to the successful implementation and ongoing usability of any LIMS solution. Articles Lab Informatics CSV – Not a Commodity While standardization is good, it would be a mistake to think that real…Bio-Rad Mission: Control™ Risk Management Software Launched at AACC in Atlanta
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announced the launch of Bio-Rad Mission: Control™, the first objective risk management software to help laboratories identify the best QC rules and the right QC frequency to develop a customized quality control plan to deliver reliable test results.
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 33
August 26, 2015 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 13, Issue 33 In This Issue Webcast Focus 09/23/2015 - LIMS Configuration 101 Webinar This short webinar is specifically for people considering a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) project, either installing one for the first time or upgrading their current system. Because the needs of every laboratory is different, even in the same industry, ease of LIMS configuration is key to the successful implementation and ongoing usability of any LIMS solution. Articles Lab Informatics CSV – Not a Commodity While standardization is good, it would be a mistake to think that real…LinkedIn User’s Group – Khemia Software
Khemia Software has established the Khemia Software User’s Group on LinkedIn
IMVACS-The Immunotherapies & Vaccine Summit
Cambridge Healthtech Institute is pleased to bring you the Tenth Annual ImVacS: Immunotherapy and Vaccine Summit. From its beginnings as a lone adjuvants conference, ImVacS has grown to a multi-track event spanning vaccines, immunotherapies, and platform technologies.
Basics of case report form designing in clinical research
In this 2014 article published in Perspectives in Clinical Research, Bellary et al. argue that the development of electronic case report forms (eCRFs) requires clear standardization, organization, and implementation. The team concludes that "it is important to have design principles in mind well in advance before CRF designing is initiated" or risk poorly collected data and lack of user-friendliness.
iLAP: A workflow-driven software for experimental protocol development, data acquisition and analysis
Noticing a lack of software tools that would both assist with the "management of large datasets and digital recording of laboratory procedures," Stocker et al. set out in 2009 to create iLAP, "a workflow-driven information management system specifically designed to create and manage experimental protocols, and to analyze and share laboratory data."
Overcoming Informatics Validation Challenges through Proper Planning
Computer System Validation - the part most poeple wait until the end of an implementation to deal with. But did you know that doing so could cost you, in many ways?
RURO Announces ezColony® v5 – latest version of a popular transgenic animal management software
RURO, Inc., a leading LIMS, RFID and sample management solutions provider announces the release of ezColony® version 5-- software for automating the management of transgenic animal colonies.
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 32
August 19, 2015 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 13, Issue 32 In This Issue Webcast Focus 08/19/2015 - Overcoming Informatics Validation Challenges through Proper Planning Computer System Validation - the part most poeple wait until the end of an implementation to deal with. But did you know that doing so could cost you, in many ways? Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 08/07/2015 - Request for Proposals - Laboratory Information Management System The City of Chattanooga, Tennessee seeks to replace an out-dated LIMS with up-to-date technology for their Moccasin Bend Environmental Laboratory. Articles Lab Informatics CSV – Not a Commodity…Next Generation Dx Summit
The Next Generation Dx Summit, entering its seventh year, brings together more than 800 diagnostics professionals from across the world, providing comprehensive programming and valuable networking opportunities. Spanning from clinical diagnostics to business strategy, this year’s expanded program encompasses predictive cancer biomarkers, companion diagnostics, infectious disease, point-of-care, pharmacy-based diagnostics, cell-free DNA, commercialization, cancer immunotherapy, and reimbursement.
Parabon Announces New Snapshot Forensic Art Service at the International Homicide Investigators Association Meeting
Parabon NanoLabs (Parabon) announced today at the International Homicide Investigators Association annual meeting in Washington, DC, a new suite of forensic art capabilities to complement the company'sSnapshot™ DNA Phenotyping Service, a first-of-its-kind forensics offering that can interrogate an evidentiary DNA sample and produce an accurate composite image of the source.
Why health services research needs geoinformatics: Rationale and case example
Jennifer Alford-Teaster et al. suggest in an issue of Journal of Health & Medical Informatics that integrating geoinformatics with medical- and health-related data could provide many benefits. They conclude that such an integration "has high potential for advancing currently used research methods to monitor and evaluate new technologies as they are translated from experimental settings into communities and populations."
Use of handheld computers in clinical practice: A systematic review
Sharon Mickan et al. ask whether or not handheld computers improve physicians' information access and support clinical decision making where services are performed in this article originally published in BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making. The group concludes that such technology may in fact "improve [physicians'] information seeking, adherence to guidelines and clinical decision making."
Unravelling the tangled taxonomies of health informatics
David Barrett et al. look at the taxonomies related to the terms "informatics" and "health informatics" in this paper for Informatics in Primary Care (today known as Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics). The group concludes that an optimal agreed taxonomy "provides greater understanding and underpins future research that informs clinicians on how best to use technology to enhance the delivery of health care. "
Undertaking sociotechnical evaluations of health information technologies
In this article from Kathrin M. Cresswell and Aziz Sheikh of the University of Edinburgh, the duo asserts that sociotechnical evaluations — "the way technical and social dimensions change and shape each other over time" — are useful in evaluating health information technology. They conclude "that greater use of sociotechnical evaluations will help to understand key processes in the interrelationships between technology, people, and organisations."
Return on investment in electronic health records in primary care practices: A mixed-methods study
For those interested in the financial side of electronic health record (EHR) adoption, Yeona Jang et al. presented their data collected from 17 primary care clinics using EHR systems in the open-access journal JMIR Medical Informatics. They conclude simply "that primary care clinics can realize a positive [return on investment] with EHR."
