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========================================================= Sponsored by Dell Small Business FREE Upgrades w/ Select Dell Desktops & Notebooks! http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133549-1 ========================================================= October 6, 2004 ========================================================= In This Edition ========================================================= 1. Analysis: Tracking Food Allergens 2. News: Health Industry Searches for Next Informaticians 3. News: System Lets Nurses Bid for Shifts 4. Analysis: VoIP Badges Update Hospital Communication 5. News: Company Provides Manage-Your-Own Medical Records 6. News: Survey: Little IT in Doctors' Offices Visit the Health Care Industry Center: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133552-1 ========================================================= Health Care Industry Center Update ========================================================= 1. Analysis: Tracking Food Allergens If you've ever had the unpleasant experience of puffing up like a blowfish after eating a food that didn't agree with your immune system, then you know how important food labeling can be. Find out how food makers are using IT to help them comply with the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133555-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. News: Health Industry Searches for Next Informaticians The demand is growing faster than the supply when it comes to informaticians, who optimize health technology by being part clinician, part computer scientist. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133558-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. News: System Lets Nurses Bid for Shifts Developed at an Albany, N.Y., hospital, FirstStaff lets qualified nurses contract directly for individual shifts, circumventing costly placement agencies in the process. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133561-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Analysis: VoIP Badges Update Hospital Communication A state-of-the-art voice-over-IP system has transformed the way that health care staff stay in touch at a Kentucky hospital. See how this hospital has made VOIP work for its staff and patients. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133564-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News: Company Provides Manage-Your-Own Medical Records As federal agencies develop strategies to create an integrated, nationwide system for electronic medical records, REDmedic is betting that individuals will pay to for a less-sophisticated system that's ready today. Learn more about this service. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133567-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. News: Survey: Little IT in Doctors' Offices The first nationwide snapshot of IT use in physician offices shows that solo and small practices lag way behind their larger counterparts in using information technology to improve quality of care. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133570-1 ========================================================= Tech Jobs http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133573-1 ========================================================= Ziff Davis Channel Zone http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133576-1 ========================================================= DevSource http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133579-1 ========================================================= eNewsletter Information ========================================================= You are subscribed to this newsletter with the e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE, click here: http://www.eweek.com/unsubscribe_newsletter/0,4223,,00.asp?n=82&type=u&[EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your HTML/text preferences, change your e-mail address or subscribe to other eNewsletters from Ziff Davis Media, click here: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133582-1 ========================================================= eWEEK Magazine Information ========================================================= To apply for a free subscription to eWEEK, please go to http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133585-1 For help with your print subscription to eWEEK, click here: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1188-16-30-98670-133588-1 Copyright (c) 2004 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Media Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
