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The Weekly Round-Up: 25.09.09
Round-Up If you want a better job, a pay rise, a new car, better health for you or your loved ones or you simply desire a less stressful life, this App can assist you to fulfil your needs, dreams and ambitions," the press release... [25 Sep 2009]
Bottom falls out of online pants market but e-tail hits £3.8bn
News August's best online performer by sector was health and beauty, which grew by 34.5 per cent year-on-year, followed by accessories (30.5 per cent) and electricals (20.2 per cent). Online shopping continues to be a beacon... [22 Sep 2009]
Dell buys Perot Systems in $3.9bn deal
News It has clients in health care, government and other commercial segments, from SMEs to large global institutions; it also has a large and growing base of customers and service-delivery capabilities in North America,... [22 Sep 2009]
A world where your every moment is recorded is coming
News In Total Recall, the new book from Microsoft researchers Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell, they obsessively record emails, photos, videos, phone calls, health records, financial transactions, website visits, and everything... [21 Sep 2009]
Nova Scotia Department of Health Secures Funding With Evidence-Based Decision Making
White Paper The challenge was to the Continuing Care Branch of the Nova Scotia Department of Health that needed modeling and analysis capabilities to accurately determine the funding requirements for its long-term bed care facilities. [19 Sep 2009]
Bridgepoint Health With SAS - Changing the World for Complex Chronic Disease Patients
White Paper Bridgepoint Health is a publicly funded healthcare organization in Toronto that provides patient care, research and teaching in the specialized field of complex chronic disease prevention and management - the biggest... [19 Sep 2009]
SAS Helps Healthcare Information Agency Deliver Meaningful Insights
White Paper The challenge for Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) was to provide in-depth analyses of national healthcare data aggregated from across Canada to support legislative policy and industry directions. [19 Sep 2009]
Cigna Healthcare Improves Medical Management With SAS
White Paper Healthcare informatics is much more than simply managing claims data - it is a catalyst for improving individuals' health and costs. A health service company's ability to process, analyze and act on data... [19 Sep 2009]
Sanofi-Aventis Brings Products to Market More Rapidly With SAS
White Paper "Because Health Matters. Sanofi-Aventis deployed SAS solutions that helped to speed development and streamline delivery of data to health to the FDA and other health authorities. That's... [19 Sep 2009]
Healthways Heads Off Increased Costs With SAS
White Paper Healthways, the US leader in health and care support for well and chronically ill populations. The challenge was to determine patient risk levels to deliver improved health outcomes. Healthways deployed... [19 Sep 2009]
SAS Analysis Helps Uncover Wasteful Spending
White Paper The challenge was to evaluate health care consumption throughout the United States. Dartmouth Atlas Project researchers used SAS to manage and analyze data from large health care claims databases. For... [19 Sep 2009]
Inova Gains Fairer Insurance Reimbursements, Enhances Patient Outcomes With SAS
White Paper Inova Health System - a not-for-profit healthcare system with a variety of facilities across northern Virginia - refers to that practice as "Functional Outcomes Measurement". The challenge was to guarantee that patients... [19 Sep 2009]
Brock University Professor Predicts Risk of Heart Disease
White Paper The challenge for Brock University was to predict future health outcomes based on past behavior and environmental factors. Off late, people routinely keep an eye on their cholesterol intake. Not only have changes in diet... [19 Sep 2009]
Healthcare Provider Performance Insight: All the Metrics You Need, All in One Place
White Paper Decision makers get the daily, instantaneous metrics they need to help ensure high-quality patient care, operational efficiency, and financial health. The challenge was from fierce competition among healthcare providers,... [19 Sep 2009]
Bupa in rude health with new CIO
News Private healthcare company Bupa has appointed a new CIO. Yasmin Jetha will take over as the company's CIO from next month with responsibility for its global IT function. Jetha will join Bupa from the Financial Times, where she is... [16 Sep 2009]
