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Axon Sports CCAT system now available to assess cognitive function in children

Every year, more than 300,000 student-athletes sustain sports-related head injuries. With the fall sports season just around the corner, this is a startling statistic for parents who worry about the devastating effects concussions can have on their children.

25 Aug 2010

CHCA selects MedQuist to improve clinical documentation workflow

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of medical transcription services, and a leader in technology-enabled clinical documentation workflow, continues to build partnerships with the nation's top healthcare organizations by developing and implementing solutions that form the backbone of clinical documentation workflow management.

25 Aug 2010

GE aeroderivative gas turbine powers Texas Medical Center

A GE aeroderivative gas turbine, developed with the same reliability, efficiency and emissions technology that powers many of the world's aircraft, is now powering one of the world's largest medical centers.

25 Aug 2010

Bioniche, University of Ottawa sign global technology license agreement for botanical therapeutics

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, together with the University of Ottawa, one of Canada's top ten research universities, today announced the signing of an exclusive global license agreement. The agreement provides commercial access for Bioniche to University of Ottawa's technology for botanical therapeutics (natural health) and pharmaceutical compounds for treating anxiety and related conditions in animal health, human health and aquaculture

25 Aug 2010

Centocor R&D wins CIO 100 Award for tranSMART data management system

Recombinant Data Corp., a healthcare data warehousing and clinical intelligence solutions provider, today announced that Centocor R&D, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, won a CIO 100 Award for tranSMART, a research data management system delivered through a partnership with Recombinant that enables drug research and development data sharing across Johnson & Johnson.

25 Aug 2010

Merivale Medical Imaging adopts IntelePACS Breast Imaging solution

Intelerad® Medical Systems, a leader in medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, today announced that Merivale Medical Imaging (MMI) is now using the IntelePACS® Breast Imaging solution for reading and reporting of all its screening and diagnostic mammography studies.

25 Aug 2010

MAXIMUS launches Meaningful Use Solutions to help states develop, implement EHR incentive programs

MAXIMUS, Inc., a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that it has launched its Meaningful Use Solutions to help states develop and implement their Electronic Health Record incentive programs.

25 Aug 2010

Healthland provides tools, services to help community hospitals meet ARRA requirements

Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information solutions for rural community and critical access hospitals, today announced it will host a live webcast as part of its ongoing commitment to provide community hospitals and affiliated clinics with tools and services to help them meet meaningful use requirements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

25 Aug 2010

BioTrends' online survey provides in-depth view of dialysis vascular access market

BioTrends Research Group, Inc. recently published its TreatmentTrends: Vascular Access report. This report is based on online survey results from over 150 physicians (general nephrologists, surgeons, interventional radiologists and interventional nephrologists).

25 Aug 2010

Interactive online education tool helps medical labs prepare for ISO 15189 accreditation

The Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare today announced the availability of the complete Decoding ISO 15189(TM) series. The interactive online education tool helps medical labs prepare for ISO 15189 accreditation, which is designed to improve patient safety.

25 Aug 2010

Premier healthcare alliance introduces QualityAdvisor solution for hospitals

The Premier healthcare alliance has officially launched its QualityAdvisor solution to help hospitals prevent harm, reduce costs and readmissions, and improve overall outcomes.

25 Aug 2010

NacTel installs and integrates new customer communications system for Drive Medical

NacTel, a leading provider of enterprise telecommunications and data systems has successfully installed and integrated a new state-of-the-art customer communications system for Drive Medical Design & Manufacturing, one of the fastest growing durable medical equipment companies in the world. Drive Medical needed a sophisticated feature set to serve its customers, and chose the ShoreTel UC system, a brilliantly simple unified communication (UC) solution based on its award-winning IP business phone system, installed by NacTel.

25 Aug 2010

Guided Therapeutics receives fund to commercialize LightTouch for cervical cancer detection

Guided Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it was awarded $1.0 million to fund the second year of a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced in 2009.

25 Aug 2010

Cisco Unified Communications and Collaboration solution to be deployed at Park Nicollet by Enventis

Enventis, a subsidiary of HickoryTech, today announces it has been selected by Park Nicollet Health Services to deploy a Cisco Unified Communications and collaboration solution across their business including 19 clinics, the Methodist Hospital and the Park Nicollet Clinic campus. Enventis, a trusted partner and technology integrator for Park Nicollet since 2001, designed a solution that will allow Park Nicollet to reduce its costs and transform the way they communicate, both internally and externally, while also improving patient care.

25 Aug 2010

Adoption of standby intra-aortic balloon pump strategy during high-risk PCI needed: Study

High-risk patients undergoing a coronary procedure such as placement of a stent who electively received an intra-aortic balloon pump (a device that can help improve blood flow) prior to the procedure did not experience a significantly lower overall rate of events such as heart attack, revascularization or death, according to a study in the August 25 issue of JAMA.

25 Aug 2010

MRI and MR spectroscopy determine internal fat distribution: Study

Why is it that some people lose weight and body fat when they exercise and eat less and others don't. German researchers say MRI and magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy can provide the answer and help predict who will benefit from lifestyle changes.

25 Aug 2010

U.S. DOE awards Dynasil 7 Phase-II SBIR grants totaling $6.2 million

Dynasil Corporation of America today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved seven of its Phase-II SBIR projects for awards, ranging from $750,000 to $1,000,000 each. The awards, totaling $6.2 million, are being made to its wholly owned subsidiary, Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc, to develop its state of the art nuclear sensors and instruments.

25 Aug 2010

MedAssets to offer Prodigo's e-procurement marketplace solutions

To improve efficiency and contract compliance for hospitals and other health care providers, Prodigo Solutions LLC today announced an exclusive agreement with MedAssets to offer its customers Prodigo's electronic-procurement marketplace solutions.

25 Aug 2010

VA launches new pilot in Indianapolis to improve delivery of Veterans health information

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a new pilot in the Indianapolis region that will improve the delivery of Veterans health information. The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis will partner with the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), the largest health information exchange organization in the United States, to securely exchange electronic health record (EHR) information using the Nationwide Health Information Network.

25 Aug 2010

Holy Cross Hospital performs first advanced sensor assisted knee surgery

The first advanced sensor assisted knee surgery in the world has been performed at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Through collaboration with OrthoSensor, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, the new sensor technology is designed to improve patient recovery and overall implant function.

25 Aug 2010

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Axon Sports CCAT system now available to assess cognitive function in children

CHCA selects MedQuist to improve clinical documentation workflow

GE aeroderivative gas turbine powers Texas Medical Center

Bioniche, University of Ottawa sign global technology license agreement for botanical therapeutics

Centocor R&D wins CIO 100 Award for tranSMART data management system

Merivale Medical Imaging adopts IntelePACS Breast Imaging solution

MAXIMUS launches Meaningful Use Solutions to help states develop, implement EHR incentive programs

Healthland provides tools, services to help community hospitals meet ARRA requirements

BioTrends' online survey provides in-depth view of dialysis vascular access market

Interactive online education tool helps medical labs prepare for ISO 15189 accreditation

Premier healthcare alliance introduces QualityAdvisor solution for hospitals

NacTel installs and integrates new customer communications system for Drive Medical

Guided Therapeutics receives fund to commercialize LightTouch for cervical cancer detection

Cisco Unified Communications and Collaboration solution to be deployed at Park Nicollet by Enventis

Adoption of standby intra-aortic balloon pump strategy during high-risk PCI needed: Study

MRI and MR spectroscopy determine internal fat distribution: Study

U.S. DOE awards Dynasil 7 Phase-II SBIR grants totaling $6.2 million

MedAssets to offer Prodigo's e-procurement marketplace solutions

VA launches new pilot in Indianapolis to improve delivery of Veterans health information

Holy Cross Hospital performs first advanced sensor assisted knee surgery

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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