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PointRight announces phased strategic partnership with Prime Care Technologies

PointRight, the industry-standard predictive analytics leader and Prime Care Technologies, the post-acute industry's leading provider of technology-enabled business solutions, announce a phased strategic partnership whereby the industry-standard PointRight® Pro 30™ rehospitalization measure will be incorporated into primeVIEW, Prime Care Technology's business intelligence solution.

8 Oct 2014

UVA Health System chooses StrataJazz for decision support and cost accounting

Strata Decision Technology (Strata Decision), a pioneer and leader in the development of innovative software tools for financial analytics, business intelligence and decision support in the U.S. healthcare market, announced today that University of Virginia Health System (UVA Health System) has selected StrataJazz® for decision support and cost accounting.

8 Oct 2014

30,000 Wal-Mart part-time workers to lose health benefits

The world's largest retailer and largest private employer announced Tuesday that it would terminate health insurance coverage for employees who work fewer than an average of 30 hours a week.

8 Oct 2014

Hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, show studies

Two new AAA-University of Utah studies show that despite public belief to the contrary, hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, although it is possible to design them to be safer.

8 Oct 2014

CenTrak recognized with 2014 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership

Based on its recent analysis of the real-time location systems (RTLS) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes CenTrak with the 2014 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership. CenTrak's Clinical-Grade Visibility Solutions meet the rigorous demands of healthcare facilities by delivering timely and extremely accurate location information with an easy-to-install battery-operated system.

8 Oct 2014

GenomOncology, med fusion partner to optimize treatment strategies for tumor

med fusion, an integrated molecular center of excellence and clinical trials service organization and GenomOncology, an Ohio based genomics technology and services provider, today announced a partnership to optimize treatment strategies based on the patient's disease state and tumor profile.

8 Oct 2014

OBN, EMIG call on the UK government to allocate additional funding to support BMC programme

OBN and EMIG - organisations with a combined membership of approximately 570 emerging R&D companies in biotechnology and medical technology, and established small and mid-sized biopharmaceutical firms, respectively - have called on the UK government to allocate additional funding to support the industrial component of Innovate UK's Biomedical Catalyst (BMC).

8 Oct 2014

Active sexting among teens associated with more sexual activity

Relatively few teens say they have engaged in sexting, or the sharing of nude or nearly nude photos via mobile phone or the Internet, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

8 Oct 2014

New version of Belmont Rapid Infuser to be introduced at ASA 2014

Belmont Instrument Corporation, the widely recognized provider of blood and fluid infusers, will be introducing the new version of The Belmont Rapid Infuser, the RI-2 at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting this week in New Orleans, LA.

8 Oct 2014

Picwell to analyze potential impact of latest decision support systems on consumer health plan selection

Picwell, the most advanced predictive recommendation engine for health plan selection, today announced finalized agreements to conduct studies focused on the potential impact of latest generation decision support systems on consumer health plan selection.

8 Oct 2014

New study finds that not having close access to healthy foods can deter even motivated dieters

You're obese, at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and so motivated to improve your diet that you've enrolled in an intensive behavioral program. But if you need to travel more than a short distance to a store that offers a good selection of healthy food, your success may be limited.

8 Oct 2014

Case Western Reserve researcher lands Director's New Innovator Awards from NIH

For the second consecutive year, a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has landed one of the year's much-coveted Director's New Innovator Awards from the National Institutes of Health. Principal investigator Rong Xu, PhD, assistant professor of medical informatics, will receive $2,377,000 for five years, starting immediately, to initiate computational analysis of thousands of drugs and their effects.

8 Oct 2014

New partners join Grand Challenges Canada to help protect early brain development

Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, today welcomed three new partners to the Saving Brains Grand Challenge: Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Norlien Foundation and World Vision Canada. These organizations strengthen the existing partnership with the Bernard van Leer Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation.

8 Oct 2014

USC researchers develop new methods to advance study of human brains, epilepsy

USC biomedical engineers, neurologists and neurosurgeons develop new methods to advance the study of human brains and epilepsy. Studying the human brain is logistically complicated. Living samples of the complex and sensitive organ are limited and difficult to preserve, which means that research on them must be conducted quickly before they expire.

8 Oct 2014

Lung cancer can be detected much earlier using lab-on-a-chip technology

Scientists have been laboring to detect cancer and a host of other diseases in people using promising new biomarkers called "exosomes." Indeed, Popular Science magazine named exosome-based cancer diagnostics one of the 20 breakthroughs that will shape the world this year. Exosomes could lead to less invasive, earlier detection of cancer, and sharply boost patients' odds of survival.

8 Oct 2014

Study finds that hospitalized patients wash their hands infrequently

Hospital visitors and staff are greeted with hand sanitizer dispensers in the lobby, by the elevators and outside rooms as reminders to wash their hands to stop infections, but just how clean are patients' hands?

8 Oct 2014

UCSF researchers receive five NIH awards for high-risk scientific research projects

UC San Francisco researchers received five awards announced this week by the National Institutes of Health for high-risk, high-reward scientific research projects. Their work will focus on novel approaches for diagnosing and treating diseases ranging from autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases, to cancer, diabetes and neurological disorders.

8 Oct 2014

New drug discovery tool against Ebola virus

University of Utah biochemists have reported a new drug discovery tool against the Ebola virus. According to a study published in this week's online edition of Protein Science, they have produced a molecule, known as a peptide mimic, that displays a functionally critical region of the virus that is universally conserved in all known species of Ebola.

8 Oct 2014

UW-Madison's Yoshihiro Kawaoka recognized for efforts to prevent pandemic influenza

The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Yoshihiro Kawaoka has been recognized as a 2014 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award recipient for his efforts to understand and prevent pandemic influenza.

8 Oct 2014

FDA probes malfunctions of medical devices made by man who has championed patient safety

A Food and Drug Administration investigation last year found that Masimo Corp. did not adequately look into reports of problems with its devices, ProPublica reports, even though the company owner, Joe Kiani, has created a foundation dedicated to eliminating medical mistakes. In addition, the Boston Globe examines how medical technology companies are looking for new strategies to boost sales.

8 Oct 2014

Technology News and Research

PointRight announces phased strategic partnership with Prime Care Technologies

UVA Health System chooses StrataJazz for decision support and cost accounting

30,000 Wal-Mart part-time workers to lose health benefits

Hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, show studies

CenTrak recognized with 2014 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership

GenomOncology, med fusion partner to optimize treatment strategies for tumor

OBN, EMIG call on the UK government to allocate additional funding to support BMC programme

Active sexting among teens associated with more sexual activity

New version of Belmont Rapid Infuser to be introduced at ASA 2014

Picwell to analyze potential impact of latest decision support systems on consumer health plan selection

New study finds that not having close access to healthy foods can deter even motivated dieters

Case Western Reserve researcher lands Director's New Innovator Awards from NIH

New partners join Grand Challenges Canada to help protect early brain development

USC researchers develop new methods to advance study of human brains, epilepsy

Lung cancer can be detected much earlier using lab-on-a-chip technology

Study finds that hospitalized patients wash their hands infrequently

UCSF researchers receive five NIH awards for high-risk scientific research projects

New drug discovery tool against Ebola virus

UW-Madison's Yoshihiro Kawaoka recognized for efforts to prevent pandemic influenza

FDA probes malfunctions of medical devices made by man who has championed patient safety

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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