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HAC-CNY signs multi-year agreement with Axolotl

Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange services and solutions, and Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York, the regional health information organization connecting medical providers across Central New York, today announced that the Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York has signed a multi-year agreement with Axolotl to deploy its Elysium Exchange suite of applications to build a clinical information exchange network to connect Central New York's health care providers.

12 Apr 2010

Kaiser Health News examines health innovations from developing countries

Kaiser Health News examines several health care innovations that started out in developing countries and were then brought to the U.S.

12 Apr 2010

New CZT-based cardiac nuclear imaging system now at Mount Sinai Medical Center

The Mount Sinai Medical Center has become the first in the United States to commercially use a new cardiac nuclear imaging system by GE Healthcare, a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT)-based high-speed, high-resolution camera that drastically reduces imaging time for patients while also reducing radiation exposure compared to previously used technologies.

12 Apr 2010

Ness Technologies led consortium to provide Electronic Healthcare Services system for Slovak Republic

Ness Technologies, Inc., a global provider of information technology solutions and services, announced today that Ness, as the leader of a consortium with its partner Lynx, Ltd., has won a public tender with the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic to provide the first phase of an Electronic Healthcare Services system, valued at EUR32.4 million, or approximately $44 million, excluding VAT. The term of the initial phase is 24 months.

12 Apr 2010

Canadian Cancer Society's "Fight" video wins DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards

The Canadian Cancer Society's "Fight" video has won first prize in the "large organization" category of the 4th annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. Winners were announced on Saturday, April 10 at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta. More than 750 videos were submitted to the international contest.

12 Apr 2010

ChemImage recieves patent for chemical imaging explosives optical sensor

ChemImage Corporation announced today the receipt of its 100th U.S. patent, number 7,692,776 for a chemical imaging explosives optical sensor that detects explosive compounds.

12 Apr 2010

Combating a frequently overlooked assassin: Water

When a hurricane, earthquake or wildfire strikes, a variety of supplies and equipment is needed to respond and aid victims. But, clean water is a common denominator; its demand is chronic and ubiquitous. In fact, dirty water is one of Mother Nature's overlooked assassins. More than one million people perish each year after imbibing it, and according to the World Health Organization, more than one billion people lack access to its clean counterpart.

12 Apr 2010

SRU Biosystems receives Notice of Allowance to perform cellular assays on optical label-free biosensors

SRU Biosystems, a leader in highly sensitive label-free detection technologies, today announced the issuance of a Notice of Allowance from the US Patent Office for claims on a fundamental patent application, US Patent Application No. 11/635,934, for performing cellular assays on optical label-free biosensors.

12 Apr 2010

Wireless technology and data systems transforming health care

News outlets report on the way that health information technology is changing the practice of medicine.

12 Apr 2010

U-M Medical School researchers earn $366M in NIH research funding in fiscal year 2009

University of Michigan Medical School physicians and scientists earned more than $366 million in National Institutes of Health research funding in federal fiscal year 2009, according to NIH data. In all, the School's faculty brought in more than $435 million in research funding from all sources in U-M fiscal year 2009.

12 Apr 2010

OptiMedica releases new details on femtosecond laser system for cataract surgery

OptiMedica Corp., a global ophthalmic device company, has released new details regarding the development of its proprietary femtosecond laser system for cataract surgery. The new system, which combines OptiMedica's breakthrough pattern scanning technology, an ultra-fast laser and integrated Optical Coherence Tomography imaging, is designed to dramatically improve the complex cataract procedure by replacing its most technically demanding and manual steps.

12 Apr 2010

New TIVR telephone system to teach pain management skills to patients with arthritis

Joan Broderick, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stony Brook University, has received a $606,000 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health.

12 Apr 2010

List of MCEG's Annual Top Ten issues

Likely to be the first professional healthcare group to meet immediately after healthcare reform legislation passed, the Managed Care Executive Group held its annual forum in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida last week.

9 Apr 2010

MaxCyte, Medinet agree to amend License, Development and Supply Agreement

MaxCyte, Inc., and Medinet Co. Ltd., announced today that they have agreed to amend their License, Development and Supply Agreement for expansion of Medinet's right to use MaxCyte's cell loading technology in Asia Pacific markets.

9 Apr 2010

Today's opinions and editorials

In its most frightening version to date, the new Big Lie about health care reform is that it will require the Internal Revenue Service to hire "16,500 armed bureaucrats" to enforce the coming requirement that those who can afford it must purchase insurance (Eric Zorn, 4/8).

9 Apr 2010

FDA grants 510(K) clearance to market Vitala Continence Control Device

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(K) clearance to market Vitala, an exceptionally innovative, non-intrusive ostomy continence control device, for people with an end colostomy.

9 Apr 2010

Research roundup: The effects of health IT, doctor-owned treatment centers, long-term care issues

Physician-Ownership Of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Linked To Higher Volume Of Surgeries - The authors analyzed data from Florida, using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's State Ambulatory Surgery Databases, revealing "a significant association between physician-ownership of surgicenters and greater use" of certain outpatient procedures.

9 Apr 2010

Technology News and Research

HAC-CNY signs multi-year agreement with Axolotl

Kaiser Health News examines health innovations from developing countries

New CZT-based cardiac nuclear imaging system now at Mount Sinai Medical Center

Ness Technologies led consortium to provide Electronic Healthcare Services system for Slovak Republic

Canadian Cancer Society's "Fight" video wins DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards

ChemImage recieves patent for chemical imaging explosives optical sensor

Combating a frequently overlooked assassin: Water

SRU Biosystems receives Notice of Allowance to perform cellular assays on optical label-free biosensors

Wireless technology and data systems transforming health care

U-M Medical School researchers earn $366M in NIH research funding in fiscal year 2009

OptiMedica releases new details on femtosecond laser system for cataract surgery

New TIVR telephone system to teach pain management skills to patients with arthritis

List of MCEG's Annual Top Ten issues

MaxCyte, Medinet agree to amend License, Development and Supply Agreement

Today's opinions and editorials

FDA grants 510(K) clearance to market Vitala Continence Control Device

Research roundup: The effects of health IT, doctor-owned treatment centers, long-term care issues

Medtronic named 2010 MDEA winner for excellence in medical device design

NexMed expands San Diego facilities to accommodate pre-clinical research services

New CMS dashboard powered by MicroStrategy

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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