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Greenway Medical Technologies donates leading edge Health IT solutions to NKU

Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. is providing its integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution PrimeSuite®; clinical trials and research analytics solution PrimeResearch™; and revenue cycle management solution PrimeRCM® to Northern Kentucky University.

27 Feb 2010

Ensure radiation therapy from certified technologists with ongoing qualifications

Every day in the United States, tens of thousands of patients are exposed to ionizing radiation through radiation therapy, CT scans, x rays, mammograms, and other medical imaging and therapeutic procedures. Patients need to have confidence that the technologists caring for them have the credentials and qualifications to safely administer radiation, and that the equipment they are using is properly calibrated and maintained to deliver radiation safely and within the proper dose parameters.

27 Feb 2010

Researchers develop noninvasive infrared scanning system to diagnose melanomas

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a noninvasive infrared scanning system to help doctors determine whether pigmented skin growths are benign moles or melanoma, a lethal form of cancer.

27 Feb 2010

Telemedicine project: Low-income residents in California to receive improved access to dental care

Low-income residents in the San Fernando Valley will receive improved access to dental care, thanks to a new telemedicine project created by the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

27 Feb 2010

MSKIC accomplishes Obama's challenge by leveraging technology to health information sharing

Musculoskeletal Imaging Consultants announces release of “Inside Business with Fred Thompson” documentary. MSKIC accomplishes Obama challenge of “more for less” by leveraging technology and bypassing obstructions to health information sharing.

27 Feb 2010

3M and PCTS to globally market innovative automated hand hygiene compliance solution

3M and Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc., today announced that they have signed an agreement to bring a state-of-the-art automated hand hygiene compliance solution to healthcare customers globally.

27 Feb 2010

COBRA administration: THA endorses COBRAGuard to offer solutions

COBRAGuard Inc. has been endorsed by the Texas Hospital Association (THA) to offer Texas hospitals an affordable and efficient COBRA administration solution. The endorsement gives Texas hospitals access to COBRAGuard's proprietary pricing, products and services designed to streamline COBRA processes, improve compliance and minimize the risk of costly litigation.

27 Feb 2010

dbMotion chosen to create interoperable electronic patient record for Northwest Hospital & Medical Center

dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability solutions, has been chosen by Northwest Hospital & Medical Center in Seattle, Washington to create a single interoperable electronic patient record across numerous information technology environments for both in-hospital and ambulatory care providers.

27 Feb 2010

RES Software to demonstrate RES PowerFuse desktop transformation solution at HIMSS 2010

RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, will feature a series of product demonstrations and interactive presentations with a special emphasis on its desktop transformation solution, RES PowerFuse, during the 2010 HIMSS conference in Atlanta, GA, March 1-4.

27 Feb 2010

Frequent error in medicine occurs nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to specialist: Study

The most frequent error in medicine seems to occur nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to a specialist. A new study found that nearly a third of patients age 65 and older referred to a specialist are not scheduled for appointments and therefore do not receive the treatment their primary care doctor intended.

27 Feb 2010

Overall incidence of stroke, heart attack and death similar in carotid endarterectomy and stenting procedures

The two major procedures for opening blocked neck arteries to restore blood flow to the brain proved similar in overall long-term safety and efficacy, but showed differences in stroke and heart attack in the weeks following the procedure, according to late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.

27 Feb 2010

Acculis' new device for destroying unwanted tissues receives European CE Mark clearance

Acculis Limited today announced the regulatory clearance of its revolutionary new device for destroying unwanted tissues, such as liver tumours. The clearance under the European CE Mark system allows the company to begin deliveries for treating patients throughout Europe and elsewhere where the CE Mark system is recognised. The device is a single high power high frequency 2.45GHz microwave needle that burns a 5cm sphere of tissue in just 5 minutes which is between 3 to 10 times faster than old school radiofrequency based systems or lower frequency 915MHz microwave systems.

27 Feb 2010

iBioLaunch platform technology to be licensed for plant-expressed influenza vaccines project

iBio, Inc. announced today that it has agreed in principle to license its technology, the iBioLaunch™ platform, and provide technology transfer services to G-Con, LLC, a private Texas company, and its affiliates, for the development and manufacture of plant-expressed influenza vaccines at a new facility being constructed in Bryan, Texas. The “GreenVax Project” will show proof of concept for a large-scale vaccine production facility using Nicotiana plants grown hydroponically in a contained environment.

27 Feb 2010

MedQuist integrates DEP with new features of Epic Systems' Hyperspace Client

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, is integrating with Epic Systems Corporation within its Hyperspace environment to offer a solution that integrates "partial dictations" with the template-based clinical documentation process, enabling physicians to complete the Electronic Health Record (EHR) without changing their documentation workflow.

27 Feb 2010

Visage Imaging announces the signing of $2M agreement with Sydney-based Southern Radiology

Visage Imaging, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd., (ASX: PME) today announced the signing of a $2 million agreement to provide its entire suite of software and services – including its new Visage 7 thin client PACS – to Sydney-based independent imaging provider Southern Radiology.

27 Feb 2010

iSOFT Group to showcase interoperability focussed suite of innovative health IT solutions at HIMSS

iSOFT Group Limited, one of the world’s largest healthcare information technology companies, today announced that it will showcase its suite of innovative solutions that focus on interoperability at the HIMSS health IT conference in Atlanta in the US from March 1-4, 2010.

27 Feb 2010

Neurogenesis linked to drug addiction and relapse

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center hope they have begun paving a new pathway in the fight against drug dependence. Their hypothesis - that increasing the normally occurring process of making nerve cells might prevent addiction - is based on a rodent study demonstrating that blocking new growth of specific brain nerve cells increases vulnerability for cocaine addiction and relapse.

27 Feb 2010

CPIPA selects ICA’s CareAlign technology to broaden existing reporting functions

Informatics Corporation of America (ICA), unmatched in its ability to deliver a cost-effective, proven solution that leverages complete data across clinical settings to aid decision-making and improve patient outcomes, announced that its CareAlign™ technology was selected by Tennessee-based Cumberland Pediatrics Independent Practice Association (CPIPA).

27 Feb 2010

Manage Mobility, BEMS partner to sell SMARTHOMECARE and SECURITYSMART applications in the U.S.

Manage Mobility, a Sprint Exclusive Business Solutions Partner, today announced that it has signed an agreement with BEMS, Inc., a regional provider of security systems and life safety technology, to sell its new SMARTHOMECARE™ and SECURITYSMART™ applications to existing enterprise customers in the United States.

26 Feb 2010

Quest Software, HealthCast announce end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution

Quest Software, Inc. and HealthCast, Inc. today announced an end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution that simplifies and automates secure clinician access to protected healthcare information with the benefits of virtualization.

26 Feb 2010

Technology News and Research

Greenway Medical Technologies donates leading edge Health IT solutions to NKU

Ensure radiation therapy from certified technologists with ongoing qualifications

Researchers develop noninvasive infrared scanning system to diagnose melanomas

Telemedicine project: Low-income residents in California to receive improved access to dental care

MSKIC accomplishes Obama's challenge by leveraging technology to health information sharing

3M and PCTS to globally market innovative automated hand hygiene compliance solution

COBRA administration: THA endorses COBRAGuard to offer solutions

dbMotion chosen to create interoperable electronic patient record for Northwest Hospital & Medical Center

RES Software to demonstrate RES PowerFuse desktop transformation solution at HIMSS 2010

Frequent error in medicine occurs nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to specialist: Study

Overall incidence of stroke, heart attack and death similar in carotid endarterectomy and stenting procedures

Acculis' new device for destroying unwanted tissues receives European CE Mark clearance

iBioLaunch platform technology to be licensed for plant-expressed influenza vaccines project

MedQuist integrates DEP with new features of Epic Systems' Hyperspace Client

Visage Imaging announces the signing of $2M agreement with Sydney-based Southern Radiology

iSOFT Group to showcase interoperability focussed suite of innovative health IT solutions at HIMSS

Neurogenesis linked to drug addiction and relapse

CPIPA selects ICA’s CareAlign technology to broaden existing reporting functions

Manage Mobility, BEMS partner to sell SMARTHOMECARE and SECURITYSMART applications in the U.S.

Quest Software, HealthCast announce end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution

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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