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Bayonne Medical Center implements Picis ED PulseCheck ahead of schedule

Picis announced today that Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne, NJ, has successfully deployed Picis ED PulseCheck™, part of the CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions, two months ahead of schedule. This aggressive implementation is aimed at helping clinicians in the emergency department (ED) better manage information and the process of treating over 28,000 ED patients annually.

28 Jun 2010

OPQC Scheduled Birth Initiative reduces unnecessary planned late pre-term, near-term deliveries in Ohio

A statewide Ohio program significantly reduced the monthly rate of inappropriately scheduled births before 39 weeks gestation, helping to avoid expensive neonatal intensive care unit admissions and decrease the risk of infant deaths, according to two studies by the Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative recently published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

28 Jun 2010

KCI announces agreement to renew existing single-source contracts with KCI's TSS business

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced an agreement with Novation, one of the health care industry's largest supply contracting companies, to renew its existing single-source contracts with KCI's Therapeutic Support Systems business through the end of 2013. Through Novation, KCI provides access to its innovative hospital beds, mattress replacement systems, overlays and bariatric products to more than 30,500 health care institutions across the U.S.

25 Jun 2010

Researchers treat acute kidney injury using cells genetically reprogrammed to produce protein

A protein whose primary role is in the embryonic development of kidneys may play a future role in treating kidney failure. Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have successfully treated acute kidney injury in laboratory experiments using cells that were genetically reprogrammed to produce the protein. The research suggests there could be a potential future treatment using such cells delivered intravenously instead of surgically.

23 Jun 2010

UAB receives $1.47M NHLBI grant to study red blood cell lesion

Researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) departments of Pathology, Microbiology and Surgery have received a $1.47 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study so-called red blood cell lesion, a term given to the potentially harmful changes in red blood cells that have been stored for longer times after collection.

23 Jun 2010

Healthcare technology innovation projects to receive $3M in CIMIT medical research grants

A wide variety of early-stage, healthcare technology innovation projects in NeuroHealth, Traumatic Stress Disorders, and integrated clinical environments were among those chosen to receive more than $3 million in CIMIT seed grants for FY11.

23 Jun 2010

NHLBI funds nine research grants to determine safety and efficacy of red blood cell transfusions

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, is funding nine research grants to determine if the safety and efficacy of red blood cell transfusions vary depending on how long the cells have been stored. One of the grants supports the first large, multi-center, randomized clinical trial to compare outcomes in heart surgery patients who receive transfusions of red blood cells that have been stored for shorter or longer amounts of time.

22 Jun 2010

Asthmatics to suffer more this winter warn experts

Asthma sufferers in Australia have been warned about a bad cold and flu season ahead. 58 percent of the susceptible population is already experiencing asthma attacks since the start of the season according to The National Asthma Council Australia (NACA) on Monday. They went on to say that nearly half of this population is still not vaccinated against seasonal flu.

21 Jun 2010

First Edition: June 21, 2010

Today's news includes an exploration of the impact of Medicare payment rates on physicians, an analysis of the fate of the COBRA subsidy and how an innovation may offer a medical malpractice fix.

21 Jun 2010

Conscious sedation for glioma resection shortens hospital stay

The recovery time and cost of brain-tumor surgery might both be reduced if surgery is performed while patients are awake during part of the procedure, according to a new study conducted at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

19 Jun 2010

Neonatal diarrhea may lead to life threatening dehydration and malnutrition: Research

Diarrhea represents a major condition responsible for pediatric mortality worldwide. The onset of neonatal diarrhea may rapidly lead to life threatening dehydration and malnutrition. Clinical and epidemiologic studies defining severity and etiology are needed in order to improve diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the management of neonatal diarrhea.

18 Jun 2010

Daily use of probiotics reduces VAP in critically ill patients: New research

Daily use of probiotics reduced ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients by almost half, according to new research from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska.

17 Jun 2010

Healthcare clinicians' disruptive behaviors negatively affect patient care: Data

Disruptive behavior was reported in 177 events submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority from May 2007 to October 2009. In many of the events patient care was compromised, according to data released today by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and published in the June Supplementary Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory.

17 Jun 2010

CASMED completes $1.9M private placement of common stock

CAS Medical Systems, Inc. today announced that the Company has consummated a non-brokered private placement of its common stock with a limited group of accredited investors. The placement, for an aggregate consideration of $1,925,000, consists of 1,375,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.40 per share.

17 Jun 2010

Meningococcal disease in infants: A potentially difficult and serious diagnosis

An article published in the May 2010 edition of Postgraduate Medicine documents a case study where a previously healthy, 15-week-old male infant was misdiagnosed and died of meningococcal disease. Initially the patient showed signs of the common cold and was treated as such, but symptoms worsened and he was admitted to the hospital emergency department.

16 Jun 2010

New independent study demonstrates clinical accuracy of Masimo noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin monitoring

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry™ and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that a new independent study demonstrating the clinical accuracy of Masimo noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin (SpHb) monitoring was presented this week at the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) Annual Congress in Helsinki, Finland.

16 Jun 2010

GTC Biotherapeutics closes new $7 million secured convertible debt financing

GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. announced the closing of a new $7 million secured convertible debt financing by its strategic partner, LFB Biotechnologies SAS, in connection with a restructuring of GTC's operations which will result in a downsizing of approximately 30 full-time positions at its headquarters and an additional 20 positions at its farm facility.

16 Jun 2010

NTI to grant $2.8 million to promising trauma studies

The National Trauma Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding trauma research in the United States, will grant $2.8 million to promising trauma studies. In its second national request for proposals, NTI seeks rigorous clinical studies, especially those addressing hemorrhage, intensive care, trauma systems or pre-hospital care.

16 Jun 2010

Central Washington Hospital improves patient experience with Toshiba' Vantage Titan MR system

In today's demanding health care environment, many community hospitals require imaging equipment that provides a variety of advanced diagnostic exams with features that improve patient cooperation. To offer a variety of high-quality, comfortable MR exams to its patients, Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Wash., selected Toshiba America Medical Systems' Vantage TitanTM MR system.

15 Jun 2010

Equatorial Guinea advances public health services with ultramodern hospital in Bata

Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) is advancing its public health services with an ultramodern hospital in Bata, the country's most populous city. One of the most sophisticated hospitals in West Africa, La Paz Medical Center operates in complete compliance with international standards and employs highly advanced technology systems.

11 Jun 2010

Intensive Care News and Research

Bayonne Medical Center implements Picis ED PulseCheck ahead of schedule

OPQC Scheduled Birth Initiative reduces unnecessary planned late pre-term, near-term deliveries in Ohio

KCI announces agreement to renew existing single-source contracts with KCI's TSS business

Researchers treat acute kidney injury using cells genetically reprogrammed to produce protein

UAB receives $1.47M NHLBI grant to study red blood cell lesion

Healthcare technology innovation projects to receive $3M in CIMIT medical research grants

NHLBI funds nine research grants to determine safety and efficacy of red blood cell transfusions

Asthmatics to suffer more this winter warn experts

First Edition: June 21, 2010

Conscious sedation for glioma resection shortens hospital stay

Neonatal diarrhea may lead to life threatening dehydration and malnutrition: Research

Daily use of probiotics reduces VAP in critically ill patients: New research

Healthcare clinicians' disruptive behaviors negatively affect patient care: Data

CASMED completes $1.9M private placement of common stock

Meningococcal disease in infants: A potentially difficult and serious diagnosis

New independent study demonstrates clinical accuracy of Masimo noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin monitoring

GTC Biotherapeutics closes new $7 million secured convertible debt financing

NTI to grant $2.8 million to promising trauma studies

Central Washington Hospital improves patient experience with Toshiba' Vantage Titan MR system

Equatorial Guinea advances public health services with ultramodern hospital in Bata

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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