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GSK to deploy BioClinica's Trident IWR system across Phase I-IV clinical trials

BioClinica®, Inc.,, a global provider of clinical trial management services, today announced that GlaxoSmithKline LLC ("GSK") has signed a multi-year enterprise technology agreement to deploy BioClinica's Trident IWR (Interactive Web Response) system across its Phase I-IV clinical trials.

From Clario 16 Dec 2010

Guardian 24/7 selects Glowpoint's video managed services for remote diagnosis and patient collaboration

Glowpoint, Inc., a provider of cloud-based managed services for telepresence, video conferencing and collaboration, today announced that Guardian 24/7, a health care provider for high-profile executives, has selected Glowpoint's video managed services for providing remote diagnosis and patient collaboration using high-quality video conferencing.

16 Dec 2010

New visualisation software tool for older people to understand mobility problems

Mobility challenges facing older people can now be better understood by clinicians, healthcare practitioners and design professionals, thanks to a new innovative software tool.

16 Dec 2010

MCSA Tool for colonoscopy trainees to assess cognitive and motor skills

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy trainees.

15 Dec 2010

PharmaNet launches Initiator and PKS technology platforms to improve clinical study timelines

PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a leading provider of clinical development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug and medical device companies, is pleased to announce that it is launching two technology platforms – Initiator™ and PKS™ - that will provide dramatic improvements in clinical study timelines by accelerating data acquisition and the processing of final client reports in its Phase I clinics. By providing clients with real time data faster, sponsors can make informed decisions about their products earlier in the process.

15 Dec 2010

Smiths Medical launches Medfusion 4000 wireless syringe infusion pump with PharmGuard systems in Canada

Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, announced today it received a license from Health Canada and launched its Medfusion® 4000 syringe infusion pump with the PharmGuard® software suite in Canada. The new customizable system allows health care providers to send and receive medication delivery information more efficiently, helping to prevent medication errors.

15 Dec 2010

NIST publishes guides to support EHR system developers

Two new publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are intended to help developers of software and computer systems for doctors' offices, clinics, and hospitals improve the ease of use of electronic health records (EHRs). These publications are part of a federal effort, led by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to help providers adopt and use EHRs that can bring about broad quality improvements and cost savings in the health care system.

14 Dec 2010

ICESP selects Ekahau RTLS for staff tracking solution

Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in high performance Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems, today announced that Ekahau RTLS is being utilized as the underlying real-time tracking and bi-directional communications technology for a staff tracking solution at Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo Octavio Frias de Oliveira - ICESP, part of the "Sistema FMUSP-HC" system, which is the largest public cancer treatment center in Latin America.

14 Dec 2010

WebPT announces closing of Series A funding round

WebPT, a Web-based electronic medical records system (EMR) for physical therapists, today announces it has closed a Series A funding round totaling $1 million in private equity funding. The company has very quickly become the fastest-growing Web-based documentation software now used by more than 5,000 physical therapists in just three years.

14 Dec 2010

Nuance announces availability of Dragon Medical Mobile Recorder on iTunes App Store

Nuance Communications, Inc. today announced the availability of Dragon Medical Mobile Recorder on the iTunes App Store, expanding its healthcare suite of speech solutions for smartphones and building upon the recent success of Dragon Medical Mobile Search. With Dragon Medical Mobile Recorder, Nuance is introducing a new level of clinical documentation flexibility by enabling mobile point-of-care dictation that is connected to speech-enabled transcription platforms, eScription and Dictaphone Enterprise Speech System, and the fully-outsourced Nuance Transcription Services offering.

13 Dec 2010

WellDoc DiabetesManager solution integrated with leading EHR system

WellDoc®, a healthcare company that develops technology solutions to improve chronic disease management outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, today announced the first integration of a clinically tested mHealth coaching platform with a leading electronic health records (EHR) system. The integration of the WellDoc DiabetesManager® solution into an EHR will streamline and enhance patient care by combining a best-in-class patient coaching platform and clinical decision support with the workflow efficiency of an EHR system.

13 Dec 2010

ORNL's software scans molecular databases, may help scientists to develop new drug treatments

A quicker and cheaper technique to scan molecular databases developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could put scientists on the fast track to developing new drug treatments.

13 Dec 2010

Elsevier enables text-to-speech option for all ePub book titles

Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, announced today that it has enabled the text-to-speech option on all of its ePub book titles. The text-to-speech function enables an e-book to read aloud. This will facilitate access by readers who would otherwise face a range of access challenges through blindness, dyslexia, or motor difficulties.

10 Dec 2010

Complete Genomics announces CNV and SV results as part of complete human genome sequencing service

Complete Genomics Inc. announced today that its customers will now receive copy number variation (CNV) and structural variation (SV) results as part of the CGA™ Service. This new enhancement includes additional types of variation data including quantitative, large-scale copy number measurements and larger inter- and intrachromosomal rearrangements.

10 Dec 2010

Toshiba to market Elekta's products and clinical solutions in Japanese radiotherapy market

Elekta K.K., a wholly owned subsidiary of Elekta AB, has entered into a sales and marketing agreement with Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation in Japan.

From Elekta 10 Dec 2010

AvMed to optimize Member Services call center operation with Panviva SupportPoint

AvMed Health Plans announced today that it has chosen Panviva SupportPoint, a world-wide leader in Business Process Guidance (BPG) systems, to optimize its Member Services call center operation and drive even higher levels of member satisfaction.

10 Dec 2010

New software may help improve major deficiencies in ADHD children

An intensive, five-week working memory training program shows promise in relieving some of the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, a new study suggests.

10 Dec 2010

Ingenuity Systems and CLC bio collaborate to provide interoperability between software solutions

Today Ingenuity Systems and CLC bio announced that they're collaborating to provide interoperability between their software solutions. The aim of the partnership is to provide researchers with the ability to easily exchange data between CLC bio's enterprise and desktop solutions and Ingenuity's pathway analysis software (IPA®), in order to perform both array and next-generation sequencing data and knowledge analyses.

9 Dec 2010

Hamilton Thorne launches new Stiletto laser for regenerative medicine and stem cell research markets

Hamilton Thorne Ltd., a leading provider of advanced laser systems for the regenerative medicine and stem cell research markets, today announced the launch of its new Stiletto™ laser system. The Stiletto™ laser system has broad applications for research with a variety of cells, allowing the Company to enter new and exciting research markets, including developmental and advanced cell biology.

9 Dec 2010

Nightingale to launch EMR and practice management solution for Apple iPad

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software and related services today announces plans to launch its leading, internet-based EMR and practice management solution, Nightingale On Demand, for use on the Apple® iPad™.

9 Dec 2010

Software News and Research

GSK to deploy BioClinica's Trident IWR system across Phase I-IV clinical trials

Guardian 24/7 selects Glowpoint's video managed services for remote diagnosis and patient collaboration

New visualisation software tool for older people to understand mobility problems

MCSA Tool for colonoscopy trainees to assess cognitive and motor skills

PharmaNet launches Initiator and PKS technology platforms to improve clinical study timelines

Smiths Medical launches Medfusion 4000 wireless syringe infusion pump with PharmGuard systems in Canada

NIST publishes guides to support EHR system developers

ICESP selects Ekahau RTLS for staff tracking solution

WebPT announces closing of Series A funding round

Nuance announces availability of Dragon Medical Mobile Recorder on iTunes App Store

WellDoc DiabetesManager solution integrated with leading EHR system

ORNL's software scans molecular databases, may help scientists to develop new drug treatments

Elsevier enables text-to-speech option for all ePub book titles

Complete Genomics announces CNV and SV results as part of complete human genome sequencing service

Toshiba to market Elekta's products and clinical solutions in Japanese radiotherapy market

AvMed to optimize Member Services call center operation with Panviva SupportPoint

New software may help improve major deficiencies in ADHD children

Ingenuity Systems and CLC bio collaborate to provide interoperability between software solutions

Hamilton Thorne launches new Stiletto laser for regenerative medicine and stem cell research markets

Nightingale to launch EMR and practice management solution for Apple iPad

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