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Saint Barnabas Medical Center installs ZOLL's AutoPulse Non-Invasive Cardiac Support Pump

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that Saint Barnabas Medical Center, one of the largest non-profit, non-sectarian hospitals in New Jersey, has installed the AutoPulse® Non-Invasive Cardiac Support Pump for resuscitative capabilities in the hospital's emergency department.

2 Sep 2010

Central Logic Core Web-based software application for bed management launched

Central Logic, the healthcare industry's leading provider of innovative patient flow software, today announced the development and introduction of Central Logic Core™, an innovative and intelligent Web-based software application for bed management. Core, which represents Central Logic's aggressive entrée into the bed management segment of the healthcare sector, can be used by healthcare facilities of all sizes, from small hospitals to the largest and most sophisticated systems.

2 Sep 2010

Hospitals ill-prepared for move to electronic medical records, survey finds

Government requirements for hospitals to get cash rewards for the "meaningful use" of electronic medical records may be too stringent for many facilities, which lack the tech savvy to meet them, according to Mass Device, a New England-based medical device business newsletter. "A small fraction of U.S. hospitals reported using electronic medical records software last year and even fewer would have met new requirements for 'meaningful use' of the systems in 2009, according to an American Hospital Assn. survey."

2 Sep 2010

Uber Operations to serve as Certified Systems Integrator on OpenSpan's products, technology

Uber Operations today announced a strategic partnership with OpenSpan, Inc., a leader in User Process Management software. Uber Operations will serve as a Certified Systems Integrator offering healthcare organizations both trusted development and implementation expertise on OpenSpan's products and technology.

31 Aug 2010

AOD Software named to 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

Inc. magazine ranked AOD Software on its annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy — America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. AOD Software was ranked as number 219 across the Software companies in the country.

31 Aug 2010

Vision Facilities Management launches new 2-way communication interface with ECRI Institute

Vision Facilities Management Limited, a leading provider of integrated healthcare asset management software, announces the launch of a new two-way communication interface with ECRI Institute that will significantly improve the ability of hospital staff to manage medical device safety alerts and recalls.

30 Aug 2010

Lifechek Drug selects Activant Eagle software platform as business management and POS solution

Activant Solutions Inc., a leading provider of retail and distribution business management solutions, today announced that Lifechek Drug Inc. has selected the Activant Eagle® software platform to be its business management and Point-of-Sale (POS) solution. Lifechek executives selected the Activant Eagle solution as part of a greater effort to improve and expand its front store retail business.

30 Aug 2010

XIFIN ranked #1,447th on Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

XIFIN Inc., the leading provider of revenue cycle management for diagnostic service providers, today announced that the company has been named to the 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for the fourth consecutive year, ranking 1,447th. The company ranked No. 96 in Top Software Companies, and No. 34 in Top Companies in the San Diego Metro Area. The list is widely regarded to include the most innovative and entrepreneurial companies in the nation.

30 Aug 2010

Ebix signs merger agreement with A.D.A.M.

Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, today announced that it has signed a merger agreement with Atlanta based A.D.A.M., Inc., a leading provider of health information and benefits technology solutions in the United States. Ebix will acquire A.D.A.M. on a debt-free basis for aggregate merger consideration of $66 million.

30 Aug 2010

Royal Philips Electronics launches new iE33 xMATRIX cardiac ultrasound system

Royal Philips Electronics today announced the enhanced iE33 xMATRIX cardiac ultrasound system featuring a new ergonomic solution for more efficient adult echocardiograms, the X5-1 transducer. With this enhanced technology, Philips continues its tradition of simplified, patient-focused healthcare solutions by providing a more complete imaging solution.

From Philips Healthcare 30 Aug 2010

Kopp Drug chooses Activant Eagle software platform to be business management, POS solution

Activant Solutions Inc., a leading provider of retail and distribution business management solutions, today announced that Kopp Drug Inc. has selected the Activant Eagle® software platform to be its business management and Point-of-Sale solution. Kopp executives selected the Activant Eagle solution to help them improve inventory management and add operational efficiencies.

30 Aug 2010

First Edition: August 30, 2010

Today's headlines include reports about the market challenges public hospitals are facing as well as the record number of Americans now receiving government assistance such as Medicaid.

30 Aug 2010

Elsevier launches SciVerse platform to encourage development of new search and discovery applications

Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of SciVerse, an innovative platform that integrates the company's key products and encourages the scientific community to collaborate on the development of customized search and discovery applications. Elsevier has committed to releasing the APIs for all of the content on SciVerse and will offer application development support tools on the site.

30 Aug 2010

Exmovere to release vital sign monitoring infant sleepwear

Exmovere Holdings, Inc., a biomedical engineering company, today announced plans to release vital sign monitoring infant sleepwear. Exmovere is in the advanced stages of taking to market a washable, conductive fabric-based biosensor pajama called "Exmobaby." Exmobaby is the first-ever baby garment developed for remote monitoring of heart rate, emotional state and behavior.

27 Aug 2010

Research Roundups: Underinsured children; Hospital progress on electronic records; Federal officlals' work on comparative effectiveness

Underinsurance Among Children In The United States - This study examines the scope of underinsurance, or health insurance that fails to sufficiently meet the needs, of children living in the U.S. Based on information obtained from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, the authors of the study report, "19.3% — or 14.1 million — of all U.S. children (and 22.7% of children with continuous insurance coverage) were underinsured in 2007, exceeding the number of children without any insurance at all during the year (3.4 million) and the number who had insurance during only part of the year (7.6 million)."

27 Aug 2010

Mexican IMSS awards Del Medical $2 million tender for DR radiographic rooms

Del Medical, Inc. today announced they were recently awarded a Mexican tender from IMSS (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social) for over twenty complete Del Medical DR radiographic rooms valued in excess of $2 million. Each 50kw, floor-mounted tube stand system is equipped with Del's popular EV650 elevating, four-way, float top table and bundled with a DelWorks Medical DR package. Each package includes a 14" x 17" portable flat panel DR detector with DelWorks acquisition and processing software.

27 Aug 2010

SciQuest named to Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest-growing, private companies

SciQuest, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier enablement solutions, was once again named to the Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing, private companies in America. SciQuest first appeared on the Inc. 500|5000 list in 2007.

27 Aug 2010

Spectral Molecular Imaging completes development of SkinSpect for melanoma detection

Cascade Technologies, Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Spectral Molecular Imaging, Inc. (SMI) will complete development of its new product SkinSpect, aimed at early detection of melanoma by hyperspectral imaging, in mid-September 2010, significantly ahead of schedule.

27 Aug 2010

Pulse named on 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

Pulse, an industry-leading vendor of ambulatory healthcare software solutions has been named as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

27 Aug 2010

SYSPRO ERP solution support pharmaceutical manufacturers to new FDA regulation

SYSPRO, the leading provider of visionary, pragmatic ERP software, today announced that the company is highly confident that the SYSPRO ERP solution will enable pharmaceutical manufacturers to meet the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations being proposed by Congress.

27 Aug 2010

Software News and Research

Saint Barnabas Medical Center installs ZOLL's AutoPulse Non-Invasive Cardiac Support Pump

Central Logic Core Web-based software application for bed management launched

Hospitals ill-prepared for move to electronic medical records, survey finds

Uber Operations to serve as Certified Systems Integrator on OpenSpan's products, technology

AOD Software named to 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

Vision Facilities Management launches new 2-way communication interface with ECRI Institute

Lifechek Drug selects Activant Eagle software platform as business management and POS solution

XIFIN ranked #1,447th on Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

Ebix signs merger agreement with A.D.A.M.

Royal Philips Electronics launches new iE33 xMATRIX cardiac ultrasound system

Kopp Drug chooses Activant Eagle software platform to be business management, POS solution

First Edition: August 30, 2010

Elsevier launches SciVerse platform to encourage development of new search and discovery applications

Exmovere to release vital sign monitoring infant sleepwear

Research Roundups: Underinsured children; Hospital progress on electronic records; Federal officlals' work on comparative effectiveness

Mexican IMSS awards Del Medical $2 million tender for DR radiographic rooms

SciQuest named to Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest-growing, private companies

Spectral Molecular Imaging completes development of SkinSpect for melanoma detection

Pulse named on 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

SYSPRO ERP solution support pharmaceutical manufacturers to new FDA regulation

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