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Stericycle introduces the Carbon Footprint Estimator for hospitals to determine their environmental impact

Stericycle, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRCL) launched its Carbon Footprint Estimator, designed to encourage hospitals to assess their current carbon impact and to determine ways to lessen their CO2 footprint.

12 Oct 2009

H1N1 illness in young Mexican patients associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

Critical illness from 2009 influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico occurred among young patients, was associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, and had a fatality rate of about 40 percent, according to a study to appear in the November 4 issue of JAMA.

12 Oct 2009

States experiment with reform, but gaps suggests some national changes needed

Vermont scores high marks for a new experiment in coordinating care, as well as the overall quality of its health system.

12 Oct 2009

Free web-based e-prescribing solution for Iowa physicians

Iowa's largest integrated health care system and the nation's largest provider of electronic prescribing software today announced the launch of an initiative to convert a majority of the state's physicians from paper prescriptions -- known to be the cause of costly medical errors -- to electronic prescribing.

12 Oct 2009

CNF launches new educational website centered on infantile spasms

The Child Neurology Foundation (CNF) today announced the launch of a new educational website centered on infantile spasms (IS). The website, www.infantilespasmsinfo.org, is an educational resource developed by the CNF as one of the key components of Infantile Spasms Awareness Week.

12 Oct 2009

Garmisch-Partenkirchen implements high-availability SAN with DataCore Software to reduce hospital overhead costs

DataCore Software, a leading provider of storage virtualization, business continuity and disaster recovery software solutions, today announced that the clinical center Garmisch-Partenkirchen, supported by solution provider ASSISTRA AG, has carried out a storage virtualization project and implemented a high-availability SAN (Storage Area Network) with DataCore Software.

12 Oct 2009

GetWell Town Interactive Patient Care system for children's hospitals

GetWellNetwork, Inc., today introduced GetWell Town(TM), the industry's first and only Interactive Patient Care system designed specifically for pediatric patients.

12 Oct 2009

Sage Practice Analytics system from Sage Software Healthcare

Physicians in ambulatory practice and their administrative leaders can have unsurpassed visibility into their business and clinical data with the Sage Practice Analytics v 5.5 business and clinical intelligence system, released today by Sage.

12 Oct 2009

Ethicon Endo-Surgery introduces several novel surgical solutions at ACS Annual Clinical Congress

Ethicon Endo-Surgery introduced several novel surgical solutions at the 95th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, highlighting how the company is enabling innovation through collaboration across the continuum of surgical techniques and options.

12 Oct 2009

Res-Q point-of-care cell processing system from Celling Technologies

Celling Technologies, an innovator in stem cell therapy, launched its latest technology for the isolation of adult stem cells. The Res-Q device was developed by ThermoGenesis Corporation to provide an easy to use, point-of-care system to compliment their MXP system currently being marketed in the United States and several international markets.

12 Oct 2009

Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in purchasing additional Stereotaxis' shares

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today that the underwriters for the recently announced public offering of Stereotaxis common stock have exercised in full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 975,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The 7,475,000 shares of Stereotaxis common stock in the offering, including the 975,000 shares subject to the over-allotment option, are being sold at a price to the public of $4.00 per share.

12 Oct 2009

RelayHealth networks 50 health systems and hospitals to facilitate health information exchange

RelayHealth, a leading provider of healthcare connectivity services, today announced that 50 health systems and hospitals are now contracted for its solutions to facilitate health information exchange (HIE) and care coordination.

12 Oct 2009

Z-Medica launches QuikClot Trauma Pad

Z-Medica Corporation, a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents, today announced the availability of the QuikClot® Trauma Pad™ hemostatic dressing, on display at booth #1721 at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress. The new QuikClot Trauma Pad’s 12 x 12 inch size makes it well-suited to control bleeding from large traumatic wounds.

From Medica Corporation 12 Oct 2009

Grid technology enables accurate healthcare data exchange between physician EHRs and hospitals

Medicity, Inc., leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) technology, announced today that Craig Bakken, CEO of Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates (RMGA), will co-present with Medicity Vice President Doug Arent at the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) annual conference on Monday, October 12th, from 3:15-4:30 p.m. Mountain Time at the Colorado Convention Center.

12 Oct 2009

Physician shortage worries rural communities but gets little attention in health bills

Garfield Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy, Wash., has been struggling to make ends meet for years - through patient revenues and property taxes that helped cover a $70,000 roof repair - the Seattle Times reports. Many rural hospitals face similar problems, and in the case of Pomeroy, if the hospital closed, residents would have to travel miles to find other choices.

12 Oct 2009

Xoft to showcase a variety of investigational IORT oncology applications at ACS Annual Congress

Clinical experience with the FDA cleared Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx(TM), System from Xoft shows promise for the multi-disciplinary use of the isotope-free cancer treatment platform to deliver intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). Xoft will showcase a variety of investigational IORT oncology applications at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress here in Chicago, October 11-15, 2009.

12 Oct 2009

Study on Lumalier's automated UV device for decontaminating hospital rooms presented at the ICAAC

In a study presented at the 49th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), researchers used a mobile, automated UV device to decontaminate hospital rooms at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Ohio and analyzed its ability to remove troublesome bacteria, including C. difficile spores.

12 Oct 2009

OSI Systems receives $1.3 million order from Thomas Memorial Hospital for its patient monitoring products

OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has received a contract from Thomas Memorial Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia for a broad range of patient monitoring products.

12 Oct 2009

OptumHealth’s conference to focus on advancements in fetal diagnosis and treatment

OptumHealth Inc. has teamed with The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to present a two-day educational conference focused on clinical advancements in fetal diagnosis and treatment, neonatal care and pediatric care. The gathering runs through today, and is part of OptumHealth’s Network Spotlight Conferences program.

12 Oct 2009

Wake Forest University School of Medicine honours researchers

Wake Forest University School of Medicine honored eight of its researchers with awards for excellence at the 13th Annual Research Awards Day Oct. 1.

12 Oct 2009

Hospital News and Research

Stericycle introduces the Carbon Footprint Estimator for hospitals to determine their environmental impact

H1N1 illness in young Mexican patients associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

States experiment with reform, but gaps suggests some national changes needed

Free web-based e-prescribing solution for Iowa physicians

CNF launches new educational website centered on infantile spasms

Garmisch-Partenkirchen implements high-availability SAN with DataCore Software to reduce hospital overhead costs

GetWell Town Interactive Patient Care system for children's hospitals

Sage Practice Analytics system from Sage Software Healthcare

Ethicon Endo-Surgery introduces several novel surgical solutions at ACS Annual Clinical Congress

Res-Q point-of-care cell processing system from Celling Technologies

Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in purchasing additional Stereotaxis' shares

RelayHealth networks 50 health systems and hospitals to facilitate health information exchange

Z-Medica launches QuikClot Trauma Pad

Grid technology enables accurate healthcare data exchange between physician EHRs and hospitals

Physician shortage worries rural communities but gets little attention in health bills

Xoft to showcase a variety of investigational IORT oncology applications at ACS Annual Congress

Study on Lumalier's automated UV device for decontaminating hospital rooms presented at the ICAAC

OSI Systems receives $1.3 million order from Thomas Memorial Hospital for its patient monitoring products

OptumHealth’s conference to focus on advancements in fetal diagnosis and treatment

Wake Forest University School of Medicine honours researchers

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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