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Dell unveils Medical Archiving and PowerEdge C 6100 solutions to boost healthcare efficiency

Dell today unveiled solutions to enable healthcare, higher-education and government organizations to better use technology to manage data, conduct research and fulfill their missions in a more efficient and secure manner.

26 Mar 2010

New PreXion3D Volumetric Imaging Software for 3D CBCT system launched

PreXion, Inc., the leader in high quality 3D Cone Beam Imaging systems for dentistry, today announced that it has launched and started shipping new PreXion3D Volumetric Imaging Software for its 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography system for dentistry. This new product incorporates a range of advanced features including tools for implant planning and placement and an enhanced version of its PrexViewer software.

26 Mar 2010

Health IT roundup: Fears of hackers, efforts at fraud prevention

Some privacy advocates say the government is seeking to move too quickly to digitize health records, and may risk exposing sensitive information to identity thieves and hackers. These privacy advocates appear to favor slow progress is spreading electronic records because - they hope - consumer safeguards can keep up with that pace.

26 Mar 2010

PositiveID files patent application for iGlucose system

PositiveID Corporation announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office a non-provisional patent application for its iGlucose system, currently under development, which uses wireless SMS messaging to automatically communicate a diabetic patient’s blood glucose levels from any data-capable glucose meter to an online database.

25 Mar 2010

Biosolveit, CCDC unveil 3D-based computational drug design

BioSolveIT GmbH in conjunction with The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre today announced the release of an exclusive set of fragments for 3D-based computational drug design. The Cambridge Structural Database is a key global source for crystal structures and a major resource for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. It provides the basis for the highest quality input fragment data for successful fragment-based lead discovery (FBLD) with LeadIT.

25 Mar 2010

ZK Software's dual biometric reader verifies identity in less than two seconds

ZK Software, a leading global developer of innovative advanced facial and fingerprint biometric and RFID reader solutions, introduced the world's first dual Biometric Reader today at booth # 36017/19 at ISC West in Las Vegas.

25 Mar 2010

US patent reinforces Ikonisys' position in digital image-analysis industry

Ikonisys, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation, cell-based diagnostic solutions, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company United States Patent No. 7,660,454 entitled “Process for identifying FISH signals.”

25 Mar 2010

New series of filters screen compounds for drug development

The identification of compounds that could be promising candidates for drug development has become easier following research by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute's medicinal chemistry group.

25 Mar 2010

ABMC reports net loss of $189,000 for 2009 fourth quarter

American Bio Medica Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2009.

25 Mar 2010

AHS expands multi-specialty billing solutions by acquiring AHP Billing Services

AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, one of the nation’s leading providers of medical billing and practice management services, today announced that it has acquired AHP Billing Services, Inc., a former division of Anodyne Health.

24 Mar 2010

Life Technologies' real-time PCR instrument available for IVD use in Europe

Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that its Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time PCR Instrument is available as a platform suitable for in vitro diagnostics (IVD) use in Europe. Clinical laboratories from 22 countries and European institutions that develop in vitro molecular diagnostic assays in oncology, genetic disease and infectious disease will now be able to leverage the instrument’s regulatory clearance to develop tests for clinical applications.

24 Mar 2010

New software may help improve safety among senior drivers

Psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Center for Research in Applied Gerontology are testing software to determine if it could help senior adult drivers avoid car crashes by improving their reflexes and reaction time

24 Mar 2010

ClaimRemedi to provide revenue cycle management solutions for customers of HealthPac Computer Systems

ClaimRemedi, a provider of claim lifecycle management solutions, announced recently that they have signed an agreement with HealthPac Computer Systems, Inc., a Savannah, GA based Practice Management and Medical Billing software company. Under the agreement, ClaimRemedi will provide a complete end-to-end revenue cycle management solution for HealthPac customers.

23 Mar 2010

AOAC Research Institute validates MicroSEQ Salmonella spp. Detection Kit

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that its Applied Biosystems MicroSEQ® Salmonella spp. Detection Kit has been validated by the AOAC Research Institute for detection of the bacteria Salmonella.

23 Mar 2010

CTSI licenses GeneGo's pathway analysis suite and database searching tool

GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of software and databases for systems biology, today announced that the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute has licensed its pathway analysis suite MetaCore and its database searching tool Eureka.

23 Mar 2010

Auditory brainstem implants for adults with damaged cochlear nerves

If a siren sounded but you were deaf, might you still be able to hear the sound?

23 Mar 2010

University Physicians & Surgeons select McKesson for managing medical billing and practice management processes

University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc., the faculty practice of Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has chosen McKesson to manage its medical billing and practice management processes, citing McKesson’s market longevity and reputation for excellence as deciding factors in its choice.

23 Mar 2010

athenahealth introduces new patient communication service

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of Internet-based business services to physician practices, today announced the launch of athenaCommunicator, a new patient communication service that is fully integrated with athenahealth’s established web-based physician practice management and electronic health record services.

23 Mar 2010

Abbott acquires STARLIMS Technologies for $123M

Abbott announced today that it has completed its $123 million acquisition of STARLIMS Technologies Ltd., a leader in laboratory information management systems.

23 Mar 2010

Location Based Technologies receives order from Stephen Gould for medical equipment, asset tracking devices

Location Based Technologies, Inc., a leading-edge service provider of personal, pet, and asset location devices, today announced that they have received an order from Stephen Gould Corporation for specialized medical equipment and asset tracking devices that will be utilized by a Southern California medical company.

22 Mar 2010