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East Cooper Medical Center to install LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy- America's Patient-Aware OR solutions

LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy- America, Inc. today announced that East Cooper Medical Center will install the companies' Patient-Aware OR solution in the eight operating rooms in East Cooper's new hospital to be opened this quarter. KARL STORZ is a global leader in minimally invasive endoscopic technologies and operating room integration. LiveData is a leader in real-time data integration and display technology.

9 Feb 2010

New European-developed system may help dementia patients to lead independent lives

Tens of millions of elderly people in the EU suffering from mild dementia may be able to look after themselves, and free up their carers, thanks to a new European-developed system.

9 Feb 2010

Kofax to provide document capture solution to leading financial services organization

Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced it will provide a document capture solution to a leading international financial services organization offering a diverse range of insurance and investment products and services to individuals and corporate customers.

9 Feb 2010

Vigilan announces new continuing education courses for assisted living community administrators

Vigilan, provider of software for better senior living, announced today 10 new continuing education courses for assisted living community administrators. These courses—developed and taught by Christian Mason, chairman and CEO of Vigilan, nationally certified leader in assisted living training, and developer of the first national licensing exam—are certified for assisted living administrator licensing in 16 states.

9 Feb 2010

WFP has reached 600,000 Haitians with food voucher plan

On Thursday, a food distribution voucher campaign that launched last Sunday, "hit all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital" of Port-au-Prince, CNN reports. "So far, 600,000 people affected by the devastating January 12 earthquake have been able to collect food under this plan, said Marcus Prior, spokesman for the United Nations World Food Programme [WFP]. 'We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,' Prior said" (Basu, 2/5).

6 Feb 2010

Epocrates' clinical reference application to be customized for new iPad computer tablet

Epocrates, Inc., today announced its top-ranked clinical reference application for the iPhone® and iPod® touch devices will be customized for the new iPad™ computer tablet. The iPad is already receiving a warm reception from the healthcare industry with nearly 20 percent of clinicians expressing plans to purchase in an Epocrates survey conducted days after the Apple announcement.

5 Feb 2010

Tracking early signs of coronary artery clogs: CT perfusion vs. SPECT nuclear imaging tests

Cardiologists and heart imaging specialists at 15 medical centers in eight countries, and led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, have enrolled the first dozen patients in a year-long investigation to learn whether the subtle squeezing of blood flow through the inner layers of the heart is better than traditional SPECT nuclear imaging tests and other diagnostic radiology procedures for accurately tracking the earliest signs of coronary artery clogs.

5 Feb 2010

Physmark introduces HealthKeys for preventive care programs

Physmark has announced HealthKeys, a software system and service based on the company's patent-pending cost model that measures the effectiveness and cost savings of preventive care programs.

5 Feb 2010

Medicity's agent-grid technology for health information exchange awarded U.S. patent

Medicity—the leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) solutions that empower physicians, hospitals and communities to improve care coordination, collaboration and achieve meaningful use of health information technology—today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the company Patent No. 7,653,634 for its agent-grid technology for health information exchange. This patented technology, which is at the core of Medicity’s Novo Grid, has become the industry standard for seamless electronic health record (EHR) integration and community-wide health information exchange.

5 Feb 2010

ARMC selects HMS to provide hospital information system applications for its general acute hospital

Arizona Regional Medical Center (ARMC) has selected Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.® (HMS) to provide hospital information system applications for its general acute hospital, located in Mesa, Ariz.

5 Feb 2010

NIH awards CYCORE project for cancer research $2.6M

Nearly four decades after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Cancer," the disease still claims the lives of 560,000 Americans every year, despite an annual expenditure of $5 billion by the U.S. government on research to battle it.

4 Feb 2010

Molecular Devices brand re-launched into life sciences marketplace

Today, Molecular Devices, Inc.—now part of Danaher Corporation—re-launched the Molecular Devices brand into the life sciences marketplace. The renewed corporate brand is focused primarily on meeting customer needs and exceeding customer expectations, and includes an evolved visual identity system.

From Danaher 4 Feb 2010

Precise Biometrics AB announces year-end report for 2009

Precise Biometrics was awarded an order worth approximately USD 6.0 million from the US government within the Cyber Security framework. Final delivery of the order will be during the first quarter 2010.

4 Feb 2010

Unisys' Mexican subsidiary wins contract to develop biometric citizen identification solution

Unisys today announced that its Mexican subsidiary has been awarded a contract by the Secretaria de Gobernacion/Registro Nacional de Poblacion (Mexican Ministry of Internal Affairs/National Citizen Registry) to create and manage an advanced citizen identification solution using biometric technologies.

4 Feb 2010

National consensus reached on Joint Technical Statement for drug products

A pan-Canadian initiative was announced today that will ultimately have a major impact on patient safety by reducing preventable medication errors.

4 Feb 2010

MedQuist to acquire Spheris' domestic business

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of medical transcription software and services, today announced that it has agreed to purchase the domestic business of Spheris Inc., a global provider of clinical documentation technology and services that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

4 Feb 2010

IBM announces definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems

IBM today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Initiate's software helps healthcare clients work more intelligently and efficiently with timely access to patient and clinical data. It also enables governments to share information across multiple agencies to better serve citizens.

3 Feb 2010

Major study of perfusion imaging under way to assess value of alternative diagnostic methods

3 Feb 2010

Shina Systems' 3Di medical imaging advanced (3D/4D) visualization software suite receives FDA clearance

Shina Systems announces U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its 3Di medical imaging advanced (3D/4D) visualization software that downloads over the Internet and provides a full suite of image processing and clinical analysis applications on any PC.

3 Feb 2010

MedQuist and CBay to acquire Spheris

Spheris, a leading global provider of clinical documentation technology and services, today announced that it has entered into an agreement under which MedQuist Inc. and CBay Inc., portfolio companies of CBaySystems Holdings Ltd. and leading providers of medical transcription software and services, have agreed to purchase substantially all of Spheris' assets pursuant to a transaction that is to be implemented under Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

3 Feb 2010

Software News and Research

East Cooper Medical Center to install LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy- America's Patient-Aware OR solutions

New European-developed system may help dementia patients to lead independent lives

Kofax to provide document capture solution to leading financial services organization

Vigilan announces new continuing education courses for assisted living community administrators

WFP has reached 600,000 Haitians with food voucher plan

Epocrates' clinical reference application to be customized for new iPad computer tablet

Tracking early signs of coronary artery clogs: CT perfusion vs. SPECT nuclear imaging tests

Physmark introduces HealthKeys for preventive care programs

Medicity's agent-grid technology for health information exchange awarded U.S. patent

ARMC selects HMS to provide hospital information system applications for its general acute hospital

NIH awards CYCORE project for cancer research $2.6M

Molecular Devices brand re-launched into life sciences marketplace

Precise Biometrics AB announces year-end report for 2009

Unisys' Mexican subsidiary wins contract to develop biometric citizen identification solution

National consensus reached on Joint Technical Statement for drug products

MedQuist to acquire Spheris' domestic business

IBM announces definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems

Major study of perfusion imaging under way to assess value of alternative diagnostic methods

Shina Systems' 3Di medical imaging advanced (3D/4D) visualization software suite receives FDA clearance

MedQuist and CBay to acquire Spheris

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