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Phase Forward releases Empirica Signal version 7.2 signal detection and management software

Phase Forward, a leading provider of data solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced the availability of version 7.2 of its Empirica™ Signal product, a significant new release of the company’s flagship signal detection and management software. The Empirica Signal solution is a state-of-the-art data mining and knowledge management tool and a cornerstone component of Phase Forward’s Empirica Suite of pharmacovigilance and risk management products.

21 Jan 2010

First DataBank signs licensing agreement with SIS

First DataBank, a leading provider of drug databases that help drive patient safety, and Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a provider of feature-rich perioperative software solutions, announced today they have signed an agreement whereby First DataBank will license its suite of comprehensive drug information and associated developer software to Surgical Information Systems to enable the integration of new functionality for drug screening, dosing and documentation within the SIS suite of interoperable surgery solutions.

21 Jan 2010

UnitedHealth Group announces its revenues and net earnings in 2009

UnitedHealth Group today reported growth in revenues and net earnings per share in 2009. The Company earned $0.81 per share in the fourth quarter, bringing full year 2009 net earnings to $3.24 per share.

21 Jan 2010

The Pennsylvania State University to use Click Commerce's eResearch Portal software

Click Commerce, the pioneer in customer-configurable solutions for the business of research, announced today that The Pennsylvania State University will use the company’s eResearch Portal software to fully automate researcher disclosures of outside financial interests.

21 Jan 2010

New effort to produce standardized DNA parts for reducing development time of synthetic biology in labs

With seed money from the National Science Foundation (NSF), bioengineers from the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University are ramping up efforts to characterize the thousands of control elements critical to the engineering of microbes so that eventually, researchers can mix and match these "DNA parts" in synthetic organisms to produce new drugs, fuels or chemicals.

21 Jan 2010

GeckoSystems uses proprietary sensor fusion technologies in companion robot

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that their suite of sensor fusion technologies is instrumental in their ongoing world's first in home personal companion robot trials for elder care. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics industry revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™."

21 Jan 2010

Grassley says bugs in health IT software endangering patients, other HIT news

RadioIowa reports that Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley says hospital officials around the country are seeing bugs in new health information technology software that are putting patients at risk. "'Over the last few months, concerns have been brought to my attention including administrative complications, formatting and usability issues, errors in interoperability,' Grassley says. 'Some health care providers have said the software is producing incorrect medication dosages because it miscalculated body weights by interchanging kilograms and pounds.'" Grassley is asking 32 hospitals for statements on the problem (Kelley, 1/19).

21 Jan 2010

Simulations Plus board authorizes renewed share repurchase program

Simulations Plus, Inc., the leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced today that its board of directors has authorized a renewed share repurchase program effective Monday, February 15, 2010.

21 Jan 2010

Second earthquake hits Haiti as international relief efforts continue

"A strong earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday morning, shaking buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets only eight days after the country's capital was devastated by a previous quake," the Canadian Press reports. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 6.1 magnitude quake was approximately 35 miles northwest of the capital of Port-au-Prince. "It was not immediately possible to ascertain what additional damage the new quake may have caused," the news service writes (Faul, 1/20).

21 Jan 2010

FSAI lowers healthcare cost trend across Verisk Health's book of business by 5%

Verisk Health, Inc., announced today that First Service Administrators, Inc. (FSAI) successfully lowered the healthcare cost trend across its book of business by 5 percent and reduced emergency room use by 10 percent by implementing innovative campaigns based on Verisk Health’s Explorer solution.

21 Jan 2010

CareCloud closes oversubscribed capital raise of $2.3 million for healthcare IT ecosystem

CareCloud, a provider of web-based physician practice software and services, today announced it has closed an oversubscribed capital raise of $2.3 million. Investors include a cadre of prominent entrepreneurs and business leaders.

21 Jan 2010

Fujitsu PalmSecure palm vein biometric authentication technology to be demonstrated

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., today announced the company will demonstrate the MedServ Patient Kiosk, featuring the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ palm vein biometric authentication technology, at the 13th Annual Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Kickoff Technology Policy Exhibition, on January 26, 2010.

21 Jan 2010

VA certifies GE’s Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia solution

On behalf of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Document Storage Systems (DSS) has completed the certification process of GE’s Centricity® Perioperative Anesthesia solution, making it the industry’s first to be certified under the new process. Certification indicates the solution is fully capable of integration and compatibility with the VA’s clinical information system, VistA.

20 Jan 2010

Medstrat completes 'Field-Based Digital Templating' pilot program

Medstrat partners with major orthopedic company and is pleased to announce the successful completion of a Field-Based Digital Templating pilot program.

20 Jan 2010

iWorx launches a family of cardiovascular research products

iWorx, a developer of advanced physiology research and teaching tools, has launched a family of cardiovascular research products used to assess cardiac performance and hemodynamics, both in vivo and in vitro.

20 Jan 2010

New iPhone application allows women to track vital health details

Flatcracker Software announced the release of Lady Biz 3.0, a specially designed iPhone application that enables women to record and track vital daily health details including menstruation details, sleep patterns, waking temperature, weight, and more.

19 Jan 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific signs definitive agreement to acquire Ahura Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ahura Scientific, a leader in field-deployed analytical instruments for human health and public safety, for $145 million in cash plus the potential for an earn-out payment based on the achievement of certain 2010 financial targets.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 19 Jan 2010

IB-Salut implements Picis' CareSuite high-acuity solutions at Hospital Can Misses

Picis today announced that IB-Salut regional health services in the Spanish Balearic Islands implemented Picis Critical Care Manager and PACU Manager, part of the CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions, at Hospital Can Misses in Ibiza. In addition, they have extended the software solution at Hospital Comarcal d’Inca and Hospital General Mateu Orfila to include the recovery care areas.

19 Jan 2010

IBM unveils new initiative to generate measurable business results

IBM today unveiled a new initiative to help clients increase the speed of business and improve results through collaboration technology and industry expertise. IBM's Collaboration Agenda brings together IBM's vertical industry expertise, software lab specialists and consulting services experts to help clients realize measurable returns from improving the way people interact.

19 Jan 2010

Medicity reports 91 percent increase in HIE technology bookings in 2009

Medicity – the leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) technology that empowers physicians, hospitals and communities with solutions to improve care collaboration – today reported a sharp, 91 percent increase in bookings in 2009 over the previous year and a 35 percent increase in five-year revenue backlog.

19 Jan 2010