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New software may help doctors to identify brain tumours in children that will grow aggressively

New software is under development that doctors hope will help them identify brain tumours in children that will grow aggressively.

13 Nov 2009

RemedyMD launches first nationwide diabetes registry

RemedyMD (www.RemedyMD.com), the leading provider of Patient registry software, today announced the first nationwide Type 2 Diabetes registry to help clinicians and researchers identify which interventions are most appropriate for specific patient populations.

13 Nov 2009

DFG to strengthen its support for young researchers, approves establishment of 11 new Research Training Groups

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has intensified its efforts to strengthen its support of young researchers. At its fall session in Bonn, the responsible Grants Committee of Germany's central research funding organisation approved the establishment of eleven new Research Training Groups. In these groups, doctoral researchers can earn their doctorates in a structured research and qualification programme.

13 Nov 2009

University of Colorado Hospital signs contract to implement Lawson enterprise applications

Lawson Software today announced that the University of Colorado Hospital signed a contract to implement multiple Lawson enterprise applications to help enhance its human resources operations and improve overall business processes. An existing Lawson customer, the hospital is adding Lawson Global Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Absence Management and Employee & Manager Self Service applications.

13 Nov 2009

Changes in CMS reimbursement to accelerate demand for cardiac PET imaging

Positron Corporation a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, expects the evolution from cardiac SPECT to cardiac PET imaging will be greatly accelerated with the recent changes in reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) set for 2010.

13 Nov 2009

Healthcare Innovative Solutions and MOSS collaborate to build Health Information Exchanges

Healthcare Innovative Solutions, a full-service clinical consulting firm, today announced a partnership with Misys Open Source Solutions (MOSS), a division of Misys plc, to provide the healthcare community with the consultancy services and open source technology necessary to build Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) -- technological infrastructures that enable the exchange of health information across disparate systems.

13 Nov 2009

NJIT's EDC companies receive $1.4M funding from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology

A drug to stop bleeding during a brain injury and a mattress that will prevent bedsores are among the scientific discoveries at NJIT that received earlier this week more than a million dollars in funding from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology. The discoveries are the work of five early stage companies based at NJIT's Enterprise Development Center (EDC), the state's oldest business incubator program.

13 Nov 2009

Varian and SSI sign reseller's agreement

Varian, Inc. announced today that Steady State Imaging (SSI) has signed a reseller's agreement with Varian, Inc. regarding SSI's new SWIFT Software for Varian's research MRI Systems. SWIFT is a novel MRI technology that advances existing MR techniques with the ability to silently image structures and tissues previously invisible to conventional MRI systems.

13 Nov 2009

Open EC Technologies, WOW GLOBAL sign Teaming Agreement

Open EC Technologies, Inc. ("Open EC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:OCE) is pleased to report the signing of a Teaming Agreement with WOW GLOBAL, LLC ("WOW") for its subsidiary, SoftCare EC Solution Inc.("SoftCare") www.softcare.com.

12 Nov 2009

IVF Witness uses RFID to identify the sperm and eggs, and reduces the risk of lab errors in infertility treatment

A new software technology is helping to reduce the risk of laboratory errors in infertility treatment, by electronically identifying the sperm, eggs, resulting embryos and other materials used in in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment cycles. Using non-invasive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), IVF Witness(TM) can track a patient's sperm, eggs and embryos during the course of treatment. If the wrong material is introduced in the lab environment, IVF Witness alerts the staff, via visual and audible signals, to help prevent mislabeling of any materials.

12 Nov 2009

Innovation of the Year: Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 with Zargis Cardioscan software

3M Health Care and Zargis Medical, a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp. (Nasdaq:SPDE), announced today that the 3M™ Littmann® Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 with Zargis Cardioscan™ software was named Popular Science’s “Innovation of the Year.” This prestigious honor, part of the publication’s annual “Best of What’s New Awards,” highlights outstanding innovation, vision and execution in technologic, scientific and medical advances for the year.

12 Nov 2009

Hyland Software's OnBase rated as one of the top DMI system solutions on the market

Your healthcare organization is in the market for a document management and imaging (DMI) system. There are dozens of vendors in the space, and each offers something at least slightly different than the others. It's a huge investment and there isn't room for error. Where do you begin your search for a standout vendor and product? Perhaps with a new report from KLAS titled, "Enterprise DMI: Finding the Right Stepping-Stone to Full EMR."

12 Nov 2009

SHI offers services and investment options to financial institutions

Senior Housing Investments, LLC (SHI), a consortium of companies that have come together to assist financial institutions deal with troubled assets in the senior housing sector, announced today its services for lenders and investment bankers with current or planned investments in Assisted Living communities.

12 Nov 2009

New thin and lightweight notetaker for blind people

HumanWare has launched the BrailleNote Apex, the thinnest and lightest notetaker especially for professionals and students who are blind.

12 Nov 2009

Pacific Biosciences selects Camstar Manufacturing enterprise software to deliver innovative products

Camstar Systems, Inc. announced today that Pacific Biosciences, a leader in the development of a transformative Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT™) DNA sequencing platform, has selected the Camstar Manufacturing™ enterprise software platform to enable its critical transition from product development to high-volume production, and to ensure consistent top product quality.

12 Nov 2009

3-D software uses real patient data; offers virtual reality technology for doctors and students

James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart.

12 Nov 2009

Presentation on how MedeAnalytics uses cloud computing

Yesterday, at the SPSS Directions 2009 North American Conference in Las Vegas, Nev., David Mould, Ph.D., predictive analytics scientist at MedeAnalytics, delivered a presentation to business executives, IT professionals, and researchers on ways MedeAnalytics uses cloud computing, also known as SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), to provide clients with advanced analytic tools and solutions.

11 Nov 2009

e-SMART-HD technology may help in closing health disparity gap

Sometimes patients find it uncomfortable asking a doctor of another age, gender or race for information. Hopefully virtual coaching under development through the Center of Excellence for Self-Management Advancement through Research and Translation ( SMART), a National Institutes of Health-funded Center of Research Excellence in Self-management Research at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, will improve communications.

11 Nov 2009

"Microsoft Health Tech Today" showcases how software innovation is improving global health

Microsoft Corp. today announced "Microsoft Health Tech Today," a fast-paced online video series designed to showcase how software innovation is improving health around the world. The show, at the intersection of health and information technology, highlights the latest industry trends and features examples of proven solutions that are improving health and changing lives for clinicians, patients and consumers worldwide.

11 Nov 2009

NIDA supports new drug detection research

Every time a person snorts cocaine, it doesn't just go to his or her head: It also provokes a response in the immune system, creating special biomolecules that may serve as a permanent record of each exposure.

11 Nov 2009

Software News and Research

New software may help doctors to identify brain tumours in children that will grow aggressively

RemedyMD launches first nationwide diabetes registry

DFG to strengthen its support for young researchers, approves establishment of 11 new Research Training Groups

University of Colorado Hospital signs contract to implement Lawson enterprise applications

Changes in CMS reimbursement to accelerate demand for cardiac PET imaging

Healthcare Innovative Solutions and MOSS collaborate to build Health Information Exchanges

NJIT's EDC companies receive $1.4M funding from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology

Varian and SSI sign reseller's agreement

Open EC Technologies, WOW GLOBAL sign Teaming Agreement

IVF Witness uses RFID to identify the sperm and eggs, and reduces the risk of lab errors in infertility treatment

Innovation of the Year: Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 with Zargis Cardioscan software

Hyland Software's OnBase rated as one of the top DMI system solutions on the market

SHI offers services and investment options to financial institutions

New thin and lightweight notetaker for blind people

Pacific Biosciences selects Camstar Manufacturing enterprise software to deliver innovative products

3-D software uses real patient data; offers virtual reality technology for doctors and students

Presentation on how MedeAnalytics uses cloud computing

e-SMART-HD technology may help in closing health disparity gap

"Microsoft Health Tech Today" showcases how software innovation is improving global health

NIDA supports new drug detection research

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