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Study shows that exposure to radon gas leads to lung cancer

Exposure to radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to a study carried out by researchers from the University of Cantabria and the Babes-Bolyai University in Romania. The team has studied data on exposure to this element in a uranium mining area in Transylvania and in an area of granite in Torrelodones, Madrid

30 Sep 2009

ODT conference to discuss enforcement trends for supply chain compliance in the orthopedic industry

Pilgrim Software, Inc., a world-leading provider of Enterprise Compliance and Quality Management (ECQM) software solutions, today announced that Nikki Willett, vice president of Marketing & Regulatory Affairs for Pilgrim, will address an audience of medical technology innovators at the ODT Conference & Exhibition 2009, October 7, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

30 Sep 2009

Pfizer and Composite Software executives to present at Butler Group’s BI Symposium

Composite Software, the leading provider of data virtualization software, today announced that a senior executive from Pfizer (a Composite customer) and a senior Composite executive will present at the Butler Group’s Business Intelligence (BI) Symposium. “BI Foundations for Decision-Making Excellence and Risk Management” is scheduled for October 7-8, 2009, at the America Square Conference Centre in London.

30 Sep 2009

Automated SafetySurveillor system to detect healthcare-associated infections

The Premier healthcare alliance today announced that Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center of Midlothian, Va., selected Premier’s SafetySurveillor® Web-based infection tracking and antimicrobial utilization tool. More than 270 hospitals use SafetySurveillor to help prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and optimize antibiotic use, thereby protecting patients more effectively while safely reducing hospital costs.

30 Sep 2009

Virginia Blood Services certifies Mediware's LifeTrak blood donor management software

Mediware Information Systems, Inc. announced today that Virginia Blood Services (VBS) has licensed the company's LifeTrak® blood donor management software to enhance the automation of data management capabilities. The addition of LifeTrak will enable the blood center to more efficiently manage thousands of donor records, including the complex donor eligibility requirements that blood centers are required to calculate.

30 Sep 2009

SUNY Stony Brook implements PatientKeeper ePrescription and Pay for Performance

PatientKeeper®, Inc., the leading provider of Physician Information Technology, announced today that the physicians at State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook will be using PatientKeeper ePrescription™ and PatientKeeper Pay for Performance (P4P)™, expanding their deployment of the PatientKeeper’s physician-focused applications.

29 Sep 2009

Abnormal results on outpatient imaging tests may not receive timely follow-up, says report

Abnormal results on outpatient imaging tests sometimes may not receive timely follow-up even when clinicians receive and read results in an advanced, integrated electronic medical record system, according to a report in the September 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

29 Sep 2009

Mercy Memorial implements CDW's disaster recovery solution to increase reliability of critical clinical applications

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation and a leading provider of technology products and services to healthcare organizations, today announced that Mercy Memorial Hospital of Monroe, Mich., launched an extensive server virtualization and disaster recovery solution acquired from CDW Healthcare.

28 Sep 2009

Increment in 2010 PET reimbursement may increase the demand for Cardiac PET imaging

Positron Corporation, a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, predicts a significant rise in demand for Cardiac PET in 2010 with a proposed cut in SPECT reimbursement of 46% and an increase in PET reimbursement of 22%, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

28 Sep 2009

S&P Consultants and Vedant collaborate to increase patient safety in Cerner Millennium implementations

A new business partnership of S&P Consultants, Inc. and Vedant Incorporated will now offer the highest levels of quality- and patient-safety assurance to both standard and customized applications built on the Cerner Millennium® platform. Both companies have particular expertise in the Cerner Millennium® environment, with S&P providing a broad range of consulting services and Vedant offering TestStream®, a comprehensive suite of software testing and validation solutions for systems of all levels of complexity and scale.

26 Sep 2009

ProSperus, Genesis Physicians Group launch GenPro Practice Management Solutions

ProSperus, a Mequon, Wis.,-based, full-service practice management company, and Genesis Physicians Group, a Dallas-based independent physicians association (IPA), today announced the launch of GenPro Practice Management Solutions.

26 Sep 2009

PureSafety's OHM solutions at Salem Hospital

Salem Hospital, a 464-acute care non-profit hospital that operates the busiest emergency department in Oregon, has partnered with PureSafety to utilize the company’s Occupational Health Manager® (OHM) solutions to streamline the hospital’s occupational health and medical management processes.

26 Sep 2009

Perot Systems to provide Revenue Cycle services to the West Georgia Health System

West Georgia Health System and Perot Systems today announced that Perot Systems will provide Revenue Cycle services to the LaGrange, Georgia-based hospital organization. The agreement will enable WGHS to utilize Perot Systems' revenue cycle technology and its proven best practices for revenue cycle improvements.

25 Sep 2009

Free electronic medical records software for physicians

The Obama administration has set aside $19B for physicians to adopt electronic medical record systems. Today, 75% of doctors practice in offices with 10 doctors or fewer. For them, the investment is cost-prohibitive: the technology costs from $25,000 to over $75,000. Not surprisingly, only 17% of physicians use computerized records, according to the New York Journal of Medicine. Yet, one service provider allows physicians to switch to electronic medical records -- free -- and make their practice more profitable.

25 Sep 2009

Pakistan cardiology institute purchases Positron's Pulse compact digital cardiac camera

Positron Corporation a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, announces the sale of a Pulse CDCC camera to CPE Institute Of Cardiology in Multan, Pakistan.

25 Sep 2009

Global Med to market the Spanish verIDhemos transfusion safety system

Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. an international healthcare information technology company, today announced that it has signed a binding letter of intent with verIDentia SL of Macanet De La Selva, Girona, Spain for its verIDhemos transfusion safety system. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

24 Sep 2009

Collaborative clinical care network at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Fostering innovation to speed the improvement of health care is the goal of an $8.3 million grant to researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

24 Sep 2009

New software to be demonstrated at the International CTIA WIRELESS IT & Entertainment 2009

AuthenTec, the world’s leading provider of smart sensor based solutions, announced that it will demonstrate its newest mobile products and software, and will highlight new commercially released phones that incorporate its award-winning technology at International CTIA WIRELESS IT & Entertainment 2009 in San Diego.

24 Sep 2009

Mountain Lakes to implement Netsmart's clinical and practice management behavioral health software solution

Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for health and human services organizations, today announced an agreement to provide its CCHIT-certified clinical and practice management behavioral health software and related services to Mountain Lakes Behavioral Healthcare of Guntersville, Ala

24 Sep 2009

Allocate Software and NHS Professionals renew contract for StaffBank application

Allocate Software plc, the leading provider of workforce optimisation solutions, and NHS Professionals, the largest provider of flexible staff managed services to the NHS, are pleased to announce the renewal of a contract for the provision of the StaffBank application.

24 Sep 2009

Software News and Research

Study shows that exposure to radon gas leads to lung cancer

ODT conference to discuss enforcement trends for supply chain compliance in the orthopedic industry

Pfizer and Composite Software executives to present at Butler Group’s BI Symposium

Automated SafetySurveillor system to detect healthcare-associated infections

Virginia Blood Services certifies Mediware's LifeTrak blood donor management software

SUNY Stony Brook implements PatientKeeper ePrescription and Pay for Performance

Abnormal results on outpatient imaging tests may not receive timely follow-up, says report

Mercy Memorial implements CDW's disaster recovery solution to increase reliability of critical clinical applications

Increment in 2010 PET reimbursement may increase the demand for Cardiac PET imaging

S&P Consultants and Vedant collaborate to increase patient safety in Cerner Millennium implementations

ProSperus, Genesis Physicians Group launch GenPro Practice Management Solutions

PureSafety's OHM solutions at Salem Hospital

Perot Systems to provide Revenue Cycle services to the West Georgia Health System

Free electronic medical records software for physicians

Pakistan cardiology institute purchases Positron's Pulse compact digital cardiac camera

Global Med to market the Spanish verIDhemos transfusion safety system

Collaborative clinical care network at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

New software to be demonstrated at the International CTIA WIRELESS IT & Entertainment 2009

Mountain Lakes to implement Netsmart's clinical and practice management behavioral health software solution

Allocate Software and NHS Professionals renew contract for StaffBank application

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