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Adjuvant chemotherapy after gastric cancer procedure may reduce mortality

Patients who have gastric cancer surgery followed by chemotherapy have an associated decreased risk of death and improved disease-free survival compared to patients who have surgery alone, according to an analysis of previous studies, reported in the May 5 issue of JAMA.

5 May 2010

Health outcomes explored at DDW 2010

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which may soon be the leading indication for liver transplant, is found to be significantly associated with worse transplant outcomes. In addition, a new tool for diagnosing NAFLD represents an alternative to liver biopsy, which is more expensive and prone to complications, and ultrasound and alfafeprotein blood test screening are an effective alternative to CT scan and MRI for patients with cirrhosis at high risk for hepatocellular cancer.

3 May 2010

Merge Healthcare completes merger agreement with AMICAS

Today's successful close of the merger agreement between Merge Healthcare Incorporated and AMICAS, Inc. creates a leading medical imaging software and healthcare IT solutions provider with strong customer relationships, innovative solutions, significant cross selling capabilities, and a solid international presence.

29 Apr 2010

Competitive Technologies to introduce Calmare pain therapy at medical conference

Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today that it will hold a conference for the medical community on May 17, 2010, in Boston, Mass. at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to introduce CTT's Calmare® pain therapy to the medical community. Professor Giuseppe Marineo, MD, DSc., Researcher, Founding President of Delta Research and Development, Tor Vergata University of Rome, is the Italian inventor of the "Scrambler Therapy," the technology used in the Calmare medical device.

12 Apr 2010

Conasa to distribute full MetaVision suite of solutions from iMDsoft in Spain

Conasa, one of Spain's most established IT service providers, will distribute the full MetaVision suite of solutions from iMDsoft. iMDsoft is a global leader in hospital-wide clinical information systems, with established market-leading solutions for critical care and with customers in 21 countries across the globe.

1 Apr 2010

Gentofte University Hospital deploys iMDsoft's MetaVision in its newly-built ICU

iMDsoft®, a global leader in hospital-wide clinical information systems, has been selected by Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark, to deploy MetaVision® in its newly-built, state-of-the-art, ICU.

22 Mar 2010

iMDsoft's MetaVision suite of solutions to be distributed by Dominion in Spain

iMDsoft®, a global leader in hospital-wide clinical information systems, and Dominion, a leading provider of technology solutions in Spain and Latin America, have announced an agreement whereby Dominion will distribute iMDsoft's MetaVision® suite of solutions in Spain.

22 Mar 2010

TSO3's STERIZONE Sterilization System exhibited under 3M brand at AORN Annual Congress

TSO3 Inc., an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings using ozone, announced today that its new generation STERIZONE(R) Sterilization System, is being exhibited in the 3M(TM)booth under the 3M(TM) brand Optreoz(TM)125-Z Sterilizer at the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses 57th Annual Congress held from March 13 to 18 in Denver, Colorado.

17 Mar 2010

UMass Memorial Health Care implements Picis CareSuite perioperative and anesthesia solutions

Picis today announced that UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest healthcare system in Central and Western Massachusetts, has selected Picis CareSuite® perioperative and anesthesia solutions for more than 60 operating rooms in its five hospitals. UMass Memorial chose Picis integrated technology to deliver clinical documentation and financial information more quickly and accurately across the UMass Memorial Health Care system, thereby promoting quality patient care.

16 Mar 2010

University of Michigan Health System expands Mobile Aspects tissue tracking solution into pediatric surgical areas

Mobile Aspects announced today that the University of Michigan Health System has signed an agreement to expand the use of its tissue tracking solution into the Operating Room at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The solution, called iRISecure™, uses the unique characteristics of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to automate clinical workflow associated with tissue tracking.

9 Mar 2010

SIS to offer AORN SYNTEGRITY SPF within perioperative management solutions suite

Helping to streamline electronic documentation processes for perioperative care, CSC and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) announced today that Surgical Information Systems (SIS), the perioperative IT specialist, will offer the AORN SYNTEGRITYTM Standardized Perioperative Framework (SPF) within its nationally recognized suite of perioperative management solutions.

3 Mar 2010

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals' RECOTHROM solution receives Health Canada approval

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals announced today that RECOTHROM(R) (Thrombin alfa (Recombinant)), the first recombinant, plasma-free thrombin approved by Health Canada, is now available for use as a topical hemostatic solution. According to a recent clinical study, RECOTHROM(R) was found to successfully stop 80 per cent of surgical bleeding within three minutes and 95 per cent of bleeding within 10 minutes.

1 Mar 2010

Slightly to moderately elevated CRP levels in patients undergoing CABG surgery: Implications

A new study published in the March issue of Anesthesiology raises awareness for an additional risk category for patients undergoing routine coronary artery bypass surgery - low to moderate levels of inflammation.

23 Feb 2010

Future studies may provide clarity on the best approach for pre-surgery beta blockers

In a commentary appearing in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, heart specialists at the University of Michigan Health System make a plea for clarity on the best approach for prescribing beta blockers before surgery.

10 Feb 2010

SIS RBC solution meets the stringent standards of Peer Review program

For the third consecutive year, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) performed a rigorous assessment of SIS Rules-Based Charging (RBC), an automated charge capture solution by Surgical Information Systems, and determined that it meets the stringent standards of the Peer Review program in the areas of effectiveness, quality and usability, price, value, and customer and technical support.

5 Feb 2010

Certain cancer surgeries for low-risk patients may be performed at community hospitals

Low-risk patients who require certain cancer surgeries can have the procedures performed with low operative mortality rates at community hospitals, according to a new study.

3 Feb 2010

LiveData OR-Dashboard completes 2010 IHE North American Connectathon

LiveData, a leading innovator in real-time data integration and display, today announced that the technology underlying LiveData OR-Dashboard, has successfully completed the 2010 IHE North American Connectathon, a proving ground for medical device integration.

30 Jan 2010

Cerner to provide AORN SYNTEGRITY SPF for streamlining EHR perioperative documentation

Helping to streamline electronic documentation processes for perioperative care, CSC and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) announced today that Cerner, a global supplier of healthcare solutions, will be the first to provide AORN SYNTEGRITY™ Standardized Perioperative Framework (SPF) within a surgery and anesthesia management clinical information system. With AORN SYNTEGRITYTM, the amount of clinical staff time needed to configure and support electronic health record (EHR) perioperative documentation can be reduced by as much as 80 percent.

30 Jan 2010

ZOLL Medical, HealthTrust Purchasing Group enter into purchasing agreement

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP (HealthTrust), a leading healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO), has entered into a purchasing agreement with ZOLL for its therapeutic temperature management equipment.

28 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

Perioperative News and Research

Adjuvant chemotherapy after gastric cancer procedure may reduce mortality

Health outcomes explored at DDW 2010

Merge Healthcare completes merger agreement with AMICAS

Competitive Technologies to introduce Calmare pain therapy at medical conference

Conasa to distribute full MetaVision suite of solutions from iMDsoft in Spain

Gentofte University Hospital deploys iMDsoft's MetaVision in its newly-built ICU

iMDsoft's MetaVision suite of solutions to be distributed by Dominion in Spain

TSO3's STERIZONE Sterilization System exhibited under 3M brand at AORN Annual Congress

UMass Memorial Health Care implements Picis CareSuite perioperative and anesthesia solutions

University of Michigan Health System expands Mobile Aspects tissue tracking solution into pediatric surgical areas

SIS to offer AORN SYNTEGRITY SPF within perioperative management solutions suite

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals' RECOTHROM solution receives Health Canada approval

Slightly to moderately elevated CRP levels in patients undergoing CABG surgery: Implications

Future studies may provide clarity on the best approach for pre-surgery beta blockers

SIS RBC solution meets the stringent standards of Peer Review program

Certain cancer surgeries for low-risk patients may be performed at community hospitals

LiveData OR-Dashboard completes 2010 IHE North American Connectathon

Cerner to provide AORN SYNTEGRITY SPF for streamlining EHR perioperative documentation

ZOLL Medical, HealthTrust Purchasing Group enter into purchasing agreement

First DataBank signs licensing agreement with SIS

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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