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First time use of ExAblate MR Guided Focused Ultrasound System for prostate cancer treatment

Elbit Imaging Ltd. that it's subsidiary, InSightec Ltd., the global leader in MR guided focused ultrasound technology and the only company to receive FDA approval for its ExAblate(R) system for treating uterine fibroids, announced today that its ExAblate(R) system has been used for the first time for the treatment of prostate cancer patients.

31 Aug 2010

NEC, SomaLogic sign agreement to explore aptamer related businesses in life sciences, healthcare markets

NEC Corporation and privately held SomaLogic, Inc. announced today that they have signed an agreement to explore aptamer related businesses in the life sciences and healthcare markets. In addition, NEC announced that it has made an equity investment in SomaLogic in support of a long-term strategic relationship between the two companies.

31 Aug 2010

Sutter Health collaborates with iTriage

Consumers can check health symptoms, look up health conditions and now find detailed information about doctors, hospitals, emergency rooms and medical clinics in the Sutter Health network via the free mobile health care application – iTriage.

31 Aug 2010

First UK PyroTITAN Humeral Resurfacing Implant performed at BMI - The Alexandra Hospital

Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., the world leader in PyroCarbon orthopedic devices, announces the implantation of the first PyroTITAN™ Humeral Resurfacing Implant in the United Kingdom. The PyroTITAN was implanted at BMI - The Alexandra Hospital in Cheadle, Cheshire.

31 Aug 2010

AOD Software named to 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

Inc. magazine ranked AOD Software on its annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy — America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. AOD Software was ranked as number 219 across the Software companies in the country.

31 Aug 2010

St. Mary's Medical Center to implement ProVation Order Sets customizable authoring and management solution

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that St. Mary's Medical Center has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the organization's electronic order set solution.

30 Aug 2010

Vision Facilities Management launches new 2-way communication interface with ECRI Institute

Vision Facilities Management Limited, a leading provider of integrated healthcare asset management software, announces the launch of a new two-way communication interface with ECRI Institute that will significantly improve the ability of hospital staff to manage medical device safety alerts and recalls.

30 Aug 2010

Nihon-Kohden granted exclusive rights to distribute Z-Medica's QuikClot line of hemostatic agents in Japan

Z-Medica Corporation, a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Nihon-Kohden, Japan's leading manufacturer, developer and distributor of medical electronic equipment . The agreement allows Nihon-Kohden the exclusive right to distribute Z-Medica's QuikClot line of hemostatic agents to hospital, military and law enforcement markets throughout Japan. The companies have been working together since early 2009 to obtain regulatory approval.

From Medica Corporation 30 Aug 2010

Revolutions Medical seeks due recognition for RevVac vacuum operated auto retractable safety syringe

Revolutions Medical Corporation has notified the MDEA that there had been an error in awarding the Free Vac syringe the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award when in fact Free Vac misrepresented ownership of the syringe. The syringe was actually Revolutions Medical Corporation's RevVac auto retractable safety syringe.

30 Aug 2010

MRI recordings at one fiftieth of a second

"Please hold absolutely still": This instruction is crucial for patients being examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is the only way to obtain clear images for diagnosis. Up to now, it was therefore almost impossible to image moving organs using MRI. Max Planck researchers from G-ttingen have now succeeded in significantly reducing the time required for recording images - to just one fiftieth of a second.

30 Aug 2010

ThermoGenesis sells two BioArchive Systems to HealthBanks Biotech

ThermoGenesis Corp., a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said today it has sold two BioArchive® Systems to HealthBanks Biotech Company, Ltd..

30 Aug 2010

Lifechek Drug selects Activant Eagle software platform as business management and POS solution

Activant Solutions Inc., a leading provider of retail and distribution business management solutions, today announced that Lifechek Drug Inc. has selected the Activant Eagle® software platform to be its business management and Point-of-Sale (POS) solution. Lifechek executives selected the Activant Eagle solution as part of a greater effort to improve and expand its front store retail business.

30 Aug 2010

Health IT: New Medicaid rules, a race for meaningful use, fraud prevention

Instructions for state Medicaid directors to distribute some of the funding for electronic medical records through their programs beginning next year have been circulated by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Medical News reports. "The incentive program stipulates that the federal government will pay the full cost of Medicaid bonuses to eligible physicians who adopt certified EMR technology in a way that meets the government's 'meaningful use' criteria.

30 Aug 2010

HealthInfoNet partners with HLI to implement HIE statewide

HealthInfoNet, the nonprofit organization managing the Health Information Exchange for the State of Maine, today announced that it is partnering with Health Language, Inc., the global leader in medical terminology management, as it transitions from a two-year demonstration project to a full statewide HIE implementation. Health Language will support the Maine HIE's clinical content integration strategy during this expansion.

30 Aug 2010

Positron to host special ASNC 2010 symposium focusing on cardiac PET

Positron Corporation is pleased to announce K. Lance Gould M.D. as the keynote speaker for their upcoming cardiac PET symposium, held at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology annual meeting, September 23-26 in Philadelphia, PA.

30 Aug 2010

AMS enters 10-year contract to supply radiation therapy services at Hospital Santa Paula, Brazil

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES, a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, announced today that it has entered into a ten-year contract to supply radiation therapy services at Hospital Santa Paula (HSP) in São Paulo, Brazil. AMS will place an advanced technology linear accelerator with IMRT capabilities at HSP, and is expected to begin treating patients in early 2012 in conjunction with the expected completion of a new comprehensive cancer center to be built by the hospital.

30 Aug 2010

Emdeon Commercial MedRx solution launched to make commercial medical claims process efficient

Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced the launch of Emdeon Commercial MedRx, a specialized processing solution that enables retail pharmacies to submit commercial medical claims electronically to medical payers and health plans across the U.S.

30 Aug 2010

SearchAmerica announces launch of Data Breach Advance Response for hospitals

SearchAmerica®, a part of Experian® and a leader in financial clearing services for health care, today launched its newest service offering for hospitals, Data Breach Advance Response™. The new service helps hospitals by providing a data breach preparedness plan so they can respond quickly and efficiently should a breach occur.

30 Aug 2010

TDWI recognizes CRI as 2010 Best Practices Award Winner

QlikTech today announced that its customer, Centerstone Research Institute, has been recognized as a 2010 Best Practices Award Winner by The Data Warehousing Institute.

30 Aug 2010

Aptus Endosystems announces completion of $15M Series AA financing

Aptus Endosystems, Inc., a medical device company developing advanced technology for endovascular aneurysm repair, announced the completion of a $15 million Series AA financing. U.S. Venture Partners and Longitude Capital led the round in continuation of their commitment to Aptus' innovative technologies for the treatment of aortic aneurysms.

30 Aug 2010

Device / Technology News

First time use of ExAblate MR Guided Focused Ultrasound System for prostate cancer treatment

NEC, SomaLogic sign agreement to explore aptamer related businesses in life sciences, healthcare markets

Sutter Health collaborates with iTriage

First UK PyroTITAN Humeral Resurfacing Implant performed at BMI - The Alexandra Hospital

AOD Software named to 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

St. Mary's Medical Center to implement ProVation Order Sets customizable authoring and management solution

Vision Facilities Management launches new 2-way communication interface with ECRI Institute

Nihon-Kohden granted exclusive rights to distribute Z-Medica's QuikClot line of hemostatic agents in Japan

Revolutions Medical seeks due recognition for RevVac vacuum operated auto retractable safety syringe

MRI recordings at one fiftieth of a second

ThermoGenesis sells two BioArchive Systems to HealthBanks Biotech

Lifechek Drug selects Activant Eagle software platform as business management and POS solution

Health IT: New Medicaid rules, a race for meaningful use, fraud prevention

HealthInfoNet partners with HLI to implement HIE statewide

Positron to host special ASNC 2010 symposium focusing on cardiac PET

AMS enters 10-year contract to supply radiation therapy services at Hospital Santa Paula, Brazil

Emdeon Commercial MedRx solution launched to make commercial medical claims process efficient

SearchAmerica announces launch of Data Breach Advance Response for hospitals

TDWI recognizes CRI as 2010 Best Practices Award Winner

Aptus Endosystems announces completion of $15M Series AA financing

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