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iLeverage announces final phase of Biocontrol Technology's patent portfolio sale

iLeverage, a leading patent broker, today announced the final phase of the sale of the pioneering Biocontrol Technology Inc patent portfolio which will take place on December 7, 2010 via an online auction.

1 Dec 2010

Bosch receives 2010 Europe Product Quality Leadership Award in Remote Patient Monitoring Market

Frost & Sullivan announced today it has presented the 2010 Europe Product Quality Leadership Award in the Remote Patient Monitoring Market to Robert Bosch Healthcare. The Product Quality Leadership Award is given to the company that has excelled in product performance, reliability, design, usability and perceived value. Bosch Healthcare's telehealth systems, which include the Health Buddy® patient interface and Bosch Telehealth Plus System, are designed to optimize providers' operations and approach to care, while improving the way patients with chronic illness manage their disease.

1 Dec 2010

CoActiv Medical introduces CoActiv EXAM-PACS image sharing platform at RSNA annual meeting

Celebrating seven years in the cloud, CoActiv Medical announces at RSNA 2010 an innovative new solution for medical image sharing as well as a host of new incentives for imaging sites to convert to a digital environment or upgrade their legacy imaging functionality to the power of CoActiv EXAM-PACS.

1 Dec 2010

Scripps Research Institute enters agreement with Aileron Therapeutics

The Scripps Research Institute and Aileron Therapeutics today announced that they have entered into an agreement that will add Scripps Research's "Click" chemistry to Aileron's proprietary stabilized peptide and protein technology platforms, which includes the Stapled Peptide technology.

1 Dec 2010

CT best way to detect cocaine in human drug couriers

According to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the best way to detect cocaine in the body of a human drug courier, known as a mule, is through computed tomography (CT).

1 Dec 2010

AHRQ selects Outcome to develop new Registry of Patient Registries database

Outcome Sciences, Inc. (OUTCOME), the leading provider of patient registries, studies, and technologies for evaluating real-world outcomes, today announced that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded Outcome a task order to design and develop a new Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR) database.

1 Dec 2010

USC purchases WaferGen SmartChip system for Molecular Pathways and Drug Discovery center

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc., a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that the University of Southern California (USC) has purchased the WaferGen SmartChip system for its USC Center for Molecular Pathways and Drug Discovery to discover and validate biomarkers for pancreatic and colorectal cancer applications to expedite the development of a cancer therapy. USC purchased a solution that includes the SmartChip platform and validated gene panels for biomarker profiling.

1 Dec 2010

MRS imaging technique may help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy

In a study of ex-pro athletes, researchers found that a specialized imaging technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) may help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disorder caused by repetitive head trauma that currently can only be definitively diagnosed at autopsy. Results of the study were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

1 Dec 2010

GE Healthcare showcases low-dose CT innovations at 96th RSNA

For decades GE Healthcare has invested in leading, state of the art technology for significantly lowering dose in computed tomography (CT) procedures. At the 96TH annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, GE Healthcare is showcasing some of its latest CT innovations that provide dose-reducing options to customers to help ensure better diagnoses.

1 Dec 2010

New tool helps gauge care for people with neurological disorder

A national conversation continues about the best ways to improve both the quality of medical care and to contain costs. So far, developing quality measurements has focused on primary care or highly prevalent, chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes. But what about brain disorders? To date, the number of measures that apply to neurologic care has been limited.

1 Dec 2010

Aushon, LightArray enter strategic partnership to provide multiplex biomarker products and services in China

Aushon BioSystems, Inc., a leading provider of multiplex immunoassay products and services for biomarker discovery, development and analysis announced during the ChinaTrials 2010 Summit in Beijing, China, that it has entered into a partnership with LightArray Biotech Company, Ltd., to provide Aushon's comprehensive suite of multiplex biomarker products and services to pharmaceutical, biotechnical, and academic research institutions located in mainland China.

1 Dec 2010

Study indicates risk of developing radiation-induced cancer from CT may be lower than previously thought

The risk of developing radiation-induced cancer from computed tomography (CT) may be lower than previously thought, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

1 Dec 2010

New brain imaging technique can trace effects of SYN115 drug in Parkinson's disease

Neuroscientists using a new brain imaging technique could see an investigational drug for Parkinson's disease get into a patient's brain and affect blood flow in several key structures, an indicator the drug may be effective.

1 Dec 2010

Philips Electronics introduces IntelliSpace Portal to improve patient care

Royal Philips Electronics today introduced the Philips IntelliSpace Portal, a multimodality workspace that uses advanced networking capabilities to facilitate collaboration between radiologists and referring clinicians that may lead to faster, more accurate and informed patient care.

From Philips Healthcare 1 Dec 2010

Roche NimbleGen announces NewGene as first certified service provider in the UK

Roche NimbleGen announces that Newcastle-based genomic services provider NewGene Ltd. has officially become a Certified Service Provider (CSP) for NimbleGen Sequence Capture. They will provide services for NimbleGen Sequence Capture Arrays with sequencing on the Genome Sequencer FLX System from 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company.

1 Dec 2010

Vets compare VA hospitals online; Government doctors may face pay freeze

Government Health IT: The Veterans Affairs Department's Hospital Compare website, www.hospitalcompare.va.gov, is "providing online tools so veterans can compare how well the VA's 153 hospitals perform, with the ultimate goal of spurring further improvements at those facilities." Veterans and their families can go online to compare the "relative strengths" and weaknesses of VA hospitals, ranked by color codes.

1 Dec 2010

Diabetes Health profiles Echo Therapeutics' Symphony noninvasive glucose monitoring system

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony™ tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system and its Prelude™ SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced that its Symphony System was profiled in the November 29, 2010 issue of Diabetes Health magazine.

1 Dec 2010

Medicare often overpays for wheelchairs, durable medical equipment

(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Sun-Sentinel: Medicare continues to pay high prices - often three times the cost on the private market - for power wheelchairs and other high-cost equipment. "As for the prices, the government is well aware that Medicare often pays too much. The Medicare reimbursement rate for wheelchairs ranges from $490 to $1,750 for the 13-month rental period, depending on the type of chair.

1 Dec 2010

Alpha II integrates CodeWizard software with First Medical Suite

Alpha II, a leader in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement, announced today the integration of Alpha II's CodeWizard software with First Medical Solutions' First Medical Suite, a combination of FirstEMR and First Medical Office (PMS) software.

1 Dec 2010

Quality issues persist at hospitals, plastic surgery centers; use of CT scans in ER increases

Despite intensive efforts to improve patient safety, a six-year study at 10 North Carolina hospitals showed no decline in so-called patient harms, which included medical errors and unavoidable mistakes.

1 Dec 2010

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iLeverage announces final phase of Biocontrol Technology's patent portfolio sale

Bosch receives 2010 Europe Product Quality Leadership Award in Remote Patient Monitoring Market

CoActiv Medical introduces CoActiv EXAM-PACS image sharing platform at RSNA annual meeting

Scripps Research Institute enters agreement with Aileron Therapeutics

CT best way to detect cocaine in human drug couriers

AHRQ selects Outcome to develop new Registry of Patient Registries database

USC purchases WaferGen SmartChip system for Molecular Pathways and Drug Discovery center

MRS imaging technique may help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy

GE Healthcare showcases low-dose CT innovations at 96th RSNA

New tool helps gauge care for people with neurological disorder

Aushon, LightArray enter strategic partnership to provide multiplex biomarker products and services in China

Study indicates risk of developing radiation-induced cancer from CT may be lower than previously thought

New brain imaging technique can trace effects of SYN115 drug in Parkinson's disease

Philips Electronics introduces IntelliSpace Portal to improve patient care

Roche NimbleGen announces NewGene as first certified service provider in the UK

Vets compare VA hospitals online; Government doctors may face pay freeze

Diabetes Health profiles Echo Therapeutics' Symphony noninvasive glucose monitoring system

Medicare often overpays for wheelchairs, durable medical equipment

Alpha II integrates CodeWizard software with First Medical Suite

Quality issues persist at hospitals, plastic surgery centers; use of CT scans in ER increases

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