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PA Insurance Department awarded $2M federal grant to design health insurance information exchange

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has received $2.1 million in two federal grants to design programs giving consumers more options and tools to shop for health care coverage and make informed decisions about their health care.

4 Nov 2010

New noninvasive technique to detect methemoglobin level

Potentially harmful levels of methemoglobin which can build up in patients receiving certain anesthetics are detectable using a new, noninvasive monitoring technique called pulse CO-oximetry, reports a study in the November issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

4 Nov 2010

New noninvasive technique provides low-level electrical stimulation to reduce pain

A simple, noninvasive technique providing low-level electrical stimulation of the brain produces significant pain-reducing effects in humans, reports the November issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

4 Nov 2010

Scientists develop built-in timer for paper-based diagnostic tests

Scientists are reporting the development of a simple, built-in timer intended to improve the accuracy of paper tests and test strips for diagnosing diseases inexpensively at-home and elsewhere.

4 Nov 2010

Affymetrix to contribute genotyping data to 1000 Genomes Project

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that it will contribute genotyping data for a large set of validated rare and common genomic variants to the 1000 Genomes Project. This powerful data consists of genotyping information from more than 2 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and insertions/deletions (indels), many of which were not previously available from any source.

4 Nov 2010

VA awards QuadraMed $211M contract to implement Quantim Coding, Compliance and Abstracting solution

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded QuadraMed® Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare technologies and services, a five-year, $211 million contract to implement its Quantim® Coding, Compliance and Abstracting solution. The comprehensive, integrated solution will improve the VA healthcare system's coding productivity and accuracy through real-time compliance monitoring and customizable billing processes.

4 Nov 2010

AAPC launches beta version of Health Plan Policy Search Tool

AAPC has launched the beta version of its Health Plan Policy Search Tool giving providers access to more than 500 local and national health plans. This online search tool retrieves provider manuals, policies, physician credentialing and Medicare/Medicaid eligibility through an easy to use online tool. Users can now quickly find vital information instead of spending hours searching for the same information on each health plans website.

4 Nov 2010

BioCurex files patent for synthetic peptide in RECAF test

BioCurex, Inc. today announced that it has filed a new patent within the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which presently includes 142 countries.

4 Nov 2010

EDP Biotech receives $244,000 grant under QTDP program for colon cancer blood test

EDP Biotech Corporation was awarded a $244,000 grant from the federal government under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project program as a result of the company's work in the development of their ColoMarker test, an early detection blood test for colon cancer.

4 Nov 2010

New cyber-database enables access to information on lymphedema

Lymphedema is a chronic condition that causes swelling of the limbs and affects physical, mental and social health. It commonly occurs in breast cancer survivors and is the second-most dreaded effect of treatment, after cancer recurrence. Every day, researchers throughout the world learn more about the condition and how it can be treated. Now, University of Missouri researchers are developing a place in cyberspace where relevant and timely information can be easily stored, searched, and reviewed from anywhere with the goal of improving health care through the availability of up-to-date, evidence-based research.

4 Nov 2010

Quick-Med Technologies awarded $244,000 QTDP grant to advance antimicrobial technology for wound care

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc., a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced today it has been awarded by the U.S government under Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) to advance the development of the company's NIMBUS® technology for wound dressings and wound drains.

4 Nov 2010

MicroPhage receives $977,916 QTDP grant for development of MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test

MicroPhage, Inc. announced today that it has received two Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) grants totaling $977,916 from the IRS. The grants, awarded as part of the Affordable Care Act, apply to small-company R&D expenditures that reduce the cost and increase the quality of healthcare in the U.S. The grants will be applied to the development of MicroPhage's first product, the MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test, currently under review at the FDA.

4 Nov 2010

GPUs in video games foster revolution in development of new life-saving drugs

Parents may frown upon video games, but the technology used in the wildly popular games is quietly fostering a revolution in speeding the development of new products and potentially life-saving drugs. That's the topic of an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

4 Nov 2010

FDA clears GE Healthcare's CARESCAPE Monitor B650 patient monitoring solution

GE Healthcare today announced FDA clearance of the CARESCAPE™ Monitor B650, a flexible patient monitoring solution that supports efficient clinical decision-making. The CARESCAPE Monitor B650 improves data integration and connectivity by directly linking to the GE Healthcare CARESCAPE portfolio of monitoring products-including the latest bedside, central station and transport monitors-as well as existing GE Healthcare monitors and peripheral third-party devices.

4 Nov 2010

Idaho seeks FDA marketing clearance for FilmArray Respiratory Panel

Idaho Technology, Inc. (ITI) announced today that it has filed a submission with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) clearance to market its FilmArray Respiratory Panel (RP) as an in vitro diagnostic product for patients with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection.

4 Nov 2010

New laparoscopic instrument mimics human index finger

Microline Surgical, a leading manufacturer of reposable instruments for minimally invasive surgery, today announced the launch of its LapFinger™ finger activated laparoscopic instrument. LapFinger mimics the ultimate dissection tool - the human index finger - enabling surgeons to dissect with confidence, retract with strength and palpate with feel.

4 Nov 2010

Eye implant restores some vision in retinitis pigmentosa

According to a new scientific breakthrough, a device - a tiny, three-by-three millimetre microchip, has allowed patients with inherited blindness to detect objects with their eyes, unlike a rival approach that uses an external camera. The procedure details are outlined in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

3 Nov 2010

Revolutions Medical announces completion of designs for 5ml and 10ml fixed needle RevVac Safety Syringes

Revolutions Medical Corporation announced today that due to the launch of its 3ml RevVac Safety SyringeTM during the Medica show in Dusseldorf, Germany and the enormous interest that the launch has received from healthcare professionals and corporations in Europe, the company will host an additional reception in London on Saturday, November 20th from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM at the Landmark Hotel, Tower Suite.

3 Nov 2010

Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2011

From pill-sized cameras to radioactive compounds that let doctors "see" inside a patient's brain, Cleveland Clinic's Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2011 showcases new techniques, therapies and approaches to treating a host of diseases.

3 Nov 2010

MGH implements Mobile Aspects' RFID enabled supply automation system

Mobile Aspects announced today that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has fully implemented its radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled supply automation system to store, track, and manage medical devices and supplies used for neuro interventional procedures in the IR division within the Department of Radiology.

3 Nov 2010