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MedAptus awarded U.S. patent for "Method and System for Processing Medical Billing Records"

MedAptus®, the market leader in charge capture technologies, announced today that it has been awarded U.S. patent number 7,685,002 entitled "Method and System for Processing Medical Billing Records." The patent pertains to MedAptus' automated process for completely and accurately capturing both professional and facility charges in outpatient settings.

2 Jul 2010

Sensor-augmented insulin-pump therapy effective for type 1 diabetes patients

Adding a continuous blood sugar level sensor to an insulin pump helps patients with type 1 diabetes achieve better blood sugar control compared to the common standard of care, multiple daily insulin injections, concludes a study published on-line today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

2 Jul 2010

IBM, University of Missouri collaborate to develop cloud computing environment for genomics research

IBM and the University of Missouri today announced a life sciences research initiative using IBM high performance computing technologies to advance the school's bioinformatics research projects. The goal of the initiative is to develop a first-of-a-kind cloud computing environment for genomics research collaboration at a regional level.

2 Jul 2010

Visually impaired people dose accurately with insulin pens: Study

Labels on the popular insulin pen used by people with diabetes warn against visually-impaired people using pens to measure out and administer their insulin dosage.

2 Jul 2010

Continua champions use of personal connected healthcare technologies at House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing

Continua Health Alliance championed the use of personal connected healthcare technologies to increase veteran access to quality healthcare during last week's hearing of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health. President and Chair of the Continua Board of Directors, Rick Cnossen, testified on behalf of the Alliance to address the issues facing veterans living in rural areas who typically receive lower quality healthcare than the general population due to lack of access.

2 Jul 2010

Aushon BioSystems introduces new Human multiplex biomarker panels

Aushon BioSystems, Inc., a leading provider of advanced microarray instrumentation and laboratory services for biomarker discovery, development and analysis, has launched new Human multiplex biomarker panels for the quantification of eight biomarkers related to drug-induced kidney damage, or nephrotoxicity.

2 Jul 2010

Cambridge Heart announces CMS reimbursement modification for MTWA test

Cambridge Heart, Inc., today announced that effective July 1, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow full reimbursement for both a Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) test and a stress test when both tests are performed during the same patient visit. The CMS update removes a previous restriction that substantially limited reimbursement when a patient underwent an MTWA test on the same day as the patient underwent a standard cardiac stress test, echocardiography stress test, nuclear cardiac stress test, or pulmonary stress test.

2 Jul 2010

Novel imaging agents and techniques can revolutionize medical imaging science: JNM

A study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) reports on investigative research of a novel optical imaging technique called "Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI)." According to the authors, the technique could lead to the faster and more cost-effective development of radiopharmaceuticals for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other conditions.

2 Jul 2010

Spectranetics commences voluntary recall and replacement of specific lots of thrombus extraction catheter

Spectranetics Corporation today initiated a voluntary recall of specific lots of its thrombus extraction catheter (product number 60090-01) manufactured by Spectranetics since October 2009. The Food and Drug Administration has been informed of this action and communication to various Competent Authorities outside of the United States has begun. While Spectranetics has received and confirmed customer complaints on this issue, no adverse events have been reported to the Company.

2 Jul 2010

FUISZ files new patent, receives notice of issuance for patent claims for blood analysis devices

First, FUISZ announced that it has received a notice of issuance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for patent claims that cover a direct connection between prescribing physicians and blood analysis devices.

2 Jul 2010

HHS launches website to provide consumers with public, private health coverage options

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled an innovative new on-line tool that will help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage. Called for by the Affordable Care Act, HealthCare.gov is the first website to provide consumers with both public and private health coverage options tailored specifically for their needs in a single, easy-to-use tool.

2 Jul 2010

Amedica, SUNY Upstate Medical University partner in comparative study of biomaterials

Amedica Corporation, a spinal and orthopaedic implant and instrument manufacturer focused on unique silicon nitride (SiN) ceramic technologies, announced that it has entered into an agreement with SUNY Upstate Medical University to conduct an additional research study that evaluates the company's SiN ceramic technology compared to PEEK interbody fusion devices. The two-year study will measure the fusion performance of the two biomaterials.

2 Jul 2010

New device could improve conventional cochlear implants

More electrodes and a thinner, more flexible wire inserted further into the inner ear could improve conventional cochlear implants, a team of Medical College of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers say.

2 Jul 2010

Biomimetic Therapeutics to discuss Augment Bone Graft data results at AOFAS meeting

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. today announced its schedule of events at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) summer meeting being held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland from July 7 - 10, 2010.

2 Jul 2010

Adding nutrients could improve efficiency of deep sea biological pump

Adding nutrients to the sea could decrease viral infection rates among phytoplankton and enhance the efficiency of the biological pump, a means by which carbon is transferred from the atmosphere to the deep ocean, according to a new mathematical modelling study. The findings, published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, have implications for ocean geo-engineering schemes proposed for tackling global warming.

2 Jul 2010

New MRI technology may revolutionize diagnosis of medical conditions

The development of a new magnetic resonance imaging technology that could revolutionise the way medical conditions are diagnosed and treated is to take a major step forward as a £7m research centre is established at the University of York.

2 Jul 2010

FDA approves Purdue's Butrans Transdermal System CIII for management of chronic pain

Purdue Pharma L.P. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Butrans™ (buprenorphine) Transdermal System CIII for the management of moderate to severe chronic pain in patients requiring a continuous, around-the-clock opioid analgesic for an extended period of time. Butrans Transdermal System is an analgesic product that delivers continuous release of medication for seven days.

2 Jul 2010

Neuros Medical receives $1.5M Applied Research and Technology Development Award from DMRDP

Neuros Medical, Inc., a medical device company announced today they have received notification of award for $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense. The Applied Research and Technology Development Award was provided by the Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP).

2 Jul 2010

Medibase's BASEmetric solution using Hitachi's Finger VeinID technology deployed at Ohio health system

Hitachi America, Ltd. and Medibase Solutions, Inc today announced that an Ohio health system with two hospitals is using Hitachi's Finger vein authentication (VeinID), which incorporates Medibase's identity management technology to help ensure accurate patient identification. Initially, the Ohio health system plans to deploy Hitachi's SDK and finger vein scanners in the Emergency Departments of both hospitals.

2 Jul 2010

InNexus Biotechnology, NCI amend Collaborative Agreement

InNexus Biotechnology Inc., a leading drug development company commercializing the next generation of antibodies based on its groundbreaking Dynamic Cross Linking (DXL™) technology, today announced the Company and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), have amended the Collaborative Agreement announced on May 27, 2010, involving research on technologies developed by InNexus.

2 Jul 2010

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MedAptus awarded U.S. patent for "Method and System for Processing Medical Billing Records"

Sensor-augmented insulin-pump therapy effective for type 1 diabetes patients

IBM, University of Missouri collaborate to develop cloud computing environment for genomics research

Visually impaired people dose accurately with insulin pens: Study

Continua champions use of personal connected healthcare technologies at House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing

Aushon BioSystems introduces new Human multiplex biomarker panels

Cambridge Heart announces CMS reimbursement modification for MTWA test

Novel imaging agents and techniques can revolutionize medical imaging science: JNM

Spectranetics commences voluntary recall and replacement of specific lots of thrombus extraction catheter

FUISZ files new patent, receives notice of issuance for patent claims for blood analysis devices

HHS launches website to provide consumers with public, private health coverage options

Amedica, SUNY Upstate Medical University partner in comparative study of biomaterials

New device could improve conventional cochlear implants

Biomimetic Therapeutics to discuss Augment Bone Graft data results at AOFAS meeting

Adding nutrients could improve efficiency of deep sea biological pump

New MRI technology may revolutionize diagnosis of medical conditions

FDA approves Purdue's Butrans Transdermal System CIII for management of chronic pain

Neuros Medical receives $1.5M Applied Research and Technology Development Award from DMRDP

Medibase's BASEmetric solution using Hitachi's Finger VeinID technology deployed at Ohio health system

InNexus Biotechnology, NCI amend Collaborative Agreement

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