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Spectranetics announces product reimbursement approval for SLS II

Spectranetics Corporation today announced that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan has approved product reimbursement to hospitals for the Spectranetics Laser Sheath, which is used for the removal of problematic pacemaker and defibrillator cardiac leads.

20 Jul 2010

Eurotech enters multiple contracts with DynaVox for Catalyst embedded computers

Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems, today announces multiple contracts with DynaVox to deliver the Catalyst LP and Catalyst Module embedded computers for the DynaVox V, Vmax and Xpress™ alternative augmentative communication (AAC) devices. The combined value of these contracts is nearly 4.2M USD, with deliveries to be made in 2010 and 2011.

20 Jul 2010

MedeAnalytics 10 software platform released

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, today announced its summer 2010 software platform release, MedeAnalytics 10, which offers performance-packed features for proactive alerting and outlier analysis. The release incorporates client input and reflects the company's ongoing investment in its analytic platform. New releases are provided to clients on a semi-annual basis and typically require no upgrades or installations.

20 Jul 2010

Frameless radiosurgery can treat most sensitive regions of brain: Study

While four in 10 clinicians use frameless radiosurgery exclusively to treat cranial indications, user data collected at the 5th International Conference of the Novalis Circle, held last month in Munich, Germany, shows that there are still significant opportunities to increase utilization of the effective treatment approach.

20 Jul 2010

Quantitative capabilities of Helicos' single-molecule sequencing technology demonstrated

Helicos BioSciences Corporation today announced a publication entitled "Amplification-free digital gene expression profiling from minute cell quantities" appearing on line in Nature Methods co-authored by Dr. Daniel A. Haber and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital. The paper demonstrates the quantitative capabilities of Helicos' single-molecule sequencing technology and its potential to reveal important genomic differences when minimal numbers of cells are available for analysis.

20 Jul 2010

Nontargeted opt-out screening associated with newly identified HIV-infected patients: Study

The use of routine HIV screening in a hospital emergency department, which patients had the option to decline, was associated with only a modest increase in the number of patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection, compared to physician-directed diagnostic rapid HIV testing, according to a study in the July 21 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on HIV/AIDS.

20 Jul 2010

Tradeline's 4th Annual Academic Medical & Health Science Centers Conference to be held on Nov 15-16th

Planning and operational management teams from medical schools, university affiliated hospitals, and academic health science centers across the country will meet at Tradeline's 4th Annual Academic Medical & Health Science Centers Conference November 15-16th at the Hyatt Regency in Scottsdale, Arizona, to chart out strategies for the changing health care model. A special pre-conference tour of the new Phoenix Biomedical Campus, including a unique demonstration of telemedicine, will be conducted on November 14th.

20 Jul 2010

ASTRO accepts 4 abstracts on Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for NSCLC

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has accepted four abstracts from users of Elekta Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) technology on the use of SBRT to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The clinicians will present their findings during presentations at ASTRO's 52nd Annual Meeting (October 31 - November 4) at the San Diego Convention Center.

From Elekta 20 Jul 2010

Tool kit for non-experts to measure ADA compliance

Twenty years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, there is finally a "tool kit" for non-experts to measure whether public facilities are in compliance.This is designed to meet the needs of anyone who is reasonably intelligent but not necessarily a techie,explains Denis Anson, director of research for the Assistive Technology Research Institute (ATRI) at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania, and the kit's developer.

20 Jul 2010

More than half of parents interested in using at-home personal genetic testing for their children: Poll

The latest results from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health show more than half of parents are interested in having their children checked for disease risks using at-home personal genetic testing kits.

20 Jul 2010

Cardiac Science issues update on AED recall announced in November 2009

Cardiac Science Corporation has issued an update to customers affected by a recall first announced by the Company on November 13, 2009.

20 Jul 2010

Study seeks patients with cancer of oropharynx to participate in Phase I clinical trial of SRS

The North Shore-LIJ Health System Department of Radiation Medicine announced today it is seeking patients with cancer of the oropharynx (back of the mouth)) to participate in a Phase I clinical trial.

20 Jul 2010

Cardiac Science addresses outstanding issues relating to corrective AED field action with FDA

Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in automated external defibrillator and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, announced it has addressed outstanding issues with the Food and Drug Administration relating to the corrective AED field action announced on November 13, 2009.

20 Jul 2010

Ohio Pharmacy Board approves GE Healthcare's Advanced ePrescribing solution

Marking another significant milestone for GE Healthcare's information technology business, the Ohio Pharmacy Board has approved the company's advanced ePrescribing solution for use by the state's physicians. Ohio is the only state today requiring two-factor authentication.

20 Jul 2010

Dyax launches newly enhanced product website featuring comprehensive financial assistance program

Dyax Corp. today announced that it has launched its newly enhanced product website, www.KALBITOR.com, featuring its comprehensive financial assistance program. KALBITOR (ecallantide) is approved for the treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema in patients 16 years of age and older.

20 Jul 2010

Proactive Patient Outreach system, patient registry to improve care coordination, population health outcomes

Under the HITECH Act's final rules for meaningful use issued last week by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, physicians are required to demonstrate the ability to effectively report quality data, manage care coordination, engage patients and families, and improve population health in order to qualify for federal financial incentives.

20 Jul 2010

LRGHealthcare deploys Aruba's application-aware 802.11n Wi-Fi networks for clinical mobility needs

Aruba Networks, Inc., a global leader in distributed enterprise network solutions, today announced that LRGHealthcare (LRGH), a healthcare charitable trust based in New Hampshire, has deployed Aruba's application-aware 802.11n Wi-Fi networks to address growing clinical mobility needs throughout the Lakes Region General Hospital, Franklin Regional Hospital, and associated clinics in the cities of Lanconia, Franklin, Gilford, and Meredith.

20 Jul 2010

Cellectis bioresearch introduces new technology to develop cell-based assays for HTS studies

Cellectis bioresearch, a specialist in genome customization and a subsidiary of Cellectis, today announced the publication of a scientific study describing a novel method, based on meganuclease-driven targeted integration, for the generation of stable cell lines compatible with high throughput screening (HTS).The study demonstrated Cellectis bioresearch's technology to be faster, more reliable and efficient in deriving cell-based assays for HTS studies than classical methods.

20 Jul 2010

Univfy, Stanford scientists develop first validated prognostic test for predicting IVF live birth outcomes

Univfy, a pioneer in the development of personalized in vitro fertilization (IVF) prognostic tools, announced today the publication of new research findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by its founding scientific team and clinical collaborators from Stanford University.

20 Jul 2010

Combined technologies offer promise for detecting colon cancer in women

A team led by a Northwestern University biomedical engineer has found that combining novel optical technologies with a common colon cancer screening test may allow doctors to more accurately detect the presence of colon cancer, particularly in women.

20 Jul 2010

Device / Technology News

Spectranetics announces product reimbursement approval for SLS II

Eurotech enters multiple contracts with DynaVox for Catalyst embedded computers

MedeAnalytics 10 software platform released

Frameless radiosurgery can treat most sensitive regions of brain: Study

Quantitative capabilities of Helicos' single-molecule sequencing technology demonstrated

Nontargeted opt-out screening associated with newly identified HIV-infected patients: Study

Tradeline's 4th Annual Academic Medical & Health Science Centers Conference to be held on Nov 15-16th

ASTRO accepts 4 abstracts on Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for NSCLC

Tool kit for non-experts to measure ADA compliance

More than half of parents interested in using at-home personal genetic testing for their children: Poll

Cardiac Science issues update on AED recall announced in November 2009

Study seeks patients with cancer of oropharynx to participate in Phase I clinical trial of SRS

Cardiac Science addresses outstanding issues relating to corrective AED field action with FDA

Ohio Pharmacy Board approves GE Healthcare's Advanced ePrescribing solution

Dyax launches newly enhanced product website featuring comprehensive financial assistance program

Proactive Patient Outreach system, patient registry to improve care coordination, population health outcomes

LRGHealthcare deploys Aruba's application-aware 802.11n Wi-Fi networks for clinical mobility needs

Cellectis bioresearch introduces new technology to develop cell-based assays for HTS studies

Univfy, Stanford scientists develop first validated prognostic test for predicting IVF live birth outcomes

Combined technologies offer promise for detecting colon cancer in women

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