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Spectrum Health to deploy Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Spectrum Health will deploy its ProVation MD software for cardiology procedure documentation and coding in the cardiac catheterization labs at Blodgett Hospital and Butterworth Hospital.

27 May 2010

ASR to present new Kidz-Med 5-in-1 Non-Contact Thermometer at NACDS Marketplace

American Scientific Resources, Inc. announces today that the Company is set to present retailers with its new Kidz-Med 5-in-1 Non-Contact Thermometer at NACDS Marketplace June 5-8, 2010 in San Diego, CA.

27 May 2010

New $1.4M study to develop novel computer automation techniques for reducing prep time of IMRT for cancer

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Richard Radke is leading a new $1.4 million study to develop novel computer automation techniques that could reduce the prep time of a promising cancer-treatment technology from several hours to a few minutes.

27 May 2010

Lighthouse1, TSYS Healthcare partner to provide integrated end-to-end healthcare payment solution

Lighthouse1, an industry leader in consumer-driven healthcare (CDH) software solutions, today announced a partnership with TSYS Healthcare to provide an integrated end-to-end healthcare payment solution. The partnership brings another fully integrated payment solution to CDH administrators using the Lighthouse1 OnDemand™ platform.

27 May 2010

Researchers use new imaging technique to view microvessels in the brains of living mice

Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified in mice a previously unknown protective mechanism by which the smallest blood vessels remove blood clots and other blockages from the brain. The findings provide insights into mechanisms that may be involved in age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease and recovery from stroke.

27 May 2010

BioImagene launches digital pathology solutions suite in Europe

BioImagene, Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end digital pathology solutions, launched its suite of digital pathology solutions in Europe. The company will showcase these digital pathology solutions at the Woche der Pathologie Congress in Berlin, which takes place from May 27-30, 2010.

27 May 2010

Kensey Nash granted FDA 510(k) clearance for Meso BioMatrix ECM product

Kensey Nash Corporation, a leading medical technology company that provides innovative resorbable biomaterial technology for a wide range of medical procedures, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its second extracellular matrix (ECM) product, the Meso BioMatrix™ product.

27 May 2010

Abbott's TREK Coronary Dilatation Catheter receives European approval

Abbott today announced the European approval and launch of its TREK™ Coronary Dilatation Catheter for the treatment of coronary artery disease. The TREK system represents a new approach to balloon catheter design, and provides physicians with a high-performing option for treating challenging lesions and difficult-to-reach blockages. Abbott received CE Mark for the TREK system earlier this year.

26 May 2010

Cardiovascular Systems initiates enrollment in ORBIT II IDE clinical trial of Diamondback 360 System

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., announces the first patient enrollment in its ORBIT II Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of its Diamondback 360® System in treating coronary arteries. The patient was treated by Dr. P.K. Khanna, an interventional cardiologist with Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif. Dr. Khanna also treated patients in the 2008 ORBIT I coronary study of 50 patients in India.

26 May 2010

Research findings offer possible applications in diagnosis and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have shown that use of magnetic resonance imaging in an animal model can non-invasively identify dangerous plaques. The findings, which appear in the May issue of Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, offer possible applications in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis.

26 May 2010

Abstract submissions, registration now open for 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound

Scheduled for October 17-20, 2010 at the Westfields Marriott near Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC, the symposium will be a premier event for scientists, clinicians and others interested in current and future applications of MR-guided focused ultrasound. The program will offer a multifaceted exploration of this emerging field and feature plenary sessions, panel discussions, poster presentations and technical exhibits.

26 May 2010

CareerStaff Unlimited completes rollout of Adapt Healthcare web-based staffing solution across 26 locations

CareerStaff Unlimited, a Division of Sun Health (SUNH) and a leading provider of healthcare staffing solutions, has completed a rollout of Adapt Healthcare, a web-based staffing solution specific to the healthcare industry provided by Bond International Software. The successful implementation of Adapt includes CareerStaff's 26 locations and allows for over 175 of CareerStaff's employees to utilize the application.

26 May 2010

IDC Health Insights report predicts paradigm shift toward collaborative care through HIE models

As health care organizations across the country begin to adopt technology solutions in response to the approximately $20 billion in state incentive payments for health care, Informatics Corporation of America endorses an April 2010 report, Vendor Assessment: Industry Short List for Health Information Exchange Technologies, released by IDC Health Insights, an advisory services and market research firm.

26 May 2010

Plackers to donate dental flossers to Oral Health America's Smiles Across America program

Plackers, a leading brand of consumer oral care products, has partnered with Oral Health America, the nation's leading independent organization dedicated to eliminating oral disease through access, education and advocacy, to donate dental flossers that will reach over 30,000 children in need through the Smiles Across America program.

26 May 2010

New clinical data for CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement system presented at EuroPCR

New clinical data presented today at EuroPCR demonstrate positive long-term performance and durability for the CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement system from Medtronic, Inc. Two-year results from the pivotal 18-French CoreValve multicenter prospective study provide important additional evidence supporting wider use of the world's market-leading transcatheter aortic valve.

26 May 2010

Overlake Hospital acquires Toshiba’s Vantage Titan ultra-short, open bore MR system

Improving MR exam workflow without sacrificing patient safety, exam comfort or image quality is a goal for many health care facilities. Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, Wash., selected Toshiba America Medical Systems' patient-friendly Vantage Titan ultra-short, open bore MR system to achieve this goal in its new MR facility.

26 May 2010

Intel expands availability of Intel Health Guide across Europe

Intel is expanding availability of the Intel Health Guide across Europe to help address chronic care challenges - Intel is working with strategic partners in France, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands to bring localised versions of the Intel Health Guide to market over the coming year

26 May 2010

Alliance Technologies integrates PacketSure Managed DLP platform to provide Data Loss Prevention solution

Palisade Systems, the leader in Data Loss Prevention solutions for the small and medium-sized enterprise, said today that Alliance Technologies has integrated the PacketSure Managed DLP platform to provide a Data Loss Prevention solution engineered for large, shared network environments. Alliance Technologies becomes one of the growing number of managed service providers to offer PacketSure Managed DLP to its customers.

26 May 2010

Abbott reports positive 6-month results from bioresorbable vascular scaffold trial at EuroPCR 2010

Abbott today announced positive six-month results from the first 45 patients enrolled in the second stage of the ABSORB trial, which was presented during the Late-Breaking Clinical Trials session at the EuroPCR 2010 conference. At six months, Abbott's bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) demonstrated strong results, with a low (4.4 percent) rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and no blood clots (thromboses).

26 May 2010

Physicians able to retrieve medical evidence from smartphones

Global scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publisher Wiley-Blackwell today announced the that its evidence-based clinical decision support product, Essential Evidence Plus, is now accessible from mobile devices. Physicians on the move can now easily find answers to challenging point-of-care questions from their iPhoneTM, IPod Touch-, AndroidTM, Blackberry- or other Smartphones.

26 May 2010

Device / Technology News

Spectrum Health to deploy Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

ASR to present new Kidz-Med 5-in-1 Non-Contact Thermometer at NACDS Marketplace

New $1.4M study to develop novel computer automation techniques for reducing prep time of IMRT for cancer

Lighthouse1, TSYS Healthcare partner to provide integrated end-to-end healthcare payment solution

Researchers use new imaging technique to view microvessels in the brains of living mice

BioImagene launches digital pathology solutions suite in Europe

Kensey Nash granted FDA 510(k) clearance for Meso BioMatrix ECM product

Abbott's TREK Coronary Dilatation Catheter receives European approval

Cardiovascular Systems initiates enrollment in ORBIT II IDE clinical trial of Diamondback 360 System

Research findings offer possible applications in diagnosis and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis

Abstract submissions, registration now open for 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound

CareerStaff Unlimited completes rollout of Adapt Healthcare web-based staffing solution across 26 locations

IDC Health Insights report predicts paradigm shift toward collaborative care through HIE models

Plackers to donate dental flossers to Oral Health America's Smiles Across America program

New clinical data for CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement system presented at EuroPCR

Overlake Hospital acquires Toshiba’s Vantage Titan ultra-short, open bore MR system

Intel expands availability of Intel Health Guide across Europe

Alliance Technologies integrates PacketSure Managed DLP platform to provide Data Loss Prevention solution

Abbott reports positive 6-month results from bioresorbable vascular scaffold trial at EuroPCR 2010

Physicians able to retrieve medical evidence from smartphones

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