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AMICAS announces new contract with Washington Radiology Associates

AMICAS, Inc., a leader in image and information management solutions, today announced a new contract with Washington Radiology Associates (Fairfax, VA). This agreement will extend Washington Radiology Associates' long-standing partnership with AMICAS to include AMICAS PACS(TM).

3 Dec 2009

Spartan Chassis launches new Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport vehicle

Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), today introduced a new Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport (NEAT) vehicle at the American Ambulance Association annual conference in Las Vegas (Booth #10-11).

3 Dec 2009

Intracranial endovascular procedures will grow at over 5% through 2014 in the US, says MRG

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, intracranial endovascular procedures to treat aneurysms will grow at over 5% through 2014 in the US. MRG's new US Markets for Transcatheter Embolization and Occlusion Devices 2010 report finds that technological advancements in embolization coils as well as imaging and coiling-assist technology will continue to drive growth in aneurysm coiling procedures.

3 Dec 2009

PPD introduces new centralized computing platform for analysis and reporting of clinical trial data

PPD, Inc. today announced it has launched a new global information technology infrastructure for analysis and reporting of clinical trial data. The biostatistics technology infrastructure (BTI) is a centralized computing platform that enhances the company’s ability to deliver secure, quality reporting and data analysis to meet client timelines.

2 Dec 2009

GammaL c device provides accurate lesion localization and facilitates needle-guided biopsy

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) is a molecular breast imaging technique increasingly being used in the diagnostic workup of patients with indeterminate mammograms and has demonstrated the ability to detect cancers missed by mammography and ultrasound.

2 Dec 2009

Aspen Brook Consulting announces 2010 Bioprocess Management Summit

Aspen Brook Consulting, Inc., announces the 2010 Bioprocess Management Summit. This event, occurring February 24th-26th, 2010 at The Canyons Hotel and Conference Center in Park City UT, has been designed as a forum where members of the bioprocess community gather annually to share their knowledge and experience in an effort to address challenges facing the biopharmaceutical industry.

2 Dec 2009

MIT scientists develop computer models to predict realistic drug delivery patterns from stents

MIT scientists including Elazer R. Edelman, the Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Professor of Health Science and Technology (HST), and HST postdoctoral associate Vijaya B. Kolachalama, developed computer models to predict physiologically realistic drug delivery patterns from stents in branched arterial vessels.

2 Dec 2009

Clinical groups discuss the usage of EAS in adults and children

Electric acoustic stimulation (EAS) combines electric stimulation in the mid- to high-frequency regions with acoustic stimulation in the low-frequency range with the aim to preserve residual low-frequency hearing after cochlear implantation, which together particularly improves speech understanding, pitch discrimination and music appreciation.

2 Dec 2009

MSC's Quality Initiative Programs to be highlighted at the 2009 IHI National Forum

Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) will highlight its full menu of Quality Initiative Programs at the 2009 IHI National Forum, December 7-9, 2009, in Orlando, Florida. MSC is the first simulation company to introduce simulation-based education programs that help healthcare providers bridge the gap between measurement and achievement of publicly reported patient safety and quality initiatives.

2 Dec 2009

New CareTracker Clinical Intelligence technology to be introduced in 187 health centers

Resource Systems, developer of long-term care electronic documentation system CareTracker, and Extendicare Health Services, Inc., a leading provider of senior care with over 260 health centers across U.S. and Canada, announce Extendicare's commitment to introduce the new CareTracker Clinical Intelligence technology to 187 health centers. The Clinical Intelligence tool assists health centers in predicting and notifying caregivers of potential resident care issues before they become a problem.

2 Dec 2009

University of Pittsburgh's McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded IBM SUR grant

The University of Pittsburgh's McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which connects scientists who work on tissue engineering, cell therapies, artificial organs and biodevices, has been awarded a Shared University Research (SUR) Award from IBM ( IBM). The IBM SUR Award will provide IBM computer hardware, software and services to Pitt for its cutting-edge "in silico" biological research, which uses computer simulations to explore biological pathways and test therapeutic interventions.

2 Dec 2009

Phosphagenics commences Phase 1B clinical trial of its oxycodone/TPM transdermal patch systems

Phosphagenics Limited today announced the initiation of a Phase 1B clinical trial for its patented oxycodone/TPM (Targeted Penetration Matrix) transdermal patch systems.

2 Dec 2009

Sorin Group includes the first patient in its Clepsydra clinical trial

Sorin Group announced today the first inclusion of a patient in the Clepsydra clinical trial. The study will investigate the sensitivity to changes in heart failure status of PhD™, a unique diagnostic feature using the dual sensor technology of minute ventilation and accelerometer to monitor patient’s breathing and activity levels every day.

2 Dec 2009

Ellipse Technologies presents clinical results of its MAGEC System study

Ellipse Technologies, Inc. announced today that a scientific presentation of the pre-human clinical results of the MAGEC System were presented by Dr. Gregory Mundis at the 3rd International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine held in Istanbul, Turkey, November 20 and 21st.

2 Dec 2009

Butler Health System implements PatientKeeper’s Platform and Physician Portal

PatientKeeper®, Inc., the leading provider of Physician Information Technology, announced today that Butler Health System of Butler, Pennsylvania selected PatientKeeper to help its organization meet the meaningful use criteria requirements established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The implementation of PatientKeeper’s Platform and Physician Portal, which is scheduled to roll-out in the first quarter of 2010, will extend physician accessibility and connectivity to over 200 physicians and significantly impact patient quality and care.

2 Dec 2009

Over twenty new drug metabolism assays launched by Absorption Systems

Absorption Systems, a leader in drug safety and ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity) testing, today announced the introduction of a more complete series of drug metabolism assays designed to support the pharmaceutical R&D process, from early-stage discovery through late-stage clinical development.

2 Dec 2009

URMC implements Allocade's artificial intelligence based solution to manage patient flow and logistics

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Allocade, Inc., today announced the first installation and implementation of the On-Cue™ system in New York. URMC is utilizing the On-Cue software solution from Allocade to automate patient flow throughout the hospital and improve operational efficiencies by creating dynamic patient itineraries. The On-Cue system utilizes artificial intelligence, offering healthcare an efficient operating system that helps caregivers to effectively manage patient flow and logistics.

2 Dec 2009

American Scientific Resources commences production of its FDA approved home needle destruction device

American Scientific Resources, Inc., announces that the Disintegrator Plus(TM), the world's only FDA approved home needle destruction device (NDD), is in its first production run for ASR.

2 Dec 2009

Minnesota's first e-Patient

Minnesota's first virtual doctor's visit was conducted Monday evening, the Pioneer Press reports. The patient, Beth Piper or Hampton, Minn., learned that sleeping pills would interact badly with another medication she uses during the seven minute Webcam-enabled discussion. Her doctor, Eric Christianson, suggested using Benadryl instead.

2 Dec 2009

TARIS Biomedical completes Phase 1 study of its intravesical drug-device convergence system

TARIS Biomedical, a specialty pharmaceutical company pioneering the field of drug-device convergence for targeted therapies, announced today the successful completion of a Phase 1 clinical study of its intravesical drug-device convergence system designed to provide sustained-release of drug directly to the bladder.

2 Dec 2009

Device / Technology News

AMICAS announces new contract with Washington Radiology Associates

Spartan Chassis launches new Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport vehicle

Intracranial endovascular procedures will grow at over 5% through 2014 in the US, says MRG

PPD introduces new centralized computing platform for analysis and reporting of clinical trial data

GammaL c device provides accurate lesion localization and facilitates needle-guided biopsy

Aspen Brook Consulting announces 2010 Bioprocess Management Summit

MIT scientists develop computer models to predict realistic drug delivery patterns from stents

Clinical groups discuss the usage of EAS in adults and children

MSC's Quality Initiative Programs to be highlighted at the 2009 IHI National Forum

New CareTracker Clinical Intelligence technology to be introduced in 187 health centers

University of Pittsburgh's McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded IBM SUR grant

Phosphagenics commences Phase 1B clinical trial of its oxycodone/TPM transdermal patch systems

Sorin Group includes the first patient in its Clepsydra clinical trial

Ellipse Technologies presents clinical results of its MAGEC System study

Butler Health System implements PatientKeeper’s Platform and Physician Portal

Over twenty new drug metabolism assays launched by Absorption Systems

URMC implements Allocade's artificial intelligence based solution to manage patient flow and logistics

American Scientific Resources commences production of its FDA approved home needle destruction device

Minnesota's first e-Patient

TARIS Biomedical completes Phase 1 study of its intravesical drug-device convergence system

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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