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Bluegiga Technologies introduces Bluegiga eHealth Access Point for health and medical applications

Bluegiga Technologies announced today the availability of their new Bluegiga eHealth Access Point based on Bluetooth Health Device Profile (HDP). The new technology can be utilised in various health and medical applications.

17 Feb 2010

Thomson Reuters, Ingenious Med announce unified billing solution for hospitals and physician practices

Thomson Reuters and Ingenious Med, Inc. have combined their clinical workflow offerings into a unified billing solution for hospitals and physician practices.

17 Feb 2010

VTT Technical Research Centre develops 3-minute MR image assessment method

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a method for analysing MR images in just a few minutes when diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. The accuracy of the analysis is comparable to manual measurements made by skilled professionals, which are currently considered the most reliable method for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. The accurate and rapid analysis method is well suited for clinical use.

17 Feb 2010

Picis launches LYNX CareBridge software to help hospitals address medical necessity challenges

To admit or not to admit? That’s the question being asked by many emergency department (ED) physicians and hospital administrators hundreds of times a day. Hospitals often place patients into observation who might otherwise be admitted, because intensity of service and medical necessity for these patients are not clearly defined or documented.

17 Feb 2010

Medical journal finds divide between doctors and patients on new mammogram recommendations

News outlets explore confusion about cancer screening guidelines and questions raised about the effects of high tech procedures on health care costs and quality.

17 Feb 2010

Shared Health partners with MEDai to provide HIE platform to the state of Tennessee

Shared Health, Inc., Tennessee's largest public/private health information exchange (HIE) has partnered with MEDai, an Elsevier company, to provide a rich, interoperable, clinically relevant HIE platform to the state of Tennessee. This partnership delivers best in class solutions and technologies that support clinical excellence and operating efficiencies.

17 Feb 2010

GeneNews granted second U.S. patent for Sentinel Principle technology

GeneNews Limited, a company focused on developing blood-based biomarker tests for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, today announced that it has been granted a second U.S. patent for its core platform technology, the Sentinel Principle(R). U.S. Patent # 7,662,558, entitled "Method of profiling gene expression in a human subject."

17 Feb 2010

WebMD Health introduces new enhancements for Medscape Mobile for physicians

WebMD Health Corp., the leading source of health information, today announced a set of new enhancements for Medscape Mobile to assist physicians in diagnosis and treatment at the point-of-care. Medscape Mobile, WebMD's free medical application for physicians, now provides access to thousands of in-depth clinical reference articles on diseases, conditions, and procedures, in addition to complete reference information on over 7,000 brand name, generic and OTC medications.

17 Feb 2010

APCER PHARMA to demonstrate pharmacovigilance/drug safety and regulatory services at GPhA meeting

APCER PHARMA executives will discuss and demonstrate their expertise in providing generic drug manufacturers with the best in class pharmacovigilance/drug safety, regulatory and risk management services at the GPhA Annual Meeting, February 16-18, at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. APCER will be in Booth #27.

17 Feb 2010

Utah dentists use Apex OneTouch solution to process patient insurance claims for reimbursement

Apex EDI, one of the nation’s leading e-claims reimbursement companies for dental and medical professionals, has served more than 1,100 dentists in Utah with leading-edge technology solutions focused on streamlined and efficient claims processing. More than 50 percent of all dentists in Utah actively use the Apex electronic claims solution to process patient insurance claims for reimbursement -- more than all other clearinghouses combined.

17 Feb 2010

Exagen Diagnostics, EndoChoice announce agreement for promoting diagnostic services to U.S. gastroenterologists

Exagen Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics laboratory that discovers, develops and markets proprietary genomic tests, today announced an exclusive sales and marketing agreement with EndoChoice, Inc. to promote its diagnostic services to gastroenterologists throughout the United States.

17 Feb 2010

Calypso real-time tumor tracking system usage during IMRT for prostate cancer reduces rectal/urinary side effects

Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc., a developer of targeting technology used for accurate, precise real-time tracking of tumor targets, today announced the online publication of a clinical study in Urology (The GOLD JOURNAL). The prospective, multi-site study, entitled, “Assessing the Impact of Margin Reduction (AIM),” is the first outcomes-based study to evaluate the quality of life of high-dose intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) to the prostate with tightly contoured treatment technically described as “reduced treatment margins.”

17 Feb 2010

Energetiq Technology launches new LDLS light sources for advanced technology applications

Energetiq Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of specialized light sources for advanced technology applications, will introduce its Laser-Driven Light Source (LDLS™) product family to the largest gathering of biophysicists in the world at the Biophysical Society 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, February 21-23, 2010.

17 Feb 2010

ViewRay earns NorTech Innovation Award for advancements in cancer radiation therapy technology

ViewRay, Inc., a privately held medical device company, has earned a NorTech Innovation Award for its advancements in radiation therapy technology for the treatment of cancer. ViewRay was honored for its unique combination of medical imaging and radiotherapy, which is designed to improve the effectiveness of cancer treatments. Radiation therapy is used to treat nearly two-thirds of today's cancer patients.

17 Feb 2010

Quintiles' anatomic pathology services now available in China to help develop effective cancer treatments

Quintiles today announced the availability of anatomic pathology services through its central laboratory in Beijing, China, to help biopharmaceutical companies develop more effective cancer treatments. These services complement assay development, digital pathology and core lab offerings available through the facility to help customers comply with China’s restrictions on tissue import/export.

17 Feb 2010

Osseon Therapeutics completes first Osseoplasty procedures in Europe

Osseon Therapeutics Inc. today announced it has completed its first Osseoplasty™ procedures in Europe. The procedures were performed in Milan, Italy.

17 Feb 2010

New research report on orthopedic biomaterials market in the U.S.

According to a new global report series by iData Research (www.idataresearch.net), the leading authority in medical device, dental and pharmaceutical market research, the U.S. market for orthopedic biomaterials grew by 11.5% in 2009 and is estimated to reach almost $6.3 billion by 2016.

17 Feb 2010

Controlled utility study results of BGM Galectin-3 test for heart failure published in cardiology journal

BG Medicine, Inc. announced today that the results of a controlled study on the utility of its galectin-3 test in heart failure were published in the Journal Clinical Research in Cardiology, a peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes original research and review articles on clinical research studies in the field of cardiology.

17 Feb 2010

New DNA: Dynamic NextGen Analytics platform now available from IntegriChain

IntegriChain, Inc., a commercial insight provider supporting the pharmaceutical industry, announces the launch of its new DNA: Dynamic NextGen Analytics™ (DNA) platform.

17 Feb 2010

Sequenom CMM launches SensiGene Fetal Sex Determination test

Sequenom, Inc. today announced the launch of the SensiGene™ Fetal(XY) (Fetal Sex Determination) test by Sequenom's CAP accredited and CLIA-certified laboratory, Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine (Sequenom CMM). This is the company's second laboratory developed test powered by its SEQureDx™ technology.

17 Feb 2010

Device / Technology News

Bluegiga Technologies introduces Bluegiga eHealth Access Point for health and medical applications

Thomson Reuters, Ingenious Med announce unified billing solution for hospitals and physician practices

VTT Technical Research Centre develops 3-minute MR image assessment method

Picis launches LYNX CareBridge software to help hospitals address medical necessity challenges

Medical journal finds divide between doctors and patients on new mammogram recommendations

Shared Health partners with MEDai to provide HIE platform to the state of Tennessee

GeneNews granted second U.S. patent for Sentinel Principle technology

WebMD Health introduces new enhancements for Medscape Mobile for physicians

APCER PHARMA to demonstrate pharmacovigilance/drug safety and regulatory services at GPhA meeting

Utah dentists use Apex OneTouch solution to process patient insurance claims for reimbursement

Exagen Diagnostics, EndoChoice announce agreement for promoting diagnostic services to U.S. gastroenterologists

Calypso real-time tumor tracking system usage during IMRT for prostate cancer reduces rectal/urinary side effects

Energetiq Technology launches new LDLS light sources for advanced technology applications

ViewRay earns NorTech Innovation Award for advancements in cancer radiation therapy technology

Quintiles' anatomic pathology services now available in China to help develop effective cancer treatments

Osseon Therapeutics completes first Osseoplasty procedures in Europe

New research report on orthopedic biomaterials market in the U.S.

Controlled utility study results of BGM Galectin-3 test for heart failure published in cardiology journal

New DNA: Dynamic NextGen Analytics platform now available from IntegriChain

Sequenom CMM launches SensiGene Fetal Sex Determination test

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