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RAD Technology Medical Systems announces breast cancer awareness campaign to support Breastcancer.org

RAD Technology Medical Systems LLC in conjunction with BREASTCANCER.ORG announced a unique awareness campaign that will start this week with the transit of the first Temporary Radiotherapy Vault. RAD has pioneered patented designs for radiotherapy vaults and clinics.

6 Jan 2010

Taoglas launches FLA.01 antenna

Taoglas, the leading M2M antenna provider, (www.taoglas.com) today announced that it has launched the first flexible circuit loop antenna, which can deliver over 40% efficiency in healthcare monitoring devices.

5 Jan 2010

Trinity Health purchases 1,200 “bundled” NextGen EHR and NextGen EPM software licenses

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII), and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that Trinity Health has purchased 1,200 “bundled” NextGen® EHR (Electronic Health Records) and NextGen EPM (Enterprise Practice Management) software licenses.

5 Jan 2010

WPI researchers lay groundwork for new generation of advanced prosthetic limbs

The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have left a terrible legacy: more than 1,200 returning American soldiers have lost one or more limbs. To address this growing national need, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are laying the groundwork for a new generation of advanced prosthetic limbs that will be fully integrated with the body and nervous system.

5 Jan 2010

Bioject Medical Technologies collaborates with MPI Research to explore drug and device opportunities

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:BJCT), a leading developer of needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that it has established a strategic alliance with MPI Research, a leading pre-clinical research organization with experience in the development of injectable therapeutics.

5 Jan 2010

Insulet and Ypsomed AG sign distribution agreement

Insulet Corporation, the leader in tubing-free insulin pump technology with its OmniPod® Insulin Management System, and Ypsomed AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: YPSN), a leading independent diabetes specialist and technology provider of innovative injection systems for self-medication in Europe, today announced an exclusive agreement for the distribution of the OmniPod Insulin Management System in nine countries across Europe, as well as China and Australia.

5 Jan 2010

Bay Area Health District purchases ForSite2020 periOperative Resource Management System

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. (Unibased) today announced that Bay Area Health District (dba Bay Area Hospital) of Coos Bay, Oregon has purchased the ForSite2020® periOperative Resource Management System (ORMS). Unibased was selected as a result of competition with several surgery management system vendors.

5 Jan 2010

SmartShift ISM self-scheduling system reduces costs and boosts nurse staff retention and morale

Case studies conducted among nurse staffs ranging in size from 200 to 2000 FTEs show that SmartShift self-scheduling software has not only been cost-effective in reducing administrative resources dedicated to filling open shifts, the leading-edge software efficiently reconciles shortages caused by vacancies, missed shifts and fluctuations in patient census and acuity.

5 Jan 2010

Thinidentity delivers 3,000th production license for its Clinical Virtual Desktop solution

ThinIdentity Corporation, a leader in improving clinician workflow in healthcare environments, today announced that it has delivered their 3,000th( ) production license since the official launch of the company on March 23, 2009. During the prior 9 months, 10 hospitals, ranging in size from 200 bed local hospitals to large multi-state systems with over 13,000 beds, have turned to ThinIdentity for its Clinical Virtual Desktop solution.

5 Jan 2010

Wellness Formulations launches Dermal Renu Anti-Aging Skincare System

Wellness Formulations, LLC, a leading manufacturer in the development of innovative health and wellness products, has launched Dermal Renu® Advanced Skin Science, a new anti-aging skincare system designed for women of all ages seeking to achieve healthy, younger-looking skin.

5 Jan 2010

New Stop Smoking Quit Kit launched

A new Quit Kit developed by scientists and smokers could help people to give up smoking in the New Year.

5 Jan 2010

Spinal surgery issues simplified

Spine patients afflicted with severe degenerative disc diseases often find diagnostic and treatment options as daunting as the surgery itself. Fortunately, "Getting Back on Their Feet," a new documentary released by the Arthroplasty Patient Foundation, was created specifically to help spine surgery patients overcome obstacles they encounter in their search for wellness.

5 Jan 2010

NQF endorses 70 measures to improve gathering of clinical electronic data

As an incremental step toward wider use of electronic data platforms to measure, report, and improve quality, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed 70 measures that combine data from two or more common electronic sources such as administrative claims, pharmacy and laboratory systems, and registries.

5 Jan 2010

Kofax invoice processing solutions reduce costs and improve productivity in health centers

Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced it is providing Australia’s largest state public health department with a solution to process approximately 2 million invoices received annually.

5 Jan 2010

GE Healthcare and Intel expand sales and marketing agreement for Intel Health Guide in the U.K.

GE Healthcare, a unit of GE, and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) announced today that they have expanded their sales and marketing agreement for the Intel Health Guide to include the United Kingdom. GE Healthcare already markets the Intel Health Guide in the United States.

5 Jan 2010

SBI and ACR publish new recommendations on breast cancer screening

The new recommendations from the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) on breast cancer screening, published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), state that breast cancer screening should begin at age 40 and earlier in high-risk patients. The recommendations also suggest appropriate utilization of medical imaging modalities such as mammography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound for breast cancer screening.

5 Jan 2010

Hospitals to receive payments from Medicare and Medicaid for effective use of EHRs

According to a survey released today by CSC titled “Are Hospitals Ready for Meaningful Use of EHRs?” U.S. hospitals are only halfway to qualifying for government incentive payments aimed at controlling healthcare costs while improving the quality and effective delivery of patient care.

5 Jan 2010

BioPlex 2200 Anti-CCP test for early detection of RA launched

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, and Axis-Shield plc, an international in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) company, today announced the launch of Bio-Rad's BioPlex® 2200 Anti-CCP test for the early detection of rheumatoid arthritis.

5 Jan 2010

RFA reduces pain in bone metastases patients

Image-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA), a minimally invasive cancer treatment which can be performed in the outpatient setting, significantly reduced the level of pain experienced by cancer patients with bone (osseous) metastases, limiting the need for strong narcotic pain management, and supporting improved patient frame of mind, according to results of an American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) study published online in the journal Cancer.

5 Jan 2010

Three IMOM facilities implement eMix for securely sharing radiology images and reports

Image Movement of Montana (IMOM), a grassroots organization composed of 30 Montana healthcare facilities, announced today that three of its facilities have gone live with eMix after a successful beta test of the groundbreaking new technology. eMix (Electronic Medical Information Exchange) uses cloud computing to securely share radiology images and reports.

5 Jan 2010

Device / Technology News

RAD Technology Medical Systems announces breast cancer awareness campaign to support Breastcancer.org

Taoglas launches FLA.01 antenna

Trinity Health purchases 1,200 “bundled” NextGen EHR and NextGen EPM software licenses

WPI researchers lay groundwork for new generation of advanced prosthetic limbs

Bioject Medical Technologies collaborates with MPI Research to explore drug and device opportunities

Insulet and Ypsomed AG sign distribution agreement

Bay Area Health District purchases ForSite2020 periOperative Resource Management System

SmartShift ISM self-scheduling system reduces costs and boosts nurse staff retention and morale

Thinidentity delivers 3,000th production license for its Clinical Virtual Desktop solution

Wellness Formulations launches Dermal Renu Anti-Aging Skincare System

New Stop Smoking Quit Kit launched

Spinal surgery issues simplified

NQF endorses 70 measures to improve gathering of clinical electronic data

Kofax invoice processing solutions reduce costs and improve productivity in health centers

GE Healthcare and Intel expand sales and marketing agreement for Intel Health Guide in the U.K.

SBI and ACR publish new recommendations on breast cancer screening

Hospitals to receive payments from Medicare and Medicaid for effective use of EHRs

BioPlex 2200 Anti-CCP test for early detection of RA launched

RFA reduces pain in bone metastases patients

Three IMOM facilities implement eMix for securely sharing radiology images and reports

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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