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Cegedim Dendrite and Ping Identity announce new partnership deal

Cegedim Dendrite and Ping Identity today announced a partnership to enable Internet Single Sign-On security for Cegedim Dendrite’s flagship Customer Relationship Management (CRM) suite, Mobile Intelligence.

22 Dec 2009

ICBS targets U.S.regulatory agencies to sell its TOGS 9000 bio-photonic incubation & detection systems

ICBS Ltd., announced today that it will be targeting U.S. state and municipal regulatory bodies for the sale of the TOGS(TM) 9000 bio-photonic incubation & detection systems.

22 Dec 2009

ADHD Support Twitter page from Shire

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced the launch of its newest online Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) resource, the ADHD Support Twitter(TM) page (http://twitter.com/adhdsupport), derived from the Shire award-winning online educational resource, ADHDSupport.com.

22 Dec 2009

WuXi PharmaTech chosen for the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009 List

WuXi PharmaTech, a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device research and development outsourcing company, with operations in China and the United States, announced that it had been selected for the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009 List, the only company in China to receive this award for the past six years. The Deloitte program recognizes technology companies in the Asia Pacific region that have achieved the highest rates of revenue growth during the preceding three years.

22 Dec 2009

Halifax Health Systems receives 2009 InfoWorld 100 Award

Meru Networks, Inc., a pioneer in 802.11n enterprise networking, announced today that its customer Halifax Health Systems, a facilitator of specialized healthcare services in East Central Florida, received an InfoWorld 100 Award for deploying one of the 100 best information technology (IT) projects of 2009. Halifax’s wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure employs Meru Networks high-performance 802.11n technology as the foundation for wireless connectivity in their new 500,000 square foot state-of-the-art medical facility in Daytona Beach, Florida.

22 Dec 2009

Researchers use hydrogels to induce significant vasculature growth in areas of damaged tissue

Regenerative medicine therapies often require the growth of functional, stable blood vessels at the site of an injury. Using synthetic polymers called hydrogels, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have been able to induce significant vasculature growth in areas of damaged tissue.

22 Dec 2009

ONE launches clinical software and business services for medical billing companies and physician groups

The Power of One (ONE) today announced simple but powerful clinical software and business services for radiology, anesthesiology, cardiology, pathology and multi-specialty physician groups. ONE offers its software and services to medical billing companies, academic hospitals, and an array of hospital and office-based practices, including individual and group practices in the Northeast. ONE's purpose is to allow physicians, practices and medical billing companies to take control of their increasingly adverse environment.

22 Dec 2009

DMC launches Dental Optimizer, a free online application connected to Microsoft HealthVault

While politicians and pundits continue to arm wrestle the minutiae of health reform, more and more Americans are stepping up to take charge of their own health.

22 Dec 2009

First robot-assisted lung-tumor surgery performed at UT Southwestern Medical Center

When Craig Harrison found out he would be the first patient in North Texas to have robot-assisted lung-tumor surgery, an operation performed at UT Southwestern Medical Center, he wasn't nervous at all.

22 Dec 2009

Give Kids The World receives SCLIntra package tracking system from SCLogic

SCLogic, a leading provider of mobile enterprise package tracking software systems, today announced the donation of its SCLIntra(TM) package tracking system to Give Kids The World. The system includes a donation of a Motorola MC55 Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA).

22 Dec 2009

Medipattern installs 150th B-CAD license at Pennsylvania Weinstein Imaging Associates

The Medipattern Corporation, a pioneer in the development of medical software solutions that help improve imaging workflow and productivity, announced today that its 150th B-CAD® license was installed at Weinstein Imaging Associates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

22 Dec 2009

Cost outweighs benefits of self-monitoring blood glucose test strips

Routine self-monitoring of blood glucose levels by people with type 2 diabetes who are not taking insulin is an ineffective use of health resources as the modest benefits are outweighed by the significant cost of test strips, suggest 2 studies http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj091017.pdf and http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj090765.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca .

22 Dec 2009

GE extends Stimulus Simplicity program to include Centricity Business solution suite

As part of its ongoing efforts to facilitate healthcare providers’ adoption of healthcare information technology, GE announced today that it is extending the purchasing options associated with its Stimulus SimplicityTM program – 0% payment terms and deferred payments until 2012* – to include new purchases of its Centricity® Business solution suite.

22 Dec 2009

Bioheart makes breakthrough in stem cell treatment for critical limb ischemia

Bioheart, Inc. offers yet another medical breakthrough with the next-level stem cell treatment for critical limb ischemia patients. The stem cells aid in promoting angiogenesis or the formation of new blood vessels and providing support for the healing of damaged blood vessels.

22 Dec 2009

Advisory Panel of independent ENT experts recommends FDA to approve Envoy Medical's Esteem

Envoy Medical, a Minnesota corporation, has developed the first Fully Implantable Hearing Restoration System known as the Esteem®. On December 18th, an Advisory Panel of independent ENT experts unanimously recommended that the FDA approve the Esteem®.

22 Dec 2009

Women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI decline to undergo the procedure, study shows

In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure.

22 Dec 2009

SynergEyes wins the 22nd annual Most Innovative New Product Award for 2009

CONNECT(R), one of the nation's most successful organizations dedicated to creating and sustaining the growth of innovative technology and life science businesses, announced SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact lens manufacturer, as the winner of its 22nd annual Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Award for 2009.

22 Dec 2009

AMICAS announces new contract with Central Kentucky Radiology

AMICAS, Inc., a leader in image and information management solutions, today announced a new contract with Central Kentucky Radiology (Lexington, KY). This agreement will allow Central Kentucky Radiology to use AMICAS Financials(TM) to streamline their radiology billing and AMICAS RIS(TM) to gain practice management efficiencies and to further improve service delivery effectiveness.

22 Dec 2009

Amarillo Endoscopy Center selects Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Amarillo Endoscopy Center has selected its ProVation® MD software for procedure documentation and coding.

22 Dec 2009

Avatar clinical software solution implemented for Monterey County Health Department Behavioral Health Division

Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-wide software and services for health and human services organizations, recently completed implementation of its Avatar clinical software solution for the Monterey County (Calif.) Health Department Behavioral Health Division.

22 Dec 2009

Device / Technology News

Cegedim Dendrite and Ping Identity announce new partnership deal

ICBS targets U.S.regulatory agencies to sell its TOGS 9000 bio-photonic incubation & detection systems

ADHD Support Twitter page from Shire

WuXi PharmaTech chosen for the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009 List

Halifax Health Systems receives 2009 InfoWorld 100 Award

Researchers use hydrogels to induce significant vasculature growth in areas of damaged tissue

ONE launches clinical software and business services for medical billing companies and physician groups

DMC launches Dental Optimizer, a free online application connected to Microsoft HealthVault

First robot-assisted lung-tumor surgery performed at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Give Kids The World receives SCLIntra package tracking system from SCLogic

Medipattern installs 150th B-CAD license at Pennsylvania Weinstein Imaging Associates

Cost outweighs benefits of self-monitoring blood glucose test strips

GE extends Stimulus Simplicity program to include Centricity Business solution suite

Bioheart makes breakthrough in stem cell treatment for critical limb ischemia

Advisory Panel of independent ENT experts recommends FDA to approve Envoy Medical's Esteem

Women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI decline to undergo the procedure, study shows

SynergEyes wins the 22nd annual Most Innovative New Product Award for 2009

AMICAS announces new contract with Central Kentucky Radiology

Amarillo Endoscopy Center selects Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

Avatar clinical software solution implemented for Monterey County Health Department Behavioral Health Division

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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