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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to implement BioImagene's digital pathology solutions

BioImagene, the leading provider of innovative digital pathology solutions, today announced that they have signed an agreement to equip Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) with their complete suite of digital pathology solutions. DHMC will use iScan Coreo Au™ slide scanner and Virtuoso™ digital pathology application software to streamline laboratory workflow and enhance the Pathology Department's educational and residency programs.

10 Jun 2010

Bayer receives silver Medical Design Excellence Award for CONTOUR USB blood glucose meter

Bayer's CONTOUR® USB meter, the first blood glucose monitor with unique plug & play diabetes management software, today received a silver Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA). The MDEA recognizes excellence in medical product design and manufacturing. The independent judges for the prestigious award, sponsored by the specialist journal Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, acknowledged the great innovative power and particularly user-friendly operation of Bayer's CONTOUR USB meter.

10 Jun 2010

GE Healthcare presents interim phase 2 study results of fluciclatide

GE Healthcare, a unit of the General Electric Company, today presented interim phase 2 study results of fluciclatide, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, a federal research agency and part of the National Institutes of Health. Fluciclatide is an integrin-targeted radiopharmaceutical under development for oncology PET imaging.

10 Jun 2010

Overall death rate for patients developed complications during hospitalization fell by 23%: AHRQ

Fewer hospital patients died from complications in their health care between 2001 and 2006, but Asians/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics were less likely to survive than either whites or blacks, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

10 Jun 2010

Autism is caused in part by CNVs: Study

An international consortium of researchers from more than 70 universities, including the University of Utah, has reported that a study of nearly 2,300 people supports the growing consensus that autism is caused in part by rare genetic changes called copy number variants.

10 Jun 2010

Medicalis launches Coordinated Imaging Care Solution

Medicalis Corporation announced today the launch of its Coordinated Imaging Care Solution (CICS), an integrated technology platform that provides clinical decision support, e-ordering, and extensive quality tracking that enables comparative effectiveness in medical imaging. The solution provides the broadest set of quality indicators specifically related to medical imaging available.

9 Jun 2010

Union Hospital joins Indiana Network for Patient Care

The Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC) is expanding to serve patients in Terre Haute and Clinton, Indiana. Union Hospital joins 60 hospitals serving more than 6 million patients throughout the state in a network that allows physicians to securely access necessary information to make decisions critical to patient care.

9 Jun 2010

Hooper Holmes launches iParamed Expedite for insurance applications

Hooper Holmes today introduced iParamed Expedite, a new service that cuts costs and improves accuracy for insurance applications. It is six to seven days faster than current approaches and has been designed to quickly and accurately qualify applicants for life, long-term care, health and Medicare Supplement insurance policies.

9 Jun 2010

Caritas Christi Health Care implements MedAptus' Intelligent Charge Capture suite

MedAptus(R), the market leader for charge capture technologies, today announced that Caritas Christi Health Care, also based in Boston, has implemented the company's Intelligent Charge Capture suite for revenue and compliance enhancement initiatives. The organization selected MedAptus' Practice Plus Edition on BlackBerry smartphone devices and web-enabled workstations for the capture of physician inpatient charges. In addition, Caritas Christi is rolling out the MedAptus Facility Edition for the capture of outpatient clinic charges, starting in the area of cardiology.

9 Jun 2010

Helsinn Healthcare S.A., Eisai announce signing of licensing agreement

Helsinn Healthcare S.A. and Eisai Inc. today announce the signing of a licensing agreement granting Eisai Inc. commercialization rights for a new product for potential use in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in the United States.

9 Jun 2010

DST Health Solutions' latest version of CareAnalyzer released

Health plans, health management programs and healthcare providers can more accurately identify members, employees and patients who may benefit from targeted care management using the latest version of DSTHS CareAnalyzer®. Released today by DST Health Solutions, LLC, CareAnalyzer 4.1 is a comprehensive analytics software solution combining elements of patient risk, care opportunities and provider performance that helps organizations improve care management and meet reporting requirements for the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS).

9 Jun 2010

QuantRx Biomedical completes clinical testing of Q-Reader thyroid testing system

QuantRx Biomedical Corporation, a broad-based diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products, today announced that it has completed clinical testing of the Q-Reader thyroid testing system.

9 Jun 2010

Cantel Medical board authorizes regular semiannual cash dividend

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. announced today that its Board of Directors authorized a regular semiannual cash dividend of $0.05 per outstanding share of the Company's Common Stock. The dividend is payable on July 30, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2010.

9 Jun 2010

Home Diagnostics, Nipro Diabetes announce merger to become Nipro Diagnostics

Home Diagnostics, Inc. and Nipro Diabetes Systems, Inc. today announced that the two companies will merge to become Nipro Diagnostics, Inc. Both companies are wholly-owned by Nipro Corporation, a multi-billion dollar company headquartered in Osaka, Japan and a world leader in providing medical products to the healthcare community.

9 Jun 2010

Premier health alliance honors Standard Register with Supplier Performance Award for 5th consecutive year

For the fifth consecutive year, Standard Register is being honored by the Premier health alliance with its Supplier Performance Award at the 2010 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Washington D.C. The award ceremony is being held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center today, June 9.

9 Jun 2010

HHS Secretary statement on new study that underscores urgency for reducing HAIs in ASCs

"Today, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which underscored the urgency behind the Obama Administration's efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections.

9 Jun 2010

Accuray forms strategic alliance with Siemens

Accuray, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, today announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Siemens. The strategic alliance is expected to extend the global sales reach for Accuray's CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System while creating a research-and-development alliance aimed at developing and commercializing innovative new technologies and products.

9 Jun 2010

Cardinal Health to purchase Healthcare Solutions Holding for $517M

Cardinal Health today announced plans to expand its presence in specialty pharmaceutical services with a definitive agreement to purchase Healthcare Solutions Holding, LLC in an upfront $517 million all-cash transaction. The agreement also includes the opportunity for earn-out payments of up to $150 million over the next three years.

9 Jun 2010

Forterus signs agreements with J.P. Morgan Chase and other independent investors

Forterus, Inc. today announced that it has signed agreements with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and other independent investors to provide financing to qualified consumers seeking behavioral healthcare services.

9 Jun 2010

LUMEDX certified as official ACC-NCDR ICD Registry 2.0 software vendor

The American College of Cardiology has certified LUMEDX Corporation--the industry leader in integrated cardiovascular information systems and the number one provider of ACC software--as an official ACC-NCDR ICD Registry 2.0 software vendor. LUMEDX's Export to ICD Registry solution is the latest in a suite of software applications developed to address the growing need for impeccable, accessible cardiovascular data, streamlined clinical workflows and superior data management.

9 Jun 2010