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Hospitalar Welch Allyn to feature electronic connected solutions for frontline caregivers in Latin America

Hospitalar—Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, is reconfirming its commitment to caregivers in Latin America with innovative solutions to healthcare issues that are unique to the region. In March 2009 the company acquired MD International (MDI), now Welch Allyn Latin America, and has since gained significant market share in South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean thanks to strong relationships with large distribution and manufacturer partners.

25 May 2010

EHSI reports favorable completion of due diligence with Stand-By Systems

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. disclosed today that the Company has just favorably completed the financial review phase of due diligence with Stand-By Systems. EHSI recently executed an option with Stand-By Systems; owner of the new FDA approved SBS 1615 catalytic oxygen generator, as well as the associated LIFEDGE® and MAYDAY® emergency systems. EHSI is currently performing due diligence under this option.

25 May 2010

PMI's CAAS software integrated with Ziehm Imaging's mobile cardiovascular imaging solutions

Ziehm Imaging and Pie Medical Imaging BV have joined forces to make the CAAS quantification software available on mobile C-arms dedicated for cardiovascular procedures. This capability is the result of Ziehm Imaging's strategic partnership with Pie Medical Imaging BV (PMI, Maastricht, the Netherlands), a leading developer of quantitative analysis software for cardiology and radiology.

25 May 2010

Boston Scientific collaborates with Philips, Siemens to offer integrated imaging systems

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced collaborations with Philips Healthcare and Siemens Medical Solutions to enable the use of its iLab® Ultrasound Imaging System with the Philips Allura™ Xper and the Siemens AXIOM™ Artis and Artis™ zee interventional X-ray systems. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology is designed to provide physicians a 360-degree view inside the heart and coronary vessels to assist with diagnosis and to generate a more accurate image of the diseased vessels than is possible with angiography alone.

From Philips Healthcare 25 May 2010

Bayer's Adalat XL product and Mylan's nifedipine extended release 60 mg not bioequivalent: Study

Bayer Inc. today responded to Professor Marvin Meyer's letter to the editor, entitled: "Critical questions concerning the validity of the Bayer study report of differences in bioavailability between 60 mg of nifedipine osmotic push-pull systems after fasted and fed administration" and published in the online edition of the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Bayer responded to the clinical relevance of the differences in formulation and dissolution behaviour and the delayed absorption of Mylan's extended release nifedipine.

25 May 2010

Researchers examine relationship between visiting primary care physician and effect blood pressure

Frequent doctor visits helped diabetes patients lower their high blood pressure to normal quicker, according to a large study reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 May 2010

Community hospitals select McKesson's Paragon HIS, Practice Partner EHR system for physicians

McKesson today announced that three more community hospitals have chosen the company's Practice Partner Patient Records electronic health record and practice management solution for their employed/affiliated physicians. The hospitals, which also selected the Paragon hospital information system to automate care processes in their inpatient settings, aim to enhance communication and care coordination among healthcare providers in their communities.

25 May 2010

WorkplaceDiversity.com to present Diversity and Inclusion Healthcare Summit

WorkplaceDiversity.com, in partnership with Learning Works, will present the Diversity and Inclusion Healthcare Summit, on August 3. Hosted by The New York Times, the summit – "Moving from Talk to Action" – will examine the workplace impact as millions more Americans enter the healthcare system.

25 May 2010

Genzyme finalizes terms for consent decree regarding Allston manufacturing plant

Genzyme Corporation announced today that the terms for the consent decree regarding the Allston manufacturing plant have been finalized. These terms are in line with the company's expectations announced last month. The consent decree is subject to approval by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

25 May 2010

Aging-at-home concept should provide mobility assistance, says AAHomecare president

At a town hall meeting a year ago, President Obama said that home-based care could play a major role in controlling Medicare costs by keeping older people out of more expensive institutional care.

25 May 2010

AAPA, ACP release policy monograph on critical health care issue

The American Academy of Physician Assistants and the American College of Physicians today released a policy monograph that supports the critical roles physician assistants and physicians play in improving access to high-quality primary care. The paper, "Internists and Physician Assistants: Team-based Primary Care," results from a months-long collaborative project.

25 May 2010

Simbionix USA to launch two new hands-on training systems at AUA annual meeting

Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of medical education and simulation training products for medical professionals and the healthcare industry, is launching two new hands-on training systems - the Lap Nepherctomy simulation module and the VirtaMed TURPSim. Both solutions will be revealed for the first time at the AUA annual meeting in San Francisco next week.

25 May 2010

One-third of Minnesotans understate their weight problems

When it comes to self-perceptions about their own healthy weight, many Minnesotans appear to be adapting Garrison Keillor's famous quip: "I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it."

25 May 2010

STOP Obesity Alliance researchers receive $250,000 donation to research on health impact of obesity

The research team of The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services' Department of Health Policy's Strategies to Overcome and Prevent Obesity Alliance received a $250,000 donation from Allergan, Inc. to support public health, policy analysis and research about the economic and health impact of obesity and related chronic diseases.

25 May 2010

Florida health care providers offer language services, medical homes

As "the region continues to attract residents from all over the country and the world, local health care providers and educators are searching for ways to better serve them." Some use "cultural toolkits," and have guides to help providers relate to patients' cultural and religious preferences. "'From a business perspective, it makes a lot of sense,' said Bernardo Ramirez, assistant professor of health services administration at the University of Central Florida.

24 May 2010

Baxa announces release of InFuse T-10 Syringe Infuser

Baxa Corporation, a leading provider of medical devices and systems that automate pharmacy operations and increase patient safety, today announced the release of the InFuse T-10 Syringe Infuser. Specifically designed for the delivery of intermittent antibiotics and other non-rate critical intravenous doses, the Baxa InFuse T-10 Syringe Infuser frees up expensive, smart infusion pumps for more critical applications and gives nurses more time to focus on patient care.

24 May 2010

Vaso Healthcare, GE Healthcare sign sales representative agreement

Vasomedical, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Vaso Diagnostics Inc. d/b/a Vaso Healthcare, has signed a sales representative agreement with GE Healthcare, the healthcare business unit of GE, for the sale of select GE Healthcare Diagnostic Imaging products. Under the Agreement, Vaso Healthcare has been appointed the exclusive representative for these products to specific market segments in the 48 contiguous states of the United States and District of Columbia.

24 May 2010

Today's OpEds: Taxing health plans, a health care 'loophole,' NY Times on medical loss ratio

Few Americans know what a "medical loss ratio" is, but a fierce struggle over how to calculate it under the new health care reform law will determine how much insurers must spend on patient care and how much they can retain for administration and profits. This is but one of many battles that will emerge as federal and state regulators develop regulations to implement reform (5/23).

24 May 2010

66% of patients with schizophrenia have extreme trust in their psychiatrists: New survey

According to a new survey sponsored by Janssen, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc, 80 percent of patients with schizophrenia, a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder, say their psychiatrists do well or very well in treating them with courtesy and respect. This positive relationship is particularly important in treating schizophrenia as patients and psychiatrists must work closely together to determine appropriate treatment plans that will help patients manage their symptoms and reduce their risk of relapse.

24 May 2010

Study: Health law could mean penalties for one in three employers

News outlets covered analyses of health law provisions affecting businesses. "About one-third of employers subject to major requirements of the new health care law may face tax penalties because they offer health insurance that could be considered unaffordable to some employees, a new study says," The New York Times reports.

24 May 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Hospitalar Welch Allyn to feature electronic connected solutions for frontline caregivers in Latin America

EHSI reports favorable completion of due diligence with Stand-By Systems

PMI's CAAS software integrated with Ziehm Imaging's mobile cardiovascular imaging solutions

Boston Scientific collaborates with Philips, Siemens to offer integrated imaging systems

Bayer's Adalat XL product and Mylan's nifedipine extended release 60 mg not bioequivalent: Study

Researchers examine relationship between visiting primary care physician and effect blood pressure

Community hospitals select McKesson's Paragon HIS, Practice Partner EHR system for physicians

WorkplaceDiversity.com to present Diversity and Inclusion Healthcare Summit

Genzyme finalizes terms for consent decree regarding Allston manufacturing plant

Aging-at-home concept should provide mobility assistance, says AAHomecare president

AAPA, ACP release policy monograph on critical health care issue

Simbionix USA to launch two new hands-on training systems at AUA annual meeting

One-third of Minnesotans understate their weight problems

STOP Obesity Alliance researchers receive $250,000 donation to research on health impact of obesity

Florida health care providers offer language services, medical homes

Baxa announces release of InFuse T-10 Syringe Infuser

Vaso Healthcare, GE Healthcare sign sales representative agreement

Today's OpEds: Taxing health plans, a health care 'loophole,' NY Times on medical loss ratio

66% of patients with schizophrenia have extreme trust in their psychiatrists: New survey

Study: Health law could mean penalties for one in three employers

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