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Medifacts International announces new innovations in the use of telemedicine in clinical trials

MEDIFACTS INTERNATIONAL, INC., one of the largest global providers of noninvasive cardiovascular diagnostic services, today announced that they are once again leading the Cardiovascular Safety Services marketplace in innovation, expertise, and execution - this time with new innovations in the use of telemedicine, T-SMBP (Telemonitoring Self Measured Blood Pressure), in clinical trials.

17 Dec 2009

MAQUET Cardiovascular signs single source provider contract with Novation for its VASOVIEW EVH System

MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, a leading provider of cardiovascular technologies, today announced that it has signed a three-year single source provider contract with Novation, the industry's leading supply contracting company, for MAQUET's market-leading VASOVIEW Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting (EVH) Systems.

16 Dec 2009

GeckoSystems Intl. upgrades CareBot's voice synthesis capability

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that they have recently improved their voice synthesis capability due to insights from their in home personal companion eldercare robot evaluation trials. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging Mobile Service Robot industry revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™."

16 Dec 2009

Anthem Blue Cross to receive Tri-County Commercial contract renewal award

Anthem Blue Cross announced today that the California Department of Health Care Services intends to award Anthem the Tri-County Commercial contract renewal to provide Medi-Cal benefits to residents in the Fresno, Kings and Madera Counties.

15 Dec 2009

Montreal Heart Institute performs landmark procedure

The electrophysiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) recently performed the first implantation of a new type of cardiac pacemaker (Accent RF(TM)) in Canada.

14 Dec 2009

Energid Technologies to develop robotic device for endotracheal intubation

The US Army, through the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), has awarded Energid Technologies a contract to develop a robotic approach to airway management.

11 Dec 2009

Ubiquitous health monitoring system can cut hospital visits and save lives

A ubiquitous health monitoring system that automatically alerted the patient's family or physician to problematic changes in the person's vital signs could cut hospital visits and save lives, according to Japanese researchers writing in the International Journal of Web and Grid Services.

10 Dec 2009

Elder care robot trial participants recognize mobile robot as 'very safe'

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that their many years of focus on mobile robot safety has been recognized by their evaluation trial participants as "very safe."

9 Dec 2009

ISST researchers develop software for physicians to have weekly 'Wound Conference'

Wounds suffered by patients with diabetes tend to heal poorly. For treatment to work, the patient's physician must discuss the situation with specialists and nursing staff to decide on the best approach. However, e-mailing the files containing the diagnosis and discussing them on the telephone is a time-consuming process.

8 Dec 2009

Market for personalized medicine in the United States to grow 11 percent annually, shows report

The market for personalized medicine in the United States is already $232 billion, and it is projected to grow 11 percent annually, according to a new report published today by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, entitled The Science of Personalized Medicine: Translating the Promise into Practice.

8 Dec 2009

Unique project to address key healthcare reform issue to be launched

Groundbreaking ceremonies on December 15 will mark the launch of a unique project that exemplifies how new technologies are being used to address a key healthcare reform issue: the multi-billion dollar cost of repeatedly hospitalizing patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure, asthma and lung disease.

5 Dec 2009

Geisinger Health System and Philips VISICU team up to launch eICU Program

Geisinger Health System recently signed an agreement with Philips VISICU, to launch an eICU Program® that will enhance physicians' ability to care for Geisinger's sickest patients.

4 Dec 2009

Guidelines for using videoconferencing for mental health services approved

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) announced the availability of formal practice guidelines for the use of videoconferencing for the delivery of mental health services.

1 Dec 2009

WHITIA launches digital medical X-ray device for screening infectious diseases in developing countries

The World Health Imaging, Telemedicine and Informatics Alliance (WHITIA) today unveiled Remi-d, a new product concept that is intended to provide remote-operated X-ray capabilities for use in screening across areas of the developing world experiencing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Tuberculosis (TB) co-epidemic, high incidences of Black Lung disease, or outbreaks of other infectious respiratory diseases.

30 Nov 2009

MAQUET Cardiovascular signs a two-year contract with Novation

MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, a leading provider of cardiovascular technologies, announced today that it has signed a guaranteed two-year contract with Novation, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, to be the sole source provider of surgical devices for beating heart cardiac surgery.

25 Nov 2009

GeckoSystems learns new insights during home care robot trials

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that during their first week of real world evaluation trials, for their fully autonomous personal companion home care robot, the CareBot™, they have learned some surprising and some, not surprising, insights.

25 Nov 2009

Update from GeckoSystems regarding its CareBot elder care robot

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that since their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference earlier this month, they have been solicited by another first tier contract manufacturer interested in the high volume manufacture of their product line. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging Mobile Service Robot industry revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™."

24 Nov 2009

CareBot home care robot real world evaluation trials show satisfactory results during first week: GeckoSystems

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (PINKSHEETS: GCKO) (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that during their first week of real world evaluation trials, for their fully autonomous personal companion home care robot, the CareBot™, they have progressed nicely. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging Mobile Service Robot (MSR) industry revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™."

24 Nov 2009

New program to address mental health issues of youth and children

Every year, thousands of youngsters in Ontario experience a mental health crisis, yet the vast majority end up waiting months for psychiatric assessment and treatment because of the severe shortage of these specialists. Now a groundbreaking new program is bridging the gap between kids and care.

20 Nov 2009

NHS to use IOCOM technology for its East of England telemedicine project

IOCOM, a leading software provider for enterprise-class video conferencing capabilities, today announced that the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is using IOCOM technology for its East of England telemedicine project.

19 Nov 2009

Telemedicine News and Research

Latest Telemedicine News and Research

Medifacts International announces new innovations in the use of telemedicine in clinical trials

MAQUET Cardiovascular signs single source provider contract with Novation for its VASOVIEW EVH System

GeckoSystems Intl. upgrades CareBot's voice synthesis capability

Anthem Blue Cross to receive Tri-County Commercial contract renewal award

Montreal Heart Institute performs landmark procedure

Energid Technologies to develop robotic device for endotracheal intubation

Ubiquitous health monitoring system can cut hospital visits and save lives

Elder care robot trial participants recognize mobile robot as 'very safe'

ISST researchers develop software for physicians to have weekly 'Wound Conference'

Market for personalized medicine in the United States to grow 11 percent annually, shows report

Unique project to address key healthcare reform issue to be launched

Geisinger Health System and Philips VISICU team up to launch eICU Program

Guidelines for using videoconferencing for mental health services approved

WHITIA launches digital medical X-ray device for screening infectious diseases in developing countries

MAQUET Cardiovascular signs a two-year contract with Novation

GeckoSystems learns new insights during home care robot trials

Update from GeckoSystems regarding its CareBot elder care robot

CareBot home care robot real world evaluation trials show satisfactory results during first week: GeckoSystems

New program to address mental health issues of youth and children

NHS to use IOCOM technology for its East of England telemedicine project

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