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Female lawmakers shape health care with their own stories

CQ Politics reports that Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Ohio, is one of several women lawmakers who is using her own history with multiple sclerosis to lobby for changes in the health care system: "As the health care debate rages on, [Kilroy] has decided to use her personal story to help fellow lawmakers understand how important it is to make health care available for all Americans. In a 'Dear Colleague' letter she sent last week, Kilroy told them about her own diagnosis."

12 Oct 2009

Sophora installs ChromoCure's cancer detection systems

ChromoCure, Inc. today announced its has executed a Joint Venture Agreement with Sophora Diagnostic Lab, Inc., a profitable New York based cancer pathology lab ("Sophora").

12 Oct 2009

QRxPharma signs contractual agreement with Patheon

QRxPharma Limited (ASX: QRX and OTCQX: QRXPY) announced today a contractual agreement with Patheon to manufacture clinical supplies of QRxPharma's controlled release Dual-Opioid(TM) formulation (MoxDuo(TM)CR). MoxDuo(TM)CR is designed to provide 12 hours of pain relief in patients suffering from moderate to severe chronic pain (including cancer, lower back, osteoarthritis and neuropathic).

12 Oct 2009

Ethicon Endo-Surgery introduces several novel surgical solutions at ACS Annual Clinical Congress

Ethicon Endo-Surgery introduced several novel surgical solutions at the 95th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, highlighting how the company is enabling innovation through collaboration across the continuum of surgical techniques and options.

12 Oct 2009

Obama highlights GOP reform supporters; Capitol Hill battle grinds on

President Barack Obama praised health reform efforts in Congress in his weekly Saturday address, highlighting support from some Republicans who have spoken out recently on the issue, a scheduled vote in the Senate Finance Committee and a Congressional Budget Office report that found the Finance bill would not add to the deficit, the Wall Street Journal reports.

12 Oct 2009

NDS Surgical Imaging unveils wireless and visualization technologies for surgical and endoscopy suites

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) today unveiled breakthrough wireless and visualization technologies for surgical and endoscopy suites, including the ZeroWire® wireless video solution, a 55” Radiance® multi-modality display with built-in ZeroWire technology, and a 24” EndoVue™ value line of single-modality displays.

12 Oct 2009

Horizon BCBSNJ to use NaviNet’s Web-based portal for secure information exchange with providers

NaviNet, America’s largest real-time health care communications network, and New Jersey’s largest health insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ), announced today an agreement in which Horizon BCBSNJ will use NaviNet’s multi-payer, Web-based portal as its exclusive secure information exchange with providers.

12 Oct 2009

Res-Q point-of-care cell processing system from Celling Technologies

Celling Technologies, an innovator in stem cell therapy, launched its latest technology for the isolation of adult stem cells. The Res-Q device was developed by ThermoGenesis Corporation to provide an easy to use, point-of-care system to compliment their MXP system currently being marketed in the United States and several international markets.

12 Oct 2009

Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in purchasing additional Stereotaxis' shares

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today that the underwriters for the recently announced public offering of Stereotaxis common stock have exercised in full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 975,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The 7,475,000 shares of Stereotaxis common stock in the offering, including the 975,000 shares subject to the over-allotment option, are being sold at a price to the public of $4.00 per share.

12 Oct 2009

Bend Urology Associates selects Aprima Medical Software to implement EHR and PM systems

Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced that Bend Urology Associates has selected Aprima for its 10-provider practice located in Bend, Oregon.

12 Oct 2009

Itamar-Medical’s WatchPAT technology chosen as one of The Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010

Itamar-Medical’s WatchPAT technology has been selected to The Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010 at the seventh annual Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit. In developing the Top 10, Cleveland Clinic enlisted the expertise of AlixPartners, LLP, an independent international management advisory firm in order to develop a consensus perspective on the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010.

12 Oct 2009

Imprivata conducts joint webinar with Carefx on healthcare management

Imprivata®, Inc., the employee access management company and largest provider of healthcare single sign-on (SSO), today announced that it will be conducting a joint webinar with Carefx, a leading provider of interoperable workflow solutions.

12 Oct 2009

eGistics Digital Medical Practice solution for hospitals and healthcare providers

eGistics, Inc. today announced the availability of a hosted solution that helps physician groups, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers to electronically manage administrative documents such as those for patient registration, A/R management (appeal letters, EOP’s (Explanation of Payment)), contracts, human resources, and credentialing.

12 Oct 2009

RelayHealth networks 50 health systems and hospitals to facilitate health information exchange

RelayHealth, a leading provider of healthcare connectivity services, today announced that 50 health systems and hospitals are now contracted for its solutions to facilitate health information exchange (HIE) and care coordination.

12 Oct 2009

New symbol announced by Horizon Health International Corp.

HORIZON HEALTH INTERNATIONAL CORP. (Formerly URANIUMCORE COMPANY, UCCO), (The Company) is pleased to announce its New Symbol: OTC-Pinksheet 'HZHI', to take effect at the open of trading, Friday, October 09, 2009.

12 Oct 2009

BioImagene's new Digital Pathology Workstation launched at CAP ‘09 meeting

BioImagene, Inc., the leading provider of innovative digital pathology solutions, launched Crescendo – the new Digital Pathology Workstation (DPW) at the CAP ’09 – THE Pathologists’ Meeting™. The meeting is taking place from October 11 - 14, 2009 in the Gaylord National Harbor in Washington D.C.

12 Oct 2009

Z-Medica launches QuikClot Trauma Pad

Z-Medica Corporation, a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents, today announced the availability of the QuikClot® Trauma Pad™ hemostatic dressing, on display at booth #1721 at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress. The new QuikClot Trauma Pad’s 12 x 12 inch size makes it well-suited to control bleeding from large traumatic wounds.

From Medica Corporation 12 Oct 2009

Automated patient registration process reduces waiting times, routine administrative tasks

Orlando Internal Medicine, an eight-provider practice, is expediting the collection of patient co-payments, deductibles and payer reimbursement through its use of self-service solutions from Greatwater Software and NCR Corporation/

12 Oct 2009

Congressional -- and political -- agenda tied to outcome of health care reform

Questions abound about what may happen if health care reform does happen.

12 Oct 2009

Grid technology enables accurate healthcare data exchange between physician EHRs and hospitals

Medicity, Inc., leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) technology, announced today that Craig Bakken, CEO of Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates (RMGA), will co-present with Medicity Vice President Doug Arent at the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) annual conference on Monday, October 12th, from 3:15-4:30 p.m. Mountain Time at the Colorado Convention Center.

12 Oct 2009

Medical News

Female lawmakers shape health care with their own stories

Sophora installs ChromoCure's cancer detection systems

QRxPharma signs contractual agreement with Patheon

Ethicon Endo-Surgery introduces several novel surgical solutions at ACS Annual Clinical Congress

Obama highlights GOP reform supporters; Capitol Hill battle grinds on

NDS Surgical Imaging unveils wireless and visualization technologies for surgical and endoscopy suites

Horizon BCBSNJ to use NaviNet’s Web-based portal for secure information exchange with providers

Res-Q point-of-care cell processing system from Celling Technologies

Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in purchasing additional Stereotaxis' shares

Bend Urology Associates selects Aprima Medical Software to implement EHR and PM systems

Itamar-Medical’s WatchPAT technology chosen as one of The Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010

Imprivata conducts joint webinar with Carefx on healthcare management

eGistics Digital Medical Practice solution for hospitals and healthcare providers

RelayHealth networks 50 health systems and hospitals to facilitate health information exchange

New symbol announced by Horizon Health International Corp.

BioImagene's new Digital Pathology Workstation launched at CAP ‘09 meeting

Z-Medica launches QuikClot Trauma Pad

Automated patient registration process reduces waiting times, routine administrative tasks

Congressional -- and political -- agenda tied to outcome of health care reform

Grid technology enables accurate healthcare data exchange between physician EHRs and hospitals

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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