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Thursday, March 04 2010
Toshiba America Medical Systems has released a new cardiac CT software package for its Aquilion One and Aquilion Premium CT systems.
Thursday, February 11 2010
Zoom Co. Medic has released a second-generation transradial compression bracelet, called Zoom 2010.
Tuesday, February 02 2010
UltraSPECT, based in Haifa, Israel, has issued three different dose-reduction protocol recommendations for using its image reconstruction products--Xpress.Cardiac and Xpress3.
Monday, February 01 2010
Researchers at the University of Leeds in England report that a portable magnetometer may be able to detect heart conditions more rapidly than ultrasound, electrocardiogram and cardiac magnetometer techniques due to its sensitivity to magnetic fluctuations.
Monday, January 25 2010
Medical equipment manufacturer Welch Allyn will preview a portable electrocardiograph (ECG), as well as showcase medical exam lights and a wireless connectivity module for the Spot Vital Signs LXi device at this week's 2010 Arab Health Congress in Dubai, U.A.E.
Wednesday, January 20 2010
Lantheus Medical Imaging has launched Ablavar (gadofosveset trisodium), an injectable MR angiography (MRA) imaging agent used to evaluate aortoiliac occlusive disease in adults with known or suspected peripheral vascular disease.
Saturday, January 16 2010
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has launched its Innovance Antithrombin assay kit featuring all-liquid reagents and a human factor Xa substrate for the diagnosis of antithrombin deficiencies.
Tuesday, January 12 2010
Anthem Blue Cross has partnered with Ideal Life to pilot the C.A.R.E. (Congestive Heart Failure Ambulatory Remote monitoring and Engagement) program to provide wireless body weight scales to in-home congestive heart failure patients for increased patient monitoring.
Monday, December 07 2009
McKesson has introduced the PROmanager-Rx pharmacy automation system, which allows hospitals to automate the dispensing of tablets, capsules and other oral solid medications that come pre-packaged from drug manufacturers in unit-dose, bar-coded form.
Monday, November 30 2009
Patient monitoring and connectivity solutions company Spacelabs Healthcare has released a wireless feature for its Ultraview SL2200, SL2400 and SL2600 portable patient monitors.
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Wednesday, February 17 2010
Cardiology and radiology quantitative analysis software provider Pie Medical Imaging has released the new version of its CAAS product line, version 5.8, for the quantitative analysis of coronary and peripheral vessels, CAAS QVA 3D.
Wednesday, February 03 2010
Healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement provider, Alpha II, will equip its partner’s end-users with its latest code sets, ICD-9 CM, Current Procedural Terminology and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System.
Tuesday, February 02 2010
Cardiac quantification software supplier Medis has released QMass MR 7.2, the latest version of its QMass MR software.
Wednesday, January 27 2010
Medical imaging provider NovaRay Medical and business research and development group Triple Ring Technologies have developed an x-ray imaging system utilizing processing technology from Nethra Imaging, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based diagnostic imaging company.
Monday, January 25 2010
Medical Care Technologies has completed the development of its Tele-Health Suite 6.17, a remote monitoring system for patients with congestive heart failure.
Saturday, January 16 2010
Bioniche Pharma, a developer of injectable pharmaceuticals, has launched ibutilide fumarate injection, the generic equivalent of Pfizer's antiarrhythmic drug Corvert .
Tuesday, January 12 2010
Researchers from the department of clinical physiology at Lund University and Lund University Hospital in Sweden have released a free cardiovascular image analysis software package, Segment, for the research community, according to an article published Jan.11 in BMC Medical Imaging.
Friday, January 08 2010
Cardinal Health has introduced the ConnectSystem, an inventory management solution that uses electronic tools to order and regulate lab supplies.
Monday, December 07 2009
RAConciliation, a recovery audit contractor (RAC) tracking and denials management system, has been approved by the American Hospital Association (AHA) as a RACTrac compatible product.
Friday, November 20 2009
Sg2, a provider of analytics solutions, has released Insight, a system that measures clinical performance across the patient continuum, including community-based, acute and recovery/rehabilitation care settings.
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Middle age introduces itself in many ways; one is atrial fibrillation (AF). My onset of AF seems to have coincided with a mountain bike accident in the woods of North Carolina that resulted in some cracked ribs.
The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).