August 11, 2009 - The first hospital group in Turkey to offer cancer patients advanced RapidArc radiotherapy treatments has acquired four additional treatment machines from Varian Medical Systems.

August 11, 2009 - Viztek, a radiology solution provider, has been selected by In Her Image, West Caldwell, NJ, to provide In Her Image, a women’s imaging center, has llicensed Viztek’s PACS, RIS, and billing solutions for its new facility set to open within the next month.

August 11, 2009 - Despite a hurried rise in robotic urological surgery in the past 10 years as hospitals try to stay competitive in offering patients the latest technology, no standardized training or credentialing process is in place to test surgeon competency and safety with the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, leaving many patients and medical centers at risk for error and injury.

August 10, 2009 – The number of oncologists that anticipate adoption an electronic medical record (EMR) in the next year was around 45 percent, in study conducted by Epocrates Inc., a clinical information and decision support tools developer.

August 10, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare offers ‘Meaningful Use’ roadmaps and quality reporting tools to help healthcare providers achieve Health IT ‘Meaningful Use’ criteria, under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).

Aug 10, 2009 - To help hospitals and imaging centers start new or build upon existing patient safety and quality care programs, AHRA is holding for the second year its Putting Patients First grant program.

August 10, 2009 - Merge Healthcare Inc., a health IT solutions provider, and Confirma Inc., the largest privately-held developer of computer assisted detection (CAD) software for medical imaging, have entered into a definitive agreement for Merge to acquire Confirma in an all-stock transaction, the total value of which is estimated to be $22 million.

August 10, 2009 – iPhone application estimates patients' cumulative radiation doses as a result of medical exams and then calculates the associated cancer risk.

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