June 27, 2008 - GE Healthcare IT said today Marion General Hospital, a 165-bed hospital in Marion, OH, signed a seven-year agreement for remote hosting services for GE Healthcare's Centricity Enterprise electronic health record system.

June 27, 2008 - ArthroCare Corp. recently launched its new DoublePlay implant, a suture anchor device intended for soft tissue to bone fixation in surgical procedures such as rotator cuff repair.

The DoublePlay device is a fully threaded anchor and features an “eyeless” design, a new concept in the world of screw-in anchors. The design eliminates the risk of eyelet breakage, the most common mode of failure in standard absorbable anchors.

June 27, 2008 - Plasmon PLC entered into a partnership with NetApp, integrating NetApp storage systems into its Archive Appliance and data management solutions to build on its strategy to virtualize the archive layer and enable intelligence-based archive systems that work with multiple technologies as one virtualized storage pool.

NetApp creates storage and data management solutions that are designed to accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency.

June 27, 2008 - A new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor said that healthcare automation is driving growth in speech technology and the leading vendors, Nuance and Philips, are providing specialized solutions.

The report, "Automating and Enhancing Processes through Voice in Desktop and Back Office Environments," explains that although adoption of PC-based speech recognition is not widespread, the technology has found its niche in the healthcare market, where automation and cost savings are key drivers.

June 27, 2008 - Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (MBP) selected Elekta to supply its Elekta Synergy digital linear accelerator systems to the center over the next few years, in hopes of providing expanded capacity for advanced Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), which MBP began providing to patients four years ago.

The new systems will provide for MBP’s current locations as well as the organization’s long-term regional growth into new markets. MBP has locations in Baton Rouge, Hammond and Covington and is building a fourth location in Gonzales, LA.

June 27, 2008 - MEDISON Co. is planning a global launch of its new ultrasound, the ACCUVIX V20 model, in the second half of 2008, offering a faster and more convenient diagnosis and featuring an ergonomic design.

VolumeOS, the fundamental operating system of ACCUVIX V20, is commonly designated a hardware-software structure optimized for 3D/4D ultrasound diagnoses, helping practitioners who are used to 3D/4D diagnoses minimize redundant time, as well as allows those who have relatively little experience in such diagnoses to use its functions easily and quickly.

SenoRx will showcase its Contura, a multi-lumen radiation balloon applicator for accelerated partial breast irradiation at ASTRO 2008.

The radiation balloon uses vacuum to remove excess fluid and to adhere closely to often irregularly shaped lumpectomy cavities in order to deliver reportedly precise radiation dosing through multiple seed lumens. Treatment time is reduced to days versus weeks, and accurate, targeted radiation dosing decreases potential recurrence of cancer cells in the lumpectomy site, according to the manufacturer.

June 26, 2008 - Plans for appropriate respiratory protection are a major part of healthcare facilities' pandemic preparation and to assist with protecting frontline staff in the event of an outbreak, ECRI Institute and the International Association for Healthcare Safety and Security (IAHSS) present "Respiratory Protection: Preparing for Pandemic Flu" on Thursday, July 17.

This Web conference will help facilities understand risk reduction plans, a practical implementation approach, and how to select optimal respiratory protection through proactive assessment strategies.

June 26, 2008 - Carestream Health entered contracts for its CARESTREAM RIS/PACS solutions with nine U.S. healthcare facilities, also entering into a computed radiography (CR) systems contract for digital capture of medical X-ray exams or laser imaging systems for radiographic film output of medical image files.

June 26, 2008 - As new imaging practices emerge, computed tomography (CT) remains a vital tool in the evaluation of patients in the emergency department (ED) with symptoms of chest pain and those involved with trauma, according to an article in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

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