Nurses are the primary healthcare providers in the U.S. today, taking on more and more responsibilities within the hospital and often working long, irregular shifts. A physically demanding profession, nursing is consistently listed as one of the top 10 occupations for work-related musculoskeletal disorders, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In addition to the key function mobile computing serves to enter real-time, bedside information into patients’ electronic medical records (EMRs), it helps reduce errors, improves patient safety and improves staff efficiency. However, when shopping for the components needed for mobile computing, sifting through the vast sea of information can be overwhelming.

This guide was prepared to help highlight some of the technology in an apples to apples comparison and to identify trends and considerations buyers should think about.

June 12, 2008 – The FDA designated for priority review, the New Drug Application (NDA) for GE’s AdreView, a molecular imaging agent for the detection of neuroendocrine tumors in pediatric and adult patients, also encouraging the company to establish an expanded access program that is designed to grant physicians limited access to a novel agent prior to FDA approval.

June 12, 2008 - There is a lack of universally applied standards for administering radiopharmaceutical doses to children undergoing nuclear medicine examinations, according to results of a recent survey of 13 pediatric hospitals in North America that was published in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

June 12, 2008 - Diagnostic Radiology Services LLC (DRS) has been launched and aims to provide a range of tailored consulting services for the diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology.

DRS was created to assist radiology groups, hospitals, publicly traded imaging companies, senior executives of equipment manufacturers and large-scale lending institutions with the development and management of outpatient imaging centers and radiation treatment centers.

June 12, 2008 – SonoSite expanded the capabilities for the M-Turbo hand-carried ultrasound system, including four new transducers addressing anesthesia, surgery, venous access, musculoskeletal and adult and pediatric cardiology applications.

June 12, 2008 - Biospace med said New Jersey Spine Group is the first healthcare facility in the U.S. to install the EOS X-ray imager, reportedly the first ultra-low-dose X-ray technology, capturing head-to-toe images of patients with up to 10 times less radiation than a conventional X-ray and up to 1000 times less than a CT (Computed Tomography) scan.

This installation took place just after the introduction of a resolution earlier this month in the U.S. House of Representatives, “H. Res. 1216”, which proposes to reduce radiation dosages used in the imaging of children.

June 12, 2008 – Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. said its Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System is immediately available to patients for the first time in Louisiana at the Women’s Imaging Centre–Lafayette.

June 12, 2008 – Imaging Biometrics LLC (IB), a provider of advanced visualization and analytical software solutions, has an agreement with the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) to evaluate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) datasets using its proprietary dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MR perfusion software, IB Neuro.

June 12, 2008 – Nevada Cancer Institute’s (NVCI) Diagnostic Imaging Department said it has been approved to participate in clinical imaging trials by the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN).

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