May 2, 2008 – AMICAS introduced the general availability of its latest revenue cycle management system release, Vision Series Financials 4.0, a modern, Windows-based solution for automating radiology billing processes, at RBMA 2008 Radiology Summit in Las Vegas, NV, May 4-7.

May 2, 2008 – FUJIFILM Medical Systems, in collaboration with The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), donated its Fuji Computed Radiography for Mammography (FCRm) system to the Nancy Reagan Breast Center in Simi Valley, CA and Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., marking the first installation of full field digital mammography technology at each facility.

May 2, 2008 — MEDRAD Inc. will introduce a new education program to help clinicians perform prostate MR with MEDRAD’s eCoil MR Endorectal Coil at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2008 annual meeting.

The Prostate MR Education Program, available for healthcare professionals who image with GE scanners, provides access to experienced researchers with reportedly thousands of prostate MR imaging procedures to their credit.

Emageon's Enterprise Content Manager (ECM) is a single, enterprise-centric application that is said to easily integrate in an open-systems framework with departmental diagnostic applications such as radiology, cardiology and pathology PACS, and consolidates imaging information over its life cycle.

The FCR Go portable digital X-ray system integrates a customized version of Fujifilm’s FCR Carbon XL CR reader and a notebook version of the Flash IIP console with the Hitachi portable. The system makes images available in as little as 23 seconds and aims to provide remote users with the same functionality and sophisticated image processing features available at the fixed technologist workstation in the imaging department.

May 1, 2008 - 3M Health Care today launched a new Web site (www.3M.com/everyloadmonitoring), designed to provide objective data and key educational information to sterilization professionals.

Focused on the issue of every load monitoring with biological indicators, the new web site provides compelling reasons why sterile processing and infection control leaders should consider this best practice to provide their patients with the highest standard of care.

May 1, 2008 - IntelliDOT Corp. this week said it secured an additional patent covering its proprietary bar codes that can be scanned to enter shorthand medical notes as part of its bedside, hand-held CAREt medication administration system.

May 1, 2008 - Today Hayes Inc. launched Hayes TECHNOLOGY PROGNOSIS, an online, horizon-scanning service that provides hospitals, insurers and policy makers with a forward-looking view of the changing health technology landscape.

May 1, 2008 - OrthoView has had expanded its U.S. presence with additional sales managers, training personal and regular, ongoing telephone support to address all U.S. implementation and product needs.

OrthoView digital orthopedic planning solutions are used in hospitals and clinics worldwide. With a comprehensive library of digital templates from major orthopedic implant manufacturers, the OrthoView application provides pre-operative templating applications for joint replacement surgeries.

May 1, 2008 – Covidien today introduced the VascuSeal Vascular Sealant System throughout Europe and in select Middle East markets, a hydrogel that provides an immediate, blood-tight seal that is effective intraoperatively and throughout the critical healing period.

VascuSeal, which is CE-Marked, is intended for use as a surgical sealant during arterial and venous reconstructions to seal suture lines.

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