February 25, 2008— eHealth Global Technologies Inc. and MedCommons Inc. have partnered for a technology alliance designed to provide eHealth Global’s clients with a continuity of care record-compliant (CCR) solution for accessing and viewing referred patient records and images over the Internet.

February 25, 2008 - The C5 mobile clinical assistant (MCA) from Motion Computing is reducing medication errors, enhancing compliance with disinfection control protocols and providing immediate access to patient data, according to studies.
More than 50 vendors at HIMSS 2008 in Orlando, FL are featuring the device.

February 25, 2008 - Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. have launched AmniScreen, an FDA-approved at-home screening test for amniotic fluid leakage during pregnancy, said the company.

AmniScreen is a prescription-only panty liner device that includes a proprietary polymer-coated polyester strip designed to detect amniotic fluid leakage, which could indicate a potential problem with a pregnancy.

February 25, 2008 - HIPAAT Inc, a leading provider of consent management solutions to the healthcare industry, announced the release of its next-generation consent management software, Privacy eSuite V2.0 and Privacy Manager V2.0, at HIMSS 2008.
The software set is said to enable patients to control access to their electronic health information and allow care providers to meet patient privacy requirements.

February 25, 2008 - MediNotes, a leader in electronic health records (EHRs) with more than 20,000 users nationwide, announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Bond Technologies, including Bond’s integrated .NET-based EHR and practice management (PM) solutions of e-prescribing, patient portals, patient kiosk, image management and more.

The announcement was made today at HIMSS 2008 in Orlando, FL.

February 25, 2008 – At HIMSS 2008, Dräger unveiled for the U.S., the Infinity Omega two-screen integrated patient monitoring solution, now with a widescreen.

One of the biggest pain points for medical facilities today is managing increasing volumes of image data.


February 25, 2008 – Philips will integrate its SpeechMagic technology into VoiceViewer’s application software in order to improve the capture of patient information at the point of care, reportedly helping to eliminate manual data entry and transcription, providing availability and access to critical patient information.

February 25, 2008 – Introduced today at HIMSS 2008, McKesson’s Patient Care Advantage solution offers a fully electronic medication reconciliation solution that is accompanied by a comprehensive set of medication safety analytics, and includes new advanced dosing capabilities developed by McKesson and Duke University Health System.

February 25, 2008 - Agfa HealthCare’s IMPAX ConnectED is designed to automate and expedite communication between a hospital's radiology and emergency department (ED) regarding preliminary findings.

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