February 29, 2008 – Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd. (IDC) said that Halifax Biomedical has selected IDC’s X1590 as the DR component for an imaging product suite currently under development for conducting orthopedic clinical trials for Roentgen Steriophotogrametric Analysis (RSA).

February 29, 2008 – Philips Electronics (PHG) unveiled their "Imagination Light Canvas," at the new Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, AK.

February 29, 2008 - Results of a study examining the credentials of 9,597 physicians, nurses and ancillary personnel practicing in 24 healthcare organizations including hospitals, surgery centers and health plans, show nearly 9 percent of the defined group were practicing with one or more of 52 questionable issues regarding their credentials, according to Medversant Technologies.

February 29, 2008 – Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. this week introduced the next generation of MAYFIELD titanium skull pins designed for use with the MAYFIELD cranial stabilization system to maintain the stability of a patient’s head during brain surgery.

The skull pins have FDA clearance and CE Mark Certification in the Europe.

February 29, 2008 – NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc. appointed Timothy E. Murnane as its executive vice-president and Chief Operating Officer.

February 29, 2008 - The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati entered into an agreement with VISICU Inc. this week to implement its eICU telemedicine and ICU patient monitoring program.

Using early-warning software and remote monitoring tools, eICU technology enables off-site critical care physicians and nurses to monitor critically ill patients around the clock. The voice, video and data technology has been proven to reduce unnecessary complications, improve mortality rates and shorten hospital length of stay, Visicu officials said.

February 29, 2007 - GE Healthcare IT said this week it is collaborating with Intel Corp. and Motion Computing on a mobile computing solution to eliminate the manual collection of patient vital sign data, and it is slated for deployment at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center.

February 29, 2008 - Zebra Technologies said this week results from independent lab tests show its antimicrobial wristband coating effectively resists Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Results from independent lab tests confirmed the patent-pending antimicrobial coating effectively protects the Z-Band wristbands from MRSA in addition to S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and E. coli -the three leading causes of hospital infections in the U.S.

February 29. 2008 – Motion Computing’s C5 mobile clinical assistant (MCA) was featured by more than 50 vendors across the show floor at HIMSS 2008, an indication of its popularity since being introduced to the healthcare market a year ago.

February 29, 2008 - The Fujitsu PalmSecure PC Log-In Kit provides secure authentication for clinicians to enter electronic medical records using a biometric scan of their palm.

With the passage of the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), hospitals and other medical organizations are required to use two or more forms of authentication in order to access EMRs.

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