February 19, 2008 - Sonitor Technologies Inc. said it will launch its PC-Detector ultrasound-based real-time location system (RTLS), at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2008 conference Feb. 24-28 in Orlando.

The Sonitor ultrasound tag signal detection can be performed by most computers in the hospitals using a hospital’s existing computer hardware and LAN connectivity.

February 19, 2008 - A new study released today found pending congressional legislation seeking the mandatory disclosure of prices for certain medical technologies might result in increased prices and no tangible benefits to patients.

February 19, 2008 - Carestream Health Inc. signed multiple contracts with European healthcare establishments for its Kodak Carestream RIS/PACS platforms and Carestream Business Diagnostics, a consulting service that is designed to improve the efficiency and performance of radiology processes.

The following are among those that have placed orders for Carestream Health’s information management systems and services:

February 19, 2008 - Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) appointed of M. Thomas Boon as Chief Executive Officer, former Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing of Del Medical Systems Group.

February 19, 2008 - The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert, encouraging hospitals and ambulatory care centers to focus on preventing accidents and injuries that can occur during MRI scans.

The alert stated the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received nearly 400 reports of MRI-related accidents over the past decade. Over 70 percent of accidents were burns, while 10 percent of injuries occurred when metal objects such as ink pens, cleaning equipment and oxygen canisters have become harmful when pulled into the magnetic field of the scanner.

February 19, 2008 - Foundation Radiology Group (FRG) signed a multi-year contract with the Brownsville Tri-County Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, allowing the company to become Brownsville's exclusive provider of diagnostic imaging services.

February 19, 2008 – Elekta signed a purchase agreement to acquire CMS Inc., a deal valuing $75 million that is expected to close in March.

St Louis, Missouri-based CMS is owned primarily by a private equity fund, and is managed by the U.S. investment bank Brown Brothers Harriman. The company has 300 employees worldwide. In fiscal year 2007), the company grew its order intake by 21 percent to $61 million.

February 19, 2008 - Technology invented by scientists from The Johns Hopkins University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev can make 3D imaging quicker, easier, less expensive and more accurate, the researchers said.

This new technology, dubbed FINCH, for Fresnel incoherent correlation holography, could have implications in medical applications such as endoscopy, ophthalmology, CT scanning, X-ray imaging and ultrasounds, co-inventor Gary Brooker said. It may also be applicable to homeland security screening, 3D photography and 3D video, he said.

February 19, 2008 – CoActiv will showcase its Exam-Vault data storage system that includes Quad-Redundant Archiving, which stores each study in four separate locations in order to protect from possible disaster, and also provides immediate business continuity, designed to restore data access in emergency situationsin seconds, at HIMSS 2008.

February 18, 2008 – Cardinal Health said today more than 250 hospitals across the country are now using the MedMined Data Mining Surveillance Service to help prevent, detect, monitor and treat hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

HAIs are estimated to affects one in every 20 patients across the U.S. and costs the healthcare industry an estimated $20 billion each year.

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