February 19, 2008 – Masimo announced today that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has included carbon monoxide screening by Pulse CO-Oximetry as part of a new national healthcare standard for firefighters potentially exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning.

February 19, 2008 - Seventy percent of Americans would be more likely to vote for a presidential candidate who supports the creation of a nationwide health information network (NHIN), according to 1,000 Americans recently surveyed by Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC).

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 - 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 - 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.