GE partnered with anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians and other fields of medicine to design new editions of its LOGIQ e compact and a new edition of the LOGIQ Book XP Enhanced compact, as part of its Breakthrough 2008 ultrasound releases. GE introduced these dedicated systems with features and software streamlined for emerging care areas of ultrasound.

Allscripts released HealthMatics ED 6.0, which has updated software with six key features that will help emergency departments (ED) improve the bottom line through automated and streamlined care processes.

Aragon Surgical Inc. received FDA special 510(k) clearance allowing laparoscopic surgeons to use the company's novel LapCap with any length needle, allowing the LapCap to be used across the patient obesity spectrum, including in morbidly obese patients.

January 25, 2008 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt this week recognized the first set of interoperability standards developed by the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP).

The HITSP advanced three of its “interoperability specifications” to help support the advancement of interoperable health records and a U.S. nationwide health information network aimed toward improved and more efficient care.

January 25, 2008 - Southeastern Regional Medical Center (SRMC), a major healthcare provider for southeastern North Carolina, said this week it selected the RadarFind Real Time Location System (RTLS) to track its large inventory of hospital equipment and medical devices.

The technology will be highlighted at RadarFind's booth during the 2008 HIMSS show in Orlando in February.

January 25, 2008 - Aragon Surgical Inc. said today it received FDA special 510(k) clearance allowing laparoscopic surgeons to use the company�s novel LapCap with any length needle, allowing the LapCap to be used across the patient obesity spectrum, including in morbidly obese patients.

January 25, 2008 - The presence of emphysema seen on low-radiation-dose CT (LDCT) images appears to be an independent risk factor for lung cancer, investigators report in the December issue of Chest.

January 25, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB booked 14 orders, including 10 in the U.S. and four in Europe, for the new Novalis Tx radiosurgical platform, which combines technologies from both companies to offer noninvasive treatment options for patients.

January 25, 2008 - Hospitals in New Mexico, South Dakota and Texas selected NovaRad Corp.’s NovaPACS for their imaging needs.

The newest hospitals include: Los Alamos Medical in Los Alamos, NM;
Coteau Des Prairies Hospital in Sisseton, SD; and Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia, TX.

January 25, 2008 - The winner of the Siemens online video 'Win an MRI' contest is Lockport Memorial Hospital in Lockport, NY, winning a brand new Magnetom Essenza for their staff-produced video that demonstrated the complications and inconveniences posed to patients and physicians when a hospital lacks an in-house MRI.

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