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.

January 24, 2008 - Aragon Surgical Inc. has received FDA Special 510 (k) clearance allowing laparoscopic surgeons to use the company's LapCap with any length needle, allowing the instrument to be used on even morbidly obese patients.

January 24, 2008 - Threats of influenza pandemic, bioterrorism and natural disasters add up to a demanding job for environmental health, safety and security (EHS&S) managers, and these professionals must also protect workers and patients from everyday hazards, so the ECRI Institute’s Center for Healthcare Environmental Management (CHEM) announces upcoming dates for its Healthcare Environmental Manager (HEM) certification course.

January 24, 2008 – Two orthopaedic surgeons from New York have introduced an at-home physician-guided physical therapy DVD series from BodyWorksMD.
Volume One of the series entitled “The Knee” reportedly features simple and effective injury prevention and rehab techniques for the knee developed by Dr. Mark Klion and Dr. James Capozzi of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics.

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