January 11, 2008 - While reports of wrong-site surgeries in Pennsylvania decreased in 2007, some facilities continue to report wrong-site surgeries that may have been prevented had they followed protocols implemented by other facilities, according to analysis recently published by the Patient Safety Authority in its December 2007 Patient Safety Advisory.

January 11, 2008 - Washington Hospital Center took a major step forward this week in the federally funded Project ER One initiative as it unveiled innovative technologies and design solutions in its Emergency Department to improve patient care, and prepare the hospital for mass casualty events in the nation’s capital.

This marks the first time that many of these ER One concepts, which are designed to improve infection control and increase surge capacity have been used in an emergency care setting.

January 11, 2008 - Foundation Radiology Group (FRG) has licensed Emageon's RadSuite enterprise content and workflow manager and PACS imaging software, allowing radiologists to view images (via FRG's network) from any hospital, anywhere in the world, helping them return interpretation and diagnosis results to hospitals immediately.

January 11, 2008 - Imaging technologies are helping heart modellers overcome the dilemma of proving that the models really are an accurate representation of the real human heart, as demonstrated in a workshop held recently by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Computerized in-silico models simulate the real heart and enable possible drugs and therapies to be tested without risk to people.
However, in order to create a realistic model, you need accurate and extensive data from real hearts for calibration.

January 11, 2008 – Siemens Medical Solutions changed the name of its healthcare division to Siemens Healthcare, as part of a global restructuring of the Erlangen company, taking effect this month.

Announced in November, the name change will cover the Imaging and IT, Workflow and Solutions, including cardiology, oncology, urology, surgery and women’s health and Diagnostic divisions.

January 10, 2008 — Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc. will phase out the production of medical imaging film products at Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc. in Greenwood, S.C., by April 1, 2008, due to declines in medical film use.

January 9, 2008 - ReBuilder Medical Technologies Inc. said today that as a result of their success with silver ions in treating Molluscum Contagiosum, it has expanded and reformulated those products specifically for the MRSA market.

The company said the past standard for treatment with open Molluscum lesions was to leave them open for up to two years. However, these lesions can be a breeding ground for a deadly MRSA infection.

January 10, 2008 - The perception that U.S. doctors are unwilling to report medical errors and learn how to prevent them is untrue, according to a new study funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

January 10, 2008 - HIMSS Analytics today introduced a new Web-based database to expand industry knowledge about the Canadian healthcare IT market.

January 10, 2008 - WebMD Health Corp. said this week it is providing comprehensive health coverage for the 2008 presidential election with its “Health Matters in the 2008 Election” section, which explains where each presidential candidate stands on healthcare issues.

The WebMD election site offers a comparison of the candidates’ platforms on many healthcare issues of interest to voters. The site defines the key healthcare topics for voters. The WebMD election message board allows visitors to tell their health stories and weigh in on the candidates.

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