December 6, 2007 - Mary Washington Hospital used SciHealth's INSIGHT as part of its Emergency Department Patient Flow initiative to dramatically improve performance, including a 45 percent decrease in patient wait times, a 50 percent reduction in radiology turnaround time for key emergency procedures, and significant gains in patient satisfaction.

December 5, 2007 - In an effort to improve the security of sensitive health information, major organizations from across the healthcare and employer spectrum have united to participate in the development of the first common security framework for the protection of health information.

December 6, 2007 - According to Millennium Research Group, cancer treatment procedures using radiofrequency ablation will grow almost 12 percent in the U.S. over the next five years, over 21,000 RFA procedures will be performed in 2007 on patients with liver, kidney, breast, lung and metastatic bone cancers, and by 2012, RFA procedures will reach over 36,000.

By Nadim Daher, Industry Analyst - Medical Imaging, Frost & Sullivan

December 6, 2007 - At this year’s RSNA more PACS vendors were showing off the expanded 3D capabilities of their PACS offering and highlighting some of their partnerships with third-party vendors, particularly the more productive ones that have led to deeper levels of integration.

By Nadim Daher, Industry Analyst - Medical Imaging, Frost & Sullivan

December 6, 2007 - RamSoft recently announced that it will be releasing version 4.5 of the new PowerServer RIS/PACS at the end of the first quarter of 2008, following a warm reception of the system at RSNA 2007.

This new offering reportedly provides facilities with a comprehensive “all-in-one” RIS/PACS solution running on a single server and database; an ideal solution for teleradiology, hospital and mobile practices.

December 5, 2007 - GE Healthcare announced the launch of its new Panda Warmer for infant care, featuring clinical improvements for labor and delivery that respond to the needs of newborns, caregivers and families.

December 5, 2007 - The Cianna Medical SAVI applicator, an advanced treatment for breast cancer, provides multiple benefits for patients, breast surgeons, and radiation oncologists, according to research performed at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center and presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

December 5, 2007 - Starion Instruments' TLS3 Tissue Ligating Shears feature Starion's proprietary thermal welding technology, focusing thermal energy to simultaneously seal and divide soft tissue, reducing thermal spread and collateral damage.

December 5, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions yesterday said the newest version of its Invision health information system is now generally available, which contains platform, database and application upgrades to assist in streamlining information across clinical, financial, and administrative functions.

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