October 29, 2007 – Sage Software Healthcare Inc. today unveiled Intergy by Sage On-Demand, an ASP version of their popular Intergy by Sage practice management system and Intergy EHR by Sage electronic health records system at the annual conference of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

October 29, 2007 - Stryker Medical recently launched a new high acuity bed called InTouch, which gathers bed information for each patient, has an on-board protocol to encourage compliance based practices, can control other patient care equipment, and through a full-featured data port can connect into hospital computer systems.

October 29, 2007 - Logical Images Inc. recently announced “MRSA Visual Knowledge,” a free online resource that aids in the identification of MRSA infections.

Logical Images’ “MRSA Visual Knowledge” is now available at www.LogicalImages.com/resourcesMRSA.htm to educate doctors by providing trusted medical images of confirmed MRSA skin infections combined with expert-written clinical information.

October 29, 2007 - HealthTek Software Solutions recently licensed First DataBank’s OrderView Med Knowledge Base, a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) ready drug database designed for medication ordering and prescribing.

October 29, 2007 - Due to fast-growing, global demand for specially formulated coatings that provide antimicrobial, anti-fingerprint and easy-to-clean characteristics of metal products and surfaces, Horizon Business Group said today it created the Sureshield Coatings Company.

October 29, 2007 – Pearson today debuted the Docuscan System with digital pen technology, which allows hospitals to digitally capture patient registration information to save time and reduce the chance of data entry errors.

With the Docuscan Patient Registration solution with Paros technology, patients use a digital pen to fill out the registration form in the waiting room. Using the digital pen-and-paper technology, patients fill out forms as they normally would, and the technology automatically collects and transmits the data for use by the medical office staff.

October 29, 2007 - Lake Hospital System today said it has invested in VaproSure Room Sterilizer technology, giving the hospital system a new weapon in the war against hospital-acquired infections.

Developed by the STERIS Corp., the company says VaproSure Room Sterilizer is the first product of its kind for the healthcare market.

October 29, 2007 - ePrescribing significantly reduces medication errors, according to data released today from the Southeast Michigan ePrescribing Initiative (SEMI), a broad coalition involving General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler LLC, the United Auto Workers (UAW), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Health Alliance Plan, Henry Ford Medical Group, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and CVS Caremark Corp.

October 29, 2007 - Researchers at Bradford University in the United Kingdom will be investigating the effects of humidity on hospital ‘super bugs’ using one of the largest known biological test chambers in the world.

The Bradford Infection Group (BIG), based within the University of Bradford’s Schools of Engineering, Design & Technology and Life Sciences, was recently awarded funding worth more than $325,000 to investigate an alternative strategy for controlling hospital acquired infections.

Biospace med’s EOS is a new digital X-ray imager for 2D imaging use, reportedly allowing images to be obtained with a low dose of radiation and permitting long length digital imaging,

The system is said to allow full-body, uninterrupted digital imaging with a single scan. Information submitted to FDA in support of Biospace med’s marketing application demonstrated up to 10 times reduction in dose when compared with commercially available film systems, reportedly without compromising image quality.

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