October 22, 2007 – Hospitals routinely use color-coded wristbands to alert caregivers to patient conditions, but they can have unintended consequences if caregivers are not clear about the meanings of the colors, so the New Jersey Hospital Association and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services launched a patient safety effort last week to standardize color-coded wristbands.

October 23, 2007 – The Xiotech Corp. today said the University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians Inc. (UFJPI) purchased a Xiotech Magnitude 3D 3000 storage area network (SAN) system to store all of its data, including electronic medical records and scanned copies of paper financial records.

October 23, 2007 – Yesterday at the World of Health IT annual congress in Vienna, Austria, Royal Philips Electronics unveiled CliniScape, its first mobile clinical assistant (MCA).

October 23, 2007 - Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced its latest solution for OR departments, Matrox Onyx, a PCIe, single-slot, fanless companion board to Matrox Equinox Series, reportedly extending displays up to 250 meters (820 feet) away from the host PC via fiber-optic cable.

At RSNA Nuance Communications Inc. will announce PowerScribe Workstation 5.0, a new version of the company’s leading speech recognition reporting solution for radiology, including customer-driven system enhancements designed to give radiologists more control of their reports with the goal of making the dictation process faster and more accurate.

October 23, 2007 - Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. today announced that the first U.S. installation of the Infinix CF-i/SP X-ray system was recently completed at Arlington Memorial Hospital, an acute-care full-service medical center, in Arlington, TX, reportedly allowing physicians a better ergonomic working environment for optimized patient care.

October 23, 2007 - Nuance Communications Inc. will announce PowerScribe Workstation 5.0, a new version of company’s leading speech recognition reporting solution for radiology, including an array of customer driven system enhancements, designed to give radiologists more control of their reports with the goal of making the dictation process faster, more accurate and easier to maintain.

October 23, 2007 - Deep Breeze Ltd. recently announced that its VRIxp lung imaging system will now be available in the U.S., reportedly allowing healthcare providers to see and monitor lung sounds without exposing the patient to radiation or an invasive procedure.

October 23, 2007 - Hologic Inc. and Cytyc Corp. announced the completion of the combination of the two companies, reportedly creating one of the largest companies in the world focused on advanced technology in women's health.

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