October 24, 2007 - Seven in 10 primary care physicians believe that the medical house call, a vestige of medicine practiced in a bygone era and now beginning to make a comeback, will improve patient care and result in fewer emergency room visits and faster patient recuperation time and comfort, according to a recent survey of 7,000 primary care physicians in the New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas regarding their opinions and attitudes about medical house calls.

October 24, 2007 - Since wildfires began raging across San Diego County Sunday, Oct. 21, Scripps Health has treated 166 patients affected by the blazes at its hospital-based emergency departments and urgent care facilities.

October 24, 2007 - Pioneer Surgical Technology (PST) today announced its acquisition of Angstrom Medica Inc., the first company to obtain FDA approval for a nanotechnology device, the NanOss.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Angstrom Medica becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of PST and is part of its orthobiologics division.

NanOss chemistries enable products that are highly osteoconductive and can remodel over time into human bone. NanOss has potential application in trauma, spine and general orthopaedic markets.

October 24, 2007 - Franklin & Seidelmann Subspecialty Radiology (F&S) announced that it has expanded its subspecialty teleradiology business model to now offer final and preliminary nighttime interpretations via its acquisition of Apex Radiology in Coral Gables, FL.
With the acquisition, F&S reportedly becomes the industry's largest teleradiology provider of final reports, as well as the largest subspecialty teleradiology provider. The company's annual case volume is expected to be more than 800,000 final reports.

InSite One will release the InDex 5 solution containing new features that may improve enterprise workflow and management capabilities, reportedly expanding the tools to intelligently manage information for the life of clinical data.