October 4, 2007 - Joined by nationally recognized medical providers, health-management device manufacturers and patient advocacy organizations, Microsoft Corp. today launched HealthVault, a software and services platform aimed at helping people better manage their health information.

October 4, 2007 - The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) sponsors Emergency Nurses Week Oct. 7-13 to honor the dedication and commitment of the emergency nursing professionals who bring care, comfort, and compassion to patients and their loved ones.
The ENA invites clinicians to celebrate the week with public activities to inform the community about emergency nursing and enhance visibility of the profession. The ENA offers a planning guide on its Web site, which includes suggested activities, promotion of the events, and Emergency Nurses Week products.

Aloka recently announced that the company will unveil three new models of its ProSound Systems, the ProSound alpha 7, the ProSound 3500SX and the ProSound 6, aiming to provide versatile and high performance ultrasound systems in a very compact design, at the 17th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oct. 7 to Oct. 11, in Florence, Italy.

October 4, 2007 – Aloka recently announced that the company will unveil three new models of its ProSound Systems, the ProSound alpha 7, the ProSound 3500SX and the ProSound 6, aiming to provide versatile and high performance ultrasound systems in a very compact design, at the 17th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oct. 7 to Oct. 11, in Florence, Italy.

October 3, 2007 — The Center for Connected Health is hosting the 4th annual Connected Health symposium, October 22-23, 2007, at the Conference Center at Harvard Medical, Boston.

Interactive sessions and panel discussions will focus on how to achieve financial success when offering products and services dealing with innovative remote monitoring, ehealth disease management and patient self- management. Key topics also include: revenue models, employee health and wellness programs and personal health records.

October 3, 2007 — Siemens Medical Solutions recently announced the launch of the world's smallest and first pocket ultrasound system, the ACUSON P10.
This FDA cleared hand held diagnostic ultrasound system is a little larger than a common PDA, weighs 1.6 pounds, and reportedly fits into a lab coat pocket. It is intended for complementary initial diagnostic care and triage, particularly in cardiology, emergency care and obstetrics.

October 3, 2007 - Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. recently introduced reusable instruments made from high-grade, plastic that can be sterilized.
The company says these instruments can be sterilized in an autoclave and are resistant to chemicals and ultrasonic waves. The patterns available include: sponge forceps, towel clamps, stitch scissors, mosquito forceps and kocher forceps.
Spectrum’s plastic instruments are designed to be used for approximately 100 sterilization cycles.

October 3, 2007 - Symx Technologies said Oct. 3 it hopes to increase patient safety in hospitals with RFID by incorporating its Symx ATLAS into Microsoft’s newly launched BizTalk Server 2006 R2.

October 3, 2007 - Newton-Wellesley Hospital said today it is implementing Isabel Healthcare’s decision support system to aid in formulating accurate and timely diagnoses.
Newton-Wellesley is the first Massachusetts hospital to provide its 1,100 physicians access to the Isabel technology system. Dr. Jim Kaplan, a member of the Newton-Wellesley Board of Trustees, brought the Web-based decision support system to the hospital, believing its use at the point of care will help further ensure accurate diagnoses.

October 3, 2007 – Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, PA said it had great success using the HCS Medication Reconciliation service the first night of service recently in its emergency department.

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