October 4, 2007 — BRIT Systems recently announced the appointment of John Krabbenhoft as Vice President of Sales, succeeding Michele Fisher who will remain at the helm of BRIT Systems as President, and highlighting BRIT’s goal of continued growth in the medical image and information management solutions market.

Krabbenhoft has 20 years of medical imaging with the last 12 years dedicated to the RIS/PACS market with a long track record of success in developing sales teams and increasing market penetration.

October 4, 2007 — Scientists at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine will use a $750,000 grant from Covidien, a global healthcare company, to make hernia surgeries safer and postoperative recoveries less burdensome.

The grant will help create a first-of-its-kind materials characterization laboratory where researchers will study materials physicians typically implant in patients during surgery to repair abdominal hernias.

October 4, 2007 — The Liberty Alliance eHealth Group will present a federated identity management in healthcare webcast on Oct. 11, 2007 at 9a.m. US PT to focus on the technology, business and policy aspects of federation in healthcare and feature a case study based on the Catalonia ePrescribing Project.

October 4, 2007 - Health information technology (HIT) is a powerful tool for improving the quality of long-term care, but it must be implemented to interact with other segments of healthcare to be successful, according to a new report by BearingPoint, prepared for the National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care.
The commission is a nonpartisan, independent body based in Washington D.C., but overseen by The New School in New York.

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.

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