October 2, 2007 – About 19.7 percent of the business addresses of physicians who were issued a National Provider Identifier (NPI) are invalid because the physicians moved to a new location, retired or are deceased, according to a recent audit by SK&A, a provider of healthcare information solutions and research.

The SK&A study also reveals 68 percent of the NPI numbers were enumerated more than eight months ago, and the average age of an NPI number is 13.16 months. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began issuing the new identifiers as early as May 2005.

October 2, 2007 — Confirma announced that it has installed CADstream for prostate at research sites including MRI at Belfair, Beth Israel, Simonmed and Lahey Clinic.

October 2, 2007 — MindFit Back on Track, created by CogniFit Ltd., reportedly helps women regain their mental acuity and fend-off the brain befuddling chemotherapy effect known as "chemofog" or "chemobrain. "

The program is specifically designed for women who have undergone, or are still undergoing, chemotherapy for breast cancer and are experiencing problems in their cognitive function. MindFit Back on Track is launching in October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

October 1, 2007 - In the event of another major natural disaster like hurricanes Katrina or Rita, a repeat of 2005's medical catastrophes and loss of life is very unlikely, according to a new multistate survey by Global Secure, a provider of emergency preparedness and response systems to federal, state and local governments.
Seventy-seven percent of the state public health departments in disaster-prone regions across the country questioned for the survey said they were "significantly" or "somewhat better" prepared to meet such emergencies.

October 2, 2007 - MedQuist Inc. signed a multi-year agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, renewing the relationship with MedAssets and allowing it to complete the MedQuist suite of voice capture, speech recognition and clinical documentation solutions.
As partners, MedAssets and MedQuist will provide services resulting in margin and cash flow improvements to MedAssets customers nationwide.

October 1, 2007 - Merlyn Medical received FDA approval (510K) for FlexWarmer, a portable fluid warmer that requires neither battery nor electric power.
The new product will be launched at the 2007 EMS Expo in Orlando, FL, Oct. 11-13 and the Anesthesiology Society of America Conference in San Francisco Oct. 14-17.

October 2, 2007 - As part of a far-reaching effort to enhance patient safety, strengthen accountability and improve quality of care, the North Shore-LIJ Health System has started to publicly disclose infection rates at 10 of its hospitals on Long Island, Queens and Staten Island, NY.

October 2, 2007 - SonoSite Inc. announced the introduction of the M-Turbo hand-carried ultrasound system for use in the full range of clinical applications at the point of care, reportedly delivering an exponential increase in raw processing power for improved image clarity across all exam types.

October 2, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions launched the world's smallest and first pocket ultrasound system, the ACUSON P10, which is a little larger than a common PDA.
The device weighs 1.6 pounds, and fits easily into a lab coat pocket, the company says. It is intended for complementary initial diagnostic care and triage, particularly in cardiology, emergency care and obstetrics.

October 2, 2007 - Nuance Communications Inc. today announced that it has acquired Commissure Inc., a medical imaging software company that provides speech-enabled radiology workflow optimization and data analysis solutions, allowing Nuance to broaden the capabilities of its Dictaphone solutions for the medical imaging industry, extending the company's domain in the radiology market.

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