September 5, 2007 - Clinical software maker Allscripts said Columbia University Medical Center in New York City has selected Allscripts as its electronic health record provider for its outpatient physician group and planned community-based Independent Practice Association.
The agreement is the largest in Allscripts. Columbia University Medical Center provides leadership in scientific research and patient care, and its College of Physicians and Surgeons is consistently ranked one of the top medical schools in the nation.

September 4, 2007 - Mediware Information Systems Inc. appointed Thomas K. Mann as the company's new chief executive officer.
Mann joins Mediware following more than 20 years with 3M's healthcare information technology division where he held a wide range of senior management positions. He replaces James Burgess who announced his resignation July 2.

September 5, 2007 — RadNet Managed Imaging Services Inc. ("RMIS"), a wholly owned RadNet subsidiary, will provide management and operational services to 20 imaging centers.

As a potential new growth area, RadNet, through RMIS, will make available its management services to other operators, lenders and equipment manufacturers

RadNet reported that it entered into an agreement with a lender who had just foreclosed upon a chain of 20 imaging centers to assume the management of those imaging centers.

September 5, 2007 - A study in the August 11 issue of The Lancet concludes that screening for breast cancer with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could improve the ability to detect ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), especially high-grade DCIS.
DCIS is a form of preinvasive breast cancer. High-grade DCIS grows quickly and is more likely to develop into invasive breast cancer.

September 5, 2007 - The FDA has licensed a new vaccine to protect people at high risk of exposure to smallpox during a bioterrorist attack.
The ACAM2000 vaccine will be included in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Strategic National Stockpile of medical supplies.

September 5, 2007 - The FDA has approved Evithrom (human thrombin), a blood-clotting protein used to help control bleeding during surgery.
Evithrom is the first human thrombin approved since 1954 and is the only product currently licensed. It is derived from human plasma obtained from carefully screened and tested U.S. donors and has undergone steps to further reduce the risk for transfusion-transmitted diseases.

September 5, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare, a provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow solutions and diagnostic imaging solutions, announced that it will demonstrate its new IMPAX Cardiovascular (CV) Suite at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2007 in Vienna.

September 5, 2007 — A new technology for cancer detection that eliminates the need for drawing blood has been developed by Purdue University researchers.

Researchers from Purdue's Cancer Center, Department of Chemistry and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering collaborated with cancer and biotechnology experts from the Mayo Clinic to develop technology to detect tumor cells within the human body. By shining a laser on surface veins, such as those on the wrist and inside the cheek, researchers are able to reveal and count circulating tumor cells.

September 5, 2007 - The Emergency Medical Foundation (EMF) and GE Healthcare have entered into a one-year educational partnership to promote scientific knowledge and medical advancement of emergency medicine ultrasound.
The goal of the one-year educational partnership is to support ultrasound use in emergency medicine. The partnership will include two ultrasound training days for emergency medicine residents.

September 5, 2007 – Allscripts, a provider of clinical software, connectivity and information, announced today that Columbia University Medical Center (Columbia) has selected Allscripts as its Electronic Health Record (EHR) provider for Columbia’s outpatient physician group and planned community-based Independent Practice Association, reportedly largest agreement in the company’s history.

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