August 21, 2007 — FDA clearance of Roche Diagnostics' 9-minute Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) test during parathyroid surgery reportedly provides faster results for surgeons, which may result in shorter surgeries for patients.

The FDA gave Roche Diagnostics clearance in late July to market the test for use during surgery. The test is used on Roche's Elecsys 1010 and 2010 systems and cobas e 411 analyzer and has been available for non-operative use since April.

August 21, 2007 - In a signal of momentum for greater use of e-prescribing by America's physicians, the state of Minnesota has taken steps to require physicians contracting with the state employee health plan's medical networks to use e-prescribing by 2011, said the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) Aug. 20.

August 20, 2007 - Mediware Information Systems Inc. reported its MediREC automated medication reconciliation product for hospitals is exceeding expectations since its release in May.
The system enables healthcare facilities to document and reconcile medications taken by patients at home, prior to prescribing additional drug therapies within the hospital environment. The process is mandated by the Joint Commission, which oversees the accreditation of hospitals, to avert potential drug interactions and adverse drug events when patients are admitted.

August 21, 2007 - TeleTracking Technologies announced it will automate patient flow at New York City’s Montefiore Medical Center as part of an initiative to accommodate expected patient increases when several surrounding health facilities close.
The 1,122-bed health system will adopt a suite of TeleTracking solutions designed to manage existing bed capacity more efficiently and avert hospital overcrowding.

August 21, 2007 - Research conducted at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and appearing in the August 21, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) suggests that an increase of several inches to the waistline markedly increases the risk of unhealthy plaque build-up in the arteries of the heart and the rest of the body.

August 21, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions announced the release of a new version of syngo Colonography PEV (Polyp Enhanced Viewing), an automated second reader tool for the visualization of lesions in the colon.

August 21, 2007 - LCD specialist and display system integrator Apollo Display Technologies is offering a new range of kitted TFT LCD solutions that include Apollo LCDs and industrial single board computers (SBCs) from IBASE Technology USA, a specialist in board-level industrial embedded computing solutions.

August 21, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems has been selected to supply advanced radiotherapy equipment for the Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Institute (BVI), that will reportedly bring state-of-the-art radiotherapy treatments closer to hundreds of thousands of Dutch cancer patients.

Siemens Medical Solutions announced the release of a new version of syngo Colonography PEV (Polyp Enhanced Viewing), an automated second reader tool for the visualization of lesions in the colon.


According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, visits to emergency departments (ED) have reached an all-time high, placing additional strain on the already overburdened healthcare infrastructure. If you’ve visited an ED recently or simply watched the evening news, you probably know this all too well. If not, here’s your wake-up call.

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