August 13, 2007 - According to study results published in the Journal of Academic Radiology, Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) provides higher sensitivity for the detection of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) than mammography or MRI and can reliably detect small, sub centimeter lesions.

August 10, 2007 - OrthoView has signed an agreement with Biomet Orthopedics Inc. to supply up to a 1,000 copies of a Biomet-specific version of OrthoView’s digital orthopedic planning and templating solution to U.S. customers at a special price.
OrthoView is reportedly the world’s most widely used digital orthopedic planning solution, with features such as preoperative planning and templating for all joint replacement surgery, fracture management and limb deformity, and special pediatric tools.

August 10, 2007 – FASA has announced that their Outcomes Monitoring Project now includes eight new clinical benchmarks.

Based on recommendations by the ASC Quality Collaboration, the new clinical benchmarks include:
1. Patient burns
2. Wrong site surgery
3. Retained foreign objects
4. Patient death
5. Patient falls
6. Medical device failure
7. Return to surgery
8. On-time prophylactic IV antibiotic administration.

August 10, 2007 - A study published this week in the August 11th issue of the journal The Lancet concludes that screening using Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could help improve the ability to diagnose breast cancer early, while it is still classified as “ductal carcinoma in situ” (DCIS), and prevent its progression to invasive cancer.

August 9, 2007 – The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) hopes to co-host the 2007 Carcinoid Research Summit with the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Through their "Move Toward a Cure" Campaign, CFCF led the carcinoid/NET community to voice support for Congressional legislation. The campaign proved highly successful, resulting in hundreds of letters to 80 U.S. Senators and 83 U.S. Representatives.

August 8, 2007 – The week-long Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Conference held in June focused on educational sessions tied into its theme of “Innovation in Infection Prevention.”

August 9, 2007 - LYNX Medical Systems announced an agreement with Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA to implement LYNX E/Point Emergency Department (ED) facility charging system.
"LYNX E/Point will help streamline workflows in our Emergency Department," said Teresa Provost, director of Revenue Management at Floyd. "This will allow our caregivers more time to provide the best healthcare possible to our patients.”

August 9, 2007 - RemedyMD announced the launch of OutcomeTrack, reportedly the only solution that allows hospitals and clinics to instantaneously support new quality improvement, such as Joint Commission and CMS Core Measures, the Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and other pay-for-performance initiatives.

August 9, 2007 — eHealth Global Technologies Inc., and Portable Information Management Systems, Inc. (PIMS), maker of the MedicKey Digital Information Chip, have agreed to provide eHealth Global’s eRetriever service to customers who purchase a MedicKey.

August 9, 2007 - Hologic Inc. announced that, according to a recent independent peer-reviewed study published in the July issue of Radiology, computer aided detection correctly marked 99 (96.1 percent) of 103 consecutive asymptomatic breast cancers detected with digital mammographic screening, with an acceptable false marker rate (1.80 false CAD marks per patient). The CAD system (ImageChecker M1000 version 3.1) used in this study was from Hologic’s R2 Technology subsidiary.

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