August 27, 2007 — Zimmer Holdings Inc. a leader in the orthopaedics industry, and ORTHOsoft Inc., a leader in computer navigation for orthopaedic surgery, announced that Zimmer has reached an agreement to make an offer to acquire all of ORTHOsoft's outstanding common shares in a cash transaction for CDN$1.10 per share.

August 27, 2007 — Cardinal Health recently recalled a device that could potentially lock up and fail to supply anesthesia to patients.

The Pyxis Anesthesia System 3500 may fail to automatically dispense "critical medicines" during surgery without rebooting, according to a recent statement posted on the company's Web site. No reports of injury have been received to date.

Cardinal Health, the second-largest U.S. drug distributor, said it plans to address problems in the Pyxis system's software and notify hospitals of the recall.

August 27, 2007 — Novare Surgical Systems announced the successful completion of what are believed to be the first ever laparoscopic nephrectomies that left no visible scar.
The procedures were performed by Dr. Jeffrey Cadeddu, associate professor of urology and radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.

August 27, 2007 — The California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) at its 2007 Rough & Ready disaster medical field training and demonstration Aug. 25, unveiled one of California's three new 200-bed mobile hospitals, the largest civilian medical response facilities of their kind, along with other new medical assets to respond to major disasters.

August 27, 2007 — CBaySystems and Services Inc., a leading global provider of transcription, BPO services and technology, and eScription Inc., a leader in computer aided medical transcription, announced their recent business alliance which will expand both companies service offerings in the medical transcription field.
EScription's enterprise-wide software is designed to streamline medical transcription and reduce costs. CBaySystems is dedicated to offering full-serviced transcription to hospitals, healthcare networks, and medical clinics.

August 27, 2007 – Thinking Systems Corporation announced The Joint Department of Medical Imaging for University Health Network (UHN), Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) and Women's College Hospital (WCH) of Toronto purchased Thinking Systems' ThinkingPACS solutions to address the unique needs for nuclear medicine, nuclear cardiology, PET-CT and PET-CT fusion, and other specialty modalities.
Thinking Systems is known for its innovative PACS (picture archiving and communication system) and RIS (radiology information system) and its broad product portfolio.

August 27, 2007 - According to a study published in the August issue of Radiology, by using magnetic resonance (MR) images of the brain, researchers have identified a new abnormality related to disease progression and disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

August 24, 2007 — Stanley Vidmar, an Allentown-based manufacturer of custom storage systems, has unveiled a new brand identity that represents a significant step in the company's evolution to a more comprehensive provider of durable, high-density, custom storage solutions.

August 24, 2007 — The Center for Connected Health announced the launch of a new Web site and online Resource Centers for healthcare providers, patients and other healthcare and policy leaders.

The new Web site, www.connected-health.org, is focused on providing a platform for discussions, comments, and resources to help make connected health a reality and establish new models of care for delivering quality patient care.

August 24, 2007 — ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, announced that it has been awarded a new contract by the U.S. Air Force to deploy ECRI Institute’s Alerts Tracker, a Web-based, automated hazard and recall alert management system, at 80 Air Force facilities worldwide.

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