August 2, 2007 - The American Medical Informatics Association 2007 Annual Symposium, a scientific meeting for new research and development in biomedical and health informatics, will be held Nov.10-14, 2007, in Chicago.

The Annual Symposium provides a wide range of formats for education and discussion. Papers and posters present state-of-the-art scientific and technical work. The demonstration and Partnerships in Innovation formats allow for a more comprehensive presentation of advanced systems, including innovative uses of commercial systems.

August 2, 2007 - Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) recently announced that physicians are able to view medical images on Apple’s new iPhone by clicking on a Web link sent via email and entering a password, allowing for instant viewing of moving images.

August 1, 2007 - Illinois Valley Community Hospital (Peru, IL) has ordered two Carestream Health digital radiography systems: a KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 3000 and a KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 7500 System.

August 1, 2007 – According to a study released in the Aug. 1 edition of ASTRO’s official journal the International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics, women with early stage breast cancer who receive intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) develop significantly fewer side effects than women who receive traditional radiation therapy.

August 1, 2007 — Daxor, a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, announced the publication of the article "Measurement of Blood Volume at Bedside: New Era in Critical Care Medicine" in the Internet Journal of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine (2007; Volume 10, Number 1).

Bobbak Vahid M.D., of the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is cited as the main author. The Internet Journal of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine is a peer-reviewed on-line journal.

August 1, 2007 – MedHelp, an online health community connecting people and medical experts online and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons, announced a partnership to bring the finest eye care specialists in the field to the web to personally answer website members and visitor questions.

Eye doctors and surgeons from AAO's membership will now answer inquiries and provide personalized medical information and advice on MedHelp.org.

August 1, 2007 — The Iowa Health System has selected Allscripts as its provider of an Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) to automate emergency room operations and improve access to patient information for nearly 300,000 annual patient visits in 11 of the organization's hospitals and urgent care clinics.

August 1, 2007 — Viking Systems Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of laparoscopic vision systems for use in minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures, expanded its international distribution network by partnering with Saudi Services & HealthCARE Co., Ltd., a medical device distributor in Saudi Arabia.

August 1, 2007 — A method for making instant steam, without the need for electricity, promises to be useful for tackling antibiotic resistant 'superbugs' like MRSA and C. difficile, according to a report in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the Society of Chemical Industry.

August 1, 2007 - The Board of Commissioners of The Joint Commission announced the appointment of Mark R. Chassin, M.D., M.P.P., M.P.H., as The Joint Commission’s new president, effective Jan. 1, 2008.

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