June 27, 2007 -- The Joint Commission has announced the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals and related Requirements for each of its accreditation programs and its Disease-Specific Care Certification Program.

The Goals and Requirements, recently approved by the Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners, apply to the nearly 15,000 Joint Commission-accredited and certified healthcare organizations and programs.

June 27, 2007 -- GE Healthcare’s Radiology and Vascular Ultrasound group and Medipattern Corp. are pleased to announce a five-year collaborative sales and development agreement for ultrasound-based Computer-Aided Detection (CAD).

The agreement is structured in two parts, enabling GE Healthcare to resell the current B-CAD product line, while collaboratively developing and customizing CAD for GE’s future solutions.

June 27, 2007 – Stating the nation's emergency care system is "teetering on the brink of collapse," emergency physicians shared examples of emergency departments that "remain woefully underfunded, understaffed, overcrowded and overwhelmed," while testifying before a congressional hearing focused on what the federal government has done since the release of the landmark "The Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System" Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports one year ago.

June 27, 2007 – Recent news stories have highlighted the increased incidences of hospital-acquired infections, including those spread by hand-to-hand contact and other sources. EquipSystems’ recently commissioned study revealed that dangerous levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria live on high-traffic equipment such as stretchers, tray tables and clinical recliners. The study found significant amounts of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE), yeast and fungi on these surfaces.

June 27, 2007 - The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) and Royal Philips Electronics have developed a computer aided diagnosis system for neurodegenerative diseases to support clinicians in diagnosing the onset and type of disease as early as possible, and the tool is set to undergo clinical evaluation at UKE to fine-tune the its ability to detect and differentiate the three most common types of neurodegenerative disease – Alzheimer’s Disease, Lewy-body Dementia and Frontotemporal Dementia.

June 27, 2007 - Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc. announced the release and publication of select results highlighting the advantages of using CT laser breast imaging as an adjunct to conventional mammography to improve detection of occult cancers in dense breasts.

"These CTLM results are being released as a response to the growing number of requests for performance statistics received from distributors and prospective customers worldwide. The results were obtained from our initial PMA-designed clinical study," commented Tim Hansen, IMDS Chief Executive Officer.

June 27, 2007 - Eizo Nanao Corp. of Japan and Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) (Nuremberg, Germany) have announced an agreement in which Eizo will acquire Siemens’ medical monitor business. As part of the agreement Eizo will gain approximately 130 employees and the operations in Karlsruhe, Germany, in addition to business-related employees in the U.S., France and China. The transaction is subject to approval of the relevant authorities and is expected to be completed during the 2007 calendar year.

June 27, 2007 - GE Healthcare's Radiology and Vascular Ultrasound group and the Medipattern Corp. have recently announced a five-year collaborative sales and development agreement for ultrasound-based Computer-Aided Detection (CAD), enabling GE Healthcare to resell the current B-CAD product line, while collaboratively developing and customizing CAD for GE's future solutions.

June 26, 2007 — Cardinal Health recently introduced its wet clipper prep tray and SensiClip blade to help clinicians better comply with guidelines and standards to reduce surgical site infections issued by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

June 26, 2007 — Cardinal Health recently launched a new line of surgical procedure packs designed to help hospitals prevent central line infections while improving supply management efficiency.

Designed specifically for the nursing unit, intensive care unit, neonatal unit, emergency room and pre-operative, recovery and cancer units, the Presource Central Line Insertion Packs for Non-Procedural Areas can help prevent central line infections in these environments,where sterile practices and techniques may be limited.

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