June 25, 2007 - Carestream Health Inc. and Hitachi Data Systems have entered into an agreement to co-market Carestream Health’s Versatile Intelligent Patient Archive (VIParchive) and the newly enhanced Hitachi Content Archive Platform, a data management solution that will reportedly enable healthcare organizations to efficiently archive clinically relevant information from multiple systems in their facilities.

The 1928L touchmonitor from Elo TouchSystems is specifically designed for patient monitoring, critical care and digital radiography modalities. Available in two colors, the 1928L can also act as a cost-effective solution for nurse stations, computer-aided therapy, electronic medical records, paperless charting and patient self check-in and registration applications. Features of the nontouch-enabled unit include IntelliTouch surface wave technology, which according to the company results in superior image quality, and AccuTouch five-wire resistive touchscreen technology.

June 22, 2007 — AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association (AHA), recently announced an exclusive endorsement of the Versus Information System (VIS) RFID-IR (Radio Frequency Identification – Infrared) for asset, staff, and patient tracking technology to enhance patient care and safety.

June 22, 2007 - Vimo.com released a free online report entitled "Women's Health: OB/GYN Trends Report", which reveals disparities in average prices for major OB/GYN procedures of up to 2200 percent based on where a patient lives. The report can be downloaded for free at http://www.vimo.com/reports/womenshealthreport.pdf

June 22, 2007 - Aimed at streamlining workflow at outpatient imaging centers, the KODAK CARESTREAM Outpatient Solution is a new turnkey digital imaging and information management package, which according to the company, provides precision workflow automation, exceptional operational efficiency and enhanced business optimization.

June 22, 2007 – On Sept. 10 and 11, ASC healthcare professionals will have the opportunity to voice their concerns to lawmakers about the industry’s legislative and regulatory issues. This is a chance to speak with elected officials in an attempt to make federal policy-makers understand ASCs and their role in the healthcare delivery system.
Overwhelming response to the AAASC seminar on the new Medicare ASC payment system has prompted offering the last two seminars in two new cities: Baltimore, Oct. 18-19 and Las Vegas, Nov. 8-9.

June 22, 2007 - The second edition of InMedica’s ultrasound imaging equipment report predicts that the world market for ultrasound imaging equipment will reach $5.7 billion by 2010 and exceed $5 billion by 2008, fuelling the use of ultrasound in new applications and driving additional growth for ultrasound in its traditional markets such as cardiology and obstetrics and gynecology.

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June 21, 2007 — The government recently evaluated hospitals around the country on their performance in the treatment of patients suffering from heart attacks or heart failure.
Almost all 4,500 hospitals performed at the national average when it came to their patient mortality rates.
However, for heart failure, 38 hospitals were listed as performing better than the national rate for heart failure, and 35 were listed as performing worse. For heart attacks, 17 performed better; 7 worse. The ratings are based on hospital claims data filed from July 2005 to June 2006.

June 22, 2007 – Hologic Inc., a provider of diagnostic imaging and digital imaging systems directed toward women’s health, recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioLucent Inc. and its MammoPad breast cushion business.

An upgrade for the NeuroSight Arc module of the OmniSight EXcel image-guided system, NeuroSight Arc maps the trajectories for treatment of functional neurological disorders, including Parkinson’s Disease and other movement disorders.

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