May 30, 2007 - Cedara Software recently announced the introduction of a sophisticated new orthopaedic package for imaging companies, OrthoWorks ProPlanner, featuring several automated functions to streamline planning of common orthopaedic procedures.

May 30, 2007 - Matrox Graphics Inc. recently announced that Image Smiths Inc. has validated the Matrox MED Series display controller boards with its VeriLUM v. 5.2 display calibration software for the Windows Vista platform, allowing control of the overall brightness of an image in conformance with the DICOM Part 14 standard.

May 30, 2007 - Matrox Graphics Inc. will demonstrate its Matrox MED Series and Matrox AuroraVX Series controller boards, designed for medical imaging, at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), June 7-9 in Providence, RI.

May 30, 2007 - Carestream Health Inc. and Hitachi Data Systems have entered into an agreement to co-market a data management solution that will enable healthcare organizations to efficiently archive clinically relevant information from multiple systems in their facilities.

The solution combines Carestream Health’s Versatile Intelligent Patient Archive (VIParchive) and the newly enhanced Hitachi Content Archive Platform in a single footprint that is reportedly easy to install.

InnerCool Therapies showcased its two next-generation medical device systems designed to provide comprehensive solutions to patient temperature modulation at the 2007 AACN meeting.

B. Braun announced the availability of a new suite of essential infusion safety tools to help reduce medication errors and enhance patient safety. With the national launch of the Outlook 300 Safety Infusion System, with wireless capability, the DoseTrac Infusion Management Software and the DoseTrac Infusion Safety Analysis Service, healthcare institutions will be equipped with easy access to clinical data, and be provided with expert services to analyze that data to ensure best practices.

May 29, 2007 - Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. announced that Jeff Howorth has been named Vice President of Strategic Business Group and will be responsible for developing Toshiba's Strategic Business Group, a new division within the company focused on developing partnerships with Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs).

CAS Medical Systems Inc., a medical device company focused on innovative, non-invasive vital signs monitoring, announced the introduction of its line of LIFEGARD Patient Monitors, co-branded with Analogic Corp., at the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI). NTI is the premier educational conference for nurses caring for acutely and critically ill patients. In conjunction with the introduction, CASMED is launching its updated corporate Web site later this week.

June 3, 2007 - Whether you’re a healthcare professional, patient, resident, family member or simply an active member of the community at large, you have probably heard the rising concerns over methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections (MRSA). In the simplest of terms, MRSA is a type of Staph infection that has formed a resistance to traditional antibiotics such as cephalexin and amoxicillin.

May 29, 2007 - VISICU, a healthcare information technology and clinical solutions company announced the release of eCareManager v3.5, the latest enhancement to their successful eICU Program. This release integrates a state-of-the-art ICU clinical documentation system, specifically designed to support critical care workflows, and interactive two-way video.

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