March 28, 2007 - Picis Inc. announced the availability of version 8.0 of CareSuite Critical Care Manager, the company's flagship point-of-care documentation and care system for intensive care units (ICUs). Critical Care Manager automatically collects, stores and displays patient information from the flowsheet and documentation of treatments, care measures and assessments, helping clinicians improve patient care and efficiency.

March 28, 2007 - The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), recently testified before the American Health Information Community (AHIC) Quality Workgroup on specific challenges that need to be addressed in the industry-wide drive to advance quality patient care, stressing an urgency to develop a standardized set of core performance measurements while resolving data collection, aggregation and reporting issues as soon as possible.

March 28, 2007 - The University of Rochester Medical Center and Tomographic Image Enhancement Systems (T.I.E.S.) have recently entered into a research agreement to evaluate a new technology, Image Surgery, that allows scientists and radiologists to selectively focus on a specific organ or region of the body.

March 27, 2007 - Baxa Corp. announced the launch of a new educational campaign promoting the use of dedicated enteral systems for enteral feeding. The campaign highlights the risks to neonates when syringes, administration sets and other disposables with luer fittings are used for non-IV applications such as enteral feeding. While tubing misconnections can be deadly for any patient, neonates represent the highest risk population due to their small size and other health complications.

March 27, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare recently announced it has successfully completed the implementation of its HeartStation ECG Management system, a comprehensive data management solution that automates the processing and storage of electrocardiograms (ECGs), at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, MA,

The HeartStation provides the hospital's physicians, technicians and clinical staff with access to secure ECG exams and reports from any point on the enterprise network. The HeartStation solution can also be installed as an application for smaller medical practices.

March 27, 2007 - Aurora Breast Imaging recently announced the installation of the first and only dedicated breast MRI system in the state of California, its 1.5T Dedicated Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging System (MRI) with Bilateral UltraRODEO, at Aurora Breast MRI of Orange County, located within the University of Irvine Medical Center campus.

March 26, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare announced today that with its integrated approach to cardiology information management and its Cardiovascular solution, it continues to intensify its efforts to meet and exceed the expectations of cardiac care customers.

The Cardiovascular solution includes cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and ECG (Electrocardiogram) data management, to create a single integrated cardiovascular information system.

March 26, 2007 � Agfa HealthCare announced today it is showcasing its Scheduling for Cardiology solution, a web-enabled scheduling solution for resources management within cardiovascular departments, at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2007, March 24- 27 in New Orleans.

March 26, 2007 - HealthSouth Corporation announced today an agreement to sell its Surgery Division to TPG for approximately $945 million, the transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter 2007 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

Millennium Research Group (MRG) has conducted a detailed analysis of the home health monitoring device market in its U.S. Markets for Home Health Monitoring Devices 2007 report. The report finds that rather than going to hospitals for routine checkups, many patients are opting to monitor their health from the comfort of their home. This market, currently valued at over $2.6 billion, is expected to rise to $3.4 billion by 2011.

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