Healthcare providers recently told the Subcommittee on Regulation, Health Care and Trade of the House Small Business Committee that federal investment and leadership are necessary to ensure that health information technology reaches the vast majority of patients who receive care from a small practice.

Although health information technology has demonstrated the ability to dramatically improve the quality and safety of patient care, few small medical providers can afford to implement these technologies because of financial, legal, and technical barriers.

Outpatient Care Technology promotes its second annual Outpatient Excellence Award for oncology centers, recognizing and honoring worthy facilities for their clinical, financial and operational accomplishments and achievements. But we need your help. Please nominate as many worthy oncology centers as you�d like by clicking on the red button in the left-hand column of the front page of OPCT Online (www.opctonline.net).

March 29, 2007 - The launch of the new top tier of computed tomography (CT) imaging equipment caused the North American CT imaging equipment market to lean towards double-digit growth rate in 2004 and 2005, though researchers say a slowdown is unavoidable due to an extended late-adopter phase for the 64-slice CT.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan reveals that the market earned revenues of $1.57 billion in 2005 and estimates this to reach $2.39 billion in 2012. Vendors are now preparing the way for market assimilation of the next technological leap.

Dynamic Imaging IntegradWeb® MAMMO offers complete digital mammography interpretation workflow, including customizable reading layouts and sequences for any third-party full-field digital mammography system as well as full support for all of the rich functionality of IntegradWeb PACS (to include anywhere access, saving key images for best-in-class referring physicians’ print pages, as well as IHE portable data for imaging (PDI)-compliant CD burning and importation of outside PDI CDs).

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.

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