March 20, 2007 - Colombo Sales and Engineering Inc. has pioneered a new approach to intra-hospital materials transport that significantly minimizes the risk of hospital acquired infections and dramatically reduces errors that can result in contamination.

Colombo has developed and installed Direct Delivery Systems, a pneumatic tube system, in nearly 100 hospitals throughout the East Coast and Midwest. The Direct Delivery Systems is a very different approach than that of conventional pneumatic systems currently used in most hospitals.

March 20, 2007 - Picis Inc. announced the third release of its Total Perioperative Automation suite, the complete integration of surgical scheduling, supply chain management, revenue management and clinical workflow automation for surgeons, OR nurses, department managers and anesthesia providers. The release, consisting of more than 125 new features and 1,100 individual requirements to CareSuite perioperative applications, helps to further enhance hospital revenues and productivity, improve supply chain management and support Joint Commission reporting requirements.

March 20, 2007 – Siemens recently announced it has acquired rights to sell the MammoTest breast biopsy system from Hologic, who will maintain royalty-free, non-exclusive rights to the product.

The system will reportedly be sold at a reduced price and offers package deals and promotional offers. Siemens is now taking orders for the system, which will be released for delivery during the last two weeks of March 2007.

March 20, 2007 – Zonare recently introduced the z.one Ultra system, an ultrasound system that converts from a full-featured, chart-based system, into a 5.5-pound compact product that can be compressed from a height of 63 inches to 41 inches.

March 19, 2007 - Swedish will soon begin installation of the Pacific Northwest's first pediatric and perinatal simulation center specifically designed to advance the skills of healthcare teams in critical clinical situations. Once construction is completed in 2008, the center will allow highly specialized medical teams to perfect their skills efficiently at scheduled training sessions, without the involvement of real - and very vulnerable - pediatric patients.

The COR Analyzer I by Rcadia Medical Imaging assists screening of triage patients for coronary artery disease. The computer-aided diagnostic software package uses proprietary image processing algorithms to analyze CT Angiography studies to provide fast and accurate identification of coronary artery disease (CAD).

March 15, 2007 — According to a new study by Johns Hopkins University and UCLA Medical Center, surgeons using the Mazor SpineAssist miniature robotic surgical guidance system experience up to a 98 percent decrease in x-ray exposure compared to those using conventional minimally invasive techniques.

March 16, 2007 - GE Healthcare introduced at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) show its new LOGIQ i compact ultrasound system for radiology, a 10-pound system with volume imaging, designed to provide portability and high-performance ultrasound imaging at the point of patient care.

March 15, 2007 � Emerson recently announced that it has acquired Lionville Systems Inc., a company specializing in wireless point-of-care carts, medication carts, medication cabinets and pharmacy workstations, to become part of Emerson Storage Solutions and its InterMetro division.

March 15, 2007 - The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) unanimously approved new 2007 criteria for ambulatory (office-based) electronic health records (EHRs), to take effect May 1, 2007.

Among new requirements this year, systems must be able to send prescriptions and refills to pharmacies electronically and vendors must demonstrate their product�s ability to electronically receive standards-based lab result messages. Included with the criteria is a roadmap forecasting additional requirements for 2008 and 2009.

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