March 15, 2007 - AT&T Inc. announced an agreement to upgrade the conference platform used by Medical Information Technology Inc. (MEDITECH). The migration to AT&T's new audio and video Web-conference services occurs two years into a wide-ranging agreement for AT&T's networking services with MEDITECH. Specific terms of the new contract were not disclosed.

March 15, 2007 - GE Healthcare introduced today ViewPoint 2007, a data management solution for ob/gyn practices, vascular labs and diagnostic ultrasound users, at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) show, providing reporting and image archiving capabilities for clinicians, while streamlining ultrasound workflow.

March 14, 2007 - 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, according to a new study.

The study also demonstrated that the SpineAssist's surgical guidance enhanced implant placement precision 2.5 times over freehand placement.

The American Heart Association has rolled out a new Infant CPR Anytime Personal Learning Program. This new training program can be used to learn skills that could help save the life of an infant (newborn-12 months). The kit includes a one-of-a-kind infant CPR manikin, a 22-minute skills training DVD and two fold-out Quick-Reference Skills Reminders.

March 14, 2007 - OTN, a physician services company, recently announced that Oklahoma Oncology has entered into a $40 million agreement with OTN and Onmark, OTN's affiliated group purchasing organization (GPO), for comprehensive oncology services including OTN's Lynx technologies, oncology drug distribution, specialty pharmacy services, practice management tools, educational programs and GPO services.

March 14, 2007 - Kodak’s Health Group recently announced the launch of its Viewbox Express, a new on-line ordering system that enables healthcare practitioners in the U.S. to purchase Kodak’s X-ray films at competitive prices.

March 13, 2007 - Lucid, Inc., a medical device and information company that develops cellular imaging technology, has received a $1.9 million, 3-year grant from the National Institute of Health�s (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) to conduct a clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of its VivaScope in-vivo confocal microscopy technology for the diagnosis of pigmented lesions, which could contribute to the development of a non-invasive early detection method for melanoma.


While the debate over single versus multidepartment archives continues, there are important considerations for facilities planning to implement or expand an information technology (IT) infrastructure. According to Scott Cleare, SMB infrastructure sales manager, IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences, facilities must evaluate their infrastructure and examine the reasons for change. “Often within healthcare, a change in infrastructure or equipment is the result of some event,” indicated Cleare.


We face a key choice in building healthcare information exchanges (HIE). Do we develop new mechanisms and standards for health-specific data, or do we maximally leverage global open-source Grid initiatives that are currently taking other industries by storm, and modify those for the unique security structures, data models and workflows of healthcare?
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