March 6, 2007 — Motion Computing, a leader in ultramobile computing and wireless communications, introduced its new C5 mobile clinical assistant (MCA), a new computing category created by Intel with support from Motion to enable nurses, physicians and other clinicians to do their jobs on the move.

March 6, 2007 — Draeger Medical Inc. announced the U.S. launch of its new ventilation system, the Oxylog 3000, which is designed to support critical care patients in demanding emergency and transport environments. Its combination of volume and pressure-controlled and pressure support ventilation across the entire breathing cycle enable the Oxylog 3000 to deliver high-end performance for caregivers.

March 6, 2007 — Welch Allyn introduced Clinician Notifier, a uniquely designed remote notifer with new features that enhance nursing workflow.

March 6, 2007 — Stinger Medical has developed Mobius, the only mobile continuous power system that allows clinicians to exchange power modules on the fly without interrupting workflow.

Nurses pop the lightweight power pack into a compartment at the side of the mobile workstation and are free from workflow-inhibiting charging protocols, downtime caused by power system charging and equipment in the hallways. They simply work until the power is drained, then grab another power box from the nurses’ station, replace the used system for charging and continue on their way.

March 6, 2007 — Expanding on its continuum of solutions to support nursing workflow and patient-centered care, McKesson introduced the Horizon Nursing Portal at HIMSS. The new solution leverages the company’s experience deploying the industry’s most widely adopted portal, Horizon Physician Portal, which gives users secure, anytime, anywhere access to patient data via the Internet.

March 6, 2007 - Research recently presented at the thirty-second annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology shows that the non-surgical tumor treatment, radiofrequency ablation, reportedly heats and destroys nerve endings in painful tumors, preserving the patient's healthy bone, preventing major surgery and eliminating the need for lengthy rehabilitation and recovery.

March 6, 2007 - Research recently presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's thirty-second Annual Scientific Meeting shows that the non-surgical image-guided treatment of kidney tumors, cryoablation which pushes argon gas to the tip of the probe and extracts heat from surrounding cells, freezing and killing the tumor, is as effective as the laparoscopic technique and results in a shorter hospital stay.

While it's rather easy for the media to beat up the healthcare system and the many facilities that provide services as being broken due to a litany perceived failures, it's even easier to showcase what's succeeding, who's achieving success and why. You just have to look for it. That's why Outpatient Care Technology magazine is shining a spotlight on some of the most forward-thinking, progressively minded ambulatory surgery centers in the nation. We're focusing on such issues as innovation, operational efficiency, customer service and teamwork as ASCs provide care to their patients.

March 6, 2007 - Array Corporation USA and Hologic, Inc. have recently entered into a supply agreement in which Array will provide a custom-built digitizer, developed for Hologic�s R2 DMax line of ImageChecker CAD and DigitalNow systems, that focuses on image processing, display and interpretation of CAD marks through medical picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) using the digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) standard.

March 6, 2007 - Sun Microsystems introduced two OEM offerings, iPACS and uPACS, integrated and utility picture archiving and communication systems, which are available in different sizes and designed as an integrated platform to enable OEMs and system integrators to rapidly build and implement PACS, last week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in New Orleans.

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