The SR755L Multipurpose 3 in 1 Scale is designed with versatility in mind. The cast aluminum platform has built-in wheels making the scale easy to transport. This scale accommodates wheelchairs, walkers and chairs. It may also be used as a stand-on scale by patients who ambulate. The capacity of the SR755L is 1,000 pounds. This scale is battery operated and features auto zero, weight recall and auto power shutdown. The dual fold-down ramps allow for easy patient access and convenient storage when the scale is not in use.

Tanita offers a versatile line of easy-to-use, accurate handrail and wheelchair scales. These lightweight, portable units allow you to bring your scales wherever your patients reside. Designed for extra stability, Tanita’s model 3101 handrail scale offers ergonomically designed handrails that can accommodate the most unstable patients. Tanita’s remarkable “Motion-Stop” weight sensing technology means that extremely unstable patients, whether obese or suffering from Parkinson’s, will receive consistent and accurate results.

March 1, 2007 - Preventing the spread of disease in a hospital may be as simple as opening a window, an international team of researchers reported on Monday.

The low-tech solution could help prevent the spread of airborne infections such as tuberculosis — and ironically, old-fashioned hospitals with high ceilings and big windows may offer the best design for this, they reported.

They worked better than modern "negative pressure" rooms, with expensive design aimed at pumping out infected air, the researchers report in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Medicine.


New software for Kodak Carestream Enterprise Information Management not only integrates images with electronic medical record systems but also supports Sun MicroSystems’ new Honeycomb CAS platform, in addition to existing storage options from Sun, EMC, IBM and others.

March 1, 2007 – Hewlett Packard (HP) highlighted its new GIGPAD (Gateway for Integrated Genomics Proteomics Applications and Data) infrastructure, an initiative that bridges the laboratory information system, EMR systems and genetic information for personalized medicine.

HP is developing GIGPAD in collaboration with Harvard Medical School-Partners HealthCare Center for Genetics and Genomics Partners HealthCare Information Systems in its aim to provide clinical decision support with genetics and genomics information.

March 1, 2007 - Microsoft Corporation presented a guideline for e-health software solutions entitled "Connected Health Framework Architecture and Design Blueprint," which lays the foundation for an architectural approach to developing health information networks with common business and technical design definitions for public and private organizations.

March 1, 2007 � Microsoft Corporation presented a guideline for e-health software solutions entitled �Connected Health Framework Architecture and Design Blueprint,� which lays the foundation for an architectural approach to developing health information networks with common business and technical design definitions for public and private organizations.

March 1, 2007 - Matrox Graphics Inc. unveiled its new product line, which includes DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go, compact devices that use new Graphics eXpansion Modules (GXM), a technology that allows you to add multi-displays, enabling radiologists to link multi-monitors for diagnostic viewing.

March 1, 2007 - Nuance Communication, Inc. introduced its DragonConnect in conjunction with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical, a dictation solution created to allow healthcare providers to directly dictate into third party clinical information and electronic medical record (EMR) applications, apparently reducing the cost of transaction, improving report turnaround time and increasing overall adoption rates of clinical information systems.

March 1, 2007 - Kodak�s health group showcased its new Carestream digital dashboard that reportedly provides system administrators with a way to monitor equipment performance, storage utilization and volume changes, designed to manage Kodak Carestream RIS, Carestream PACS and Carestream information management solutions.

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