Feb. 28, 2007 - The nation’s community pharmacies announced that Massachusetts ranks first in the nation in electronic prescribing and recognized the state, along with nine others, as part of the second annual Safe-Rx Awards. Electronic prescribing, or “e-prescribing,” is widely acknowledged as a means of enhancing patient safety. The Safe-Rx Award is given annually by the nation’s community pharmacies to the top 10 e-prescribing states in the nation and to three physicians in each winning state who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their use of e-prescribing technology.

Feb. 28, 2007 - SureScripts, operator of the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange, announced that six physician technology vendors have achieved its new GoldRx certification status. In doing so, Allscripts, ChartConnect, DrFirst, NextGen, RelayHealth and Zix have each gone beyond SureScripts baseline product certification to establish a proven track record with pharmacy interoperability.

February 28, 2007 Steris Corp. announced today that list prices for its healthcare segment products will increase by an average of nine percent as of May 1, 2007; the decision was made after an analysis of raw materials costs, which have continued to rise rapidly over the last two years.


There has been a big buzz circling around the medical community of late about the viability and value of placing PACS into operating rooms (OR) and intensive care units (ICU). Numerous studies have been published in recent years about many of the benefits associated with this newest wave of technology application.

Intuitive Imaging Informatics, LLC (I3) recently announced the upgrade to version 9.3.0 of its Rational Imaging PACS that can be integrated with devices from Siemens, GE, Lunar and Codonics as well as existing workstations.

February 28, 2007 – McKesson Corporation (MCK) recently announced the acquisition of Physician Micro Systems, Inc., known as Practice Partner, a provider of integrated software for electronic health records (EHRs), medical billing and appointment scheduling for independent physicians. The move is part of McKesson's overall strategy to automate the hospital, integrate physician offices through portals and drive interactive connectivity.

February 28, 2007 – According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) website, the agency recently withdrew changes called Transmittal 187, that were proposed to its Program Integrity Manual for independent diagnostic testing facilities, the original performance standard regulations issued in November 2006 became effective Jan. 1, 2007 and will remain effective.

CMS will not comment on the reasoning behind the changes to Transmittal 187.

The ARCADIS Avantic mobile C-arm has 20 kW of power, up to 250 mA output and a 13 inch image intensifier. Its design features reduced weight and smaller footprint requirements. A compact, swivelling operating panel with ergonomically shaped handles as well as color-coded brake and control elements enable easy system movement and operation.

InnerSpace's line of Harmony storage and procedure carts are available with standard drawer configurations or can be customized using the “Build-A-Cart” option (using 3-inch, 6-inch and 9-inch drawers or similar-sized trays and baskets).

A locking drawer can be used in conjunction with trays and baskets for medications and syringes. Heavy-duty plate casters, central key-lock and a pullout writing surface are standard. Optional electronic keyless entry is also available, which incorporates an auto re-lock feature, low battery indicator and manual key override.

SmartPumps are the only tourniquet systems offering OR connectivity and intuitive cuff controls. They support today’s “paper chart” OR environment with a Tourniquet Report Printer that automatically documents intraoperative tourniquet data. This AORN compliant report is printed on a self-adhesive label that attaches to the patient record.

As the OR evolves, it can communicate with Clinical Information Systems (CIS) and is forward compatible with fully integrated digital operating rooms (DOR).

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