February 27, 2007 – CDW Healthcare announced yesterday that it will unveil their donation of MED-1, a one-of-a-kind mobile treatment facility that provides comprehensive on-site medical care in response to disasters and mass casualties, consisting of two 53-foot tractor trailers, one of which expands to more than 1,000 square feet of treatment space with 134 beds, this week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference (HIMSS) in New Orleans.

February 27, 2007 � Cerner Corp. recently announced executives and clinicians from a variety of healthcare organizations will guide attendees through a specific patient condition demonstration, highlighting how Cerner Millennium, the company�s unified software, adapts to the various clinician roles and venues, this week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference (HIMSS) in New Orleans.

February 27, 2007 – The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently granted that The Joint Commission continue deeming authority under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), meaning laboratories accredited by The Joint Commission are deemed as meeting both CLIA and Medicare certification requirements.

The federal government’s Final Notice, granting the deeming authority for five years to The Joint Commission Laboratory Accreditation Program was published in the February 2007 Federal Register.

Feb. 26, 2007 — Maquet Critical Care announced its has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its breakthrough NAVA (Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist) technology for optional use with the company’s SERVO-i ventilator. The SERVO-i ventilator with NAVA option is intended for treatment and monitoring of all patients, neonatal, pediatric and adults who require mechanical ventilation.