Allscripts, provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions, today announced that Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic P.A. has selected HealthMatics Office, the integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management System (PM) from Allscripts to automate clinical and financial operations for the multi-specialty group's 24 physicians.

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) announced that, for the first time, a set of guidelines and standards has been written and implemented for pediatric echocardiography, or pediatric heart ultrasound.

Jan. 4, 2007 - HMS Technologies Inc. was awarded Tuesday with a medical device GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) for the EZ-IO product system manufactured by Vidacare Corp. The GSA FSS contract number, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, is V797P-4984A.

Jan. 4, 2007 - VIASYS Respiratory Care, a subsidiary of VIASYS Healthcare Inc. has again won the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Zenith Award. The Zenith Award, AARC's top industry recognition award for respiratory care product and service providers, was presented at its 52nd Annual International Respiratory Congress in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday, December 11, 2006.

Jan. 4, 2007 -- Mallinckrodt Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Premier purchasing Partners, L.P. to provide imaging products to Premier member healthcare facilities over a three-year period, broadening the scope of Mallinckrodt products available to Premier patients.
The products in the agreement include Mallinckrodt’s OptiMARK (gadoversetamide injection) magnetic resonance contrast agent, plus Mallinckrodt’s complete portfolio of contrast media agents, radiopharmaceuticals, barium and injectors, all used to perform various diagnostic imaging procedures.

The acquisition of Bayer Healthcare's diagnostic division by
Siemens Medical Solutions has been completed. Bayer Diagnostics and
Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC), acquired in July 2006, were
merged into a single business unit on January 1, 2007. The new entity,
"Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics," is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. and employs more than 8,000
people worldwide. Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, headquartered
in Tarrytown, NY and Los Angeles, CA, holds a No. 2 position in the

LumitexMD, an innovator in surgical cavity illumination, has introduced a new version of its LightMat Surgical Illuminator, featuring an integral adhesive that makes it easier to handle and use, and provides a thinner profile for ORs and ASCs. This newest member of the LightMat family combines cool, bright, shadowless light with the lowest profile, optimum brightness and ease of use – all at the same economical cost.

Siemens Medical Solutions completed the EUR 5.7 billion acquisition of Bayer Healthcare's diagnostic division, which was acquired in July 2006 and merged into a single business unit with Siemens Medical Solutions on January 1, 2007, as part of Siemen’s strategy to help its customers improve workflow throughout the healthcare enterprise.

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 became effective on January 1, 2007 and will impose significant Medicare reimbursement cuts for MRI, CT, PET, bone densitometry, nuclear medicine and ultrasound on outpatient imaging centers.

Routine use of five simple, evidence-based interventions essentially eliminated catheter-related bloodstream infections in 103 intensive-care units at 67 hospitals over an 18-month period, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The interventions were the washing of hands; using full-barrier precautions during insertion of central venous catheters; cleansing the catheter insertion site with chlorhexidine; avoiding femoral vein catheter sites; and removing unnecessary catheters.

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