Healthcare Technology and Informatics

BD and Direct Relief International Launch Second Volunteer Service Trip to Improve Healthcare in Ghana (The San Francisco Examiner)
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. ( Map ) - FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX ), a leading global medical technology company, and Direct Relief International, a humanitarian medical aid nonprofit organization, today announced the second joint volunteer initiative to strengthen healthcare in Ghana .

Siemens installs first HD-PET technology at UT Southwestern (News-Medical-Net)
Siemens Healthcare has announced the official release and world’s first clinical installation of HD-PET technology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) and Thornberry Ltd Announce Automated Interface between Healthcare Software Programs (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Web interface enables SHP clinician-level analysis of NDoc clinical point of care patient data. New automated web interface speeds the transfer of data from the NDoc clinical system to Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) software. Web services technology transfers OASIS assessments with clinician-level detail from NDoc to the SHP database.

Otto Bock HealthCare and AbleNet to Host Continuing Education Courses for Teachers and School-Based Therapists in New … (PRWeb)
New York City Department of Education and Special Education District 75 approve full-day continuing education course focused on providing their school-based therapist with practical applications for improving mobility and access technology in order to maximize learning in the classroom. (PRWeb Mar 24, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb795134.htm

Trendsetting, Cost-Saving Innovations in Healthcare to be Showcased and Awarded at April 23 Event (PRWeb)
The 10th Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards Event, on April 23, 2008, in Costa Mesa, California, not only presents nine healthcare companies vying for the ABBY Awards, and a keynote presentation by Steve Case, CEO of Revolution Health (and co-founder of AOL), who will receive the “Leadership in Innovation” Award, but will also feature a “strolling” networking lunch for all attendees …

On The Go Healthcare Sells VAR Business To Wireless And Internet Space Development Leader FTS Group (ITResellerOnline)
On The Go Healthcare, Inc., a leading multi-industry computer hardware, software and systems integrator, announced recently that after more than four industry award-winning and revenue-rich years, the Company has sold its Value Added Reseller (’VAR’) business unit to Tampa, FL based FTS Group. The terms of the sale, in the amount of $4M, consist of the assumption of OTG supplier debt as well as …

Quest Diagnostics to Speak at Lehman Brothers 11th Annual Global Healthcare Conference (ThomasNet)
MADISON, N.J., March 14 — Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX), the nation’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced that it is scheduled to speak at the Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at The Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, Florida. The Quest Diagnostics presentation is scheduled to begin at …

GE Healthcare showcases e-Health solutions (AME Info)
GE Healthcare, a world leader in transformational medical technologies and services, is showcasing a range of enterprise-wide solutions at the Saudi e-Health Conference, the largest healthcare IT event in the Middle East.

Advanced Cell Technology and Catholic Healthcare West Sign Clinical Agreement (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES—-Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. announced today that it has signed a clinical trial agreement with Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, members of Catholic Healthcare West , the nation’s eighth largest healthcare system, to become ACT’s first clinical trial sites for the Phase II myoblast study.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-12 10:54 GMT: Laos to get 600,000 usd grant for technology to improve rural healthcare - ADB (Interactive Investor)
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said The Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund is providing a 500,000 usd grant while the Laos government is giving 100,000 usd for information and communication technology in rural areas in Laos to enhance health services.