Oct 15
GE Healthcare Launches Discovery PET/CT 600 At The European Association Of Nuclear Medicine 2008 (Medical News Today)
Delivers powerful combination of the highest sensitivity in the industry, next generation of MotionFree technology, high definition imaging, fast reconstruction with the IBM BladeCenter Continuing its leadership in PET/CT technology, GE Healthcare announced the introduction of Discovery PET
Oct 14
Dossia Joins Continua Health Alliance, Highlights Open Standards for Healthcare Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PORTLAND, Ore.—-As consumers continue to demonstrate a desire to be more active and informed participants in their healthcare, industry leaders are joining forces to answer this need with real technology solutions based on open, industry standards.
Oct 13
Pioneer Surgical Technology(TM) Announces Partnership with Swemacimaging(TM) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DRIEBERGEN, Netherlands—-Pioneer Surgical Technology’s European subsidiary today announced a significant distribution agreement with Swedish Medical Imaging Devices AB, also know as Swemacimaging .
Oct 09
Custom Learning Systems to Unveil Robust HCAHPS-Management Technology at Healthcare Service Excellence Conference (PRWeb)
Leading Conference on Patient Satisfaction Showcases New Technologies, Processes, and Management Strategies to Maximize HCAHPS Performance (PRWeb Oct 9, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/HCAHPS/Value-Based_Purchasing/prweb1447574.htm
Oct 08
Healthcare IT pros call for standards (KableNET)
The Association for Informatics Professionals in Health and Social Care (Assist) has said that a standards based approach would support the successful implementation of IT while opening up the market to new entrants.
Oct 07
Merge Healthcare Announces Authentic eFilm Software Amnesty Program (Centre Daily Times)
Merge Healthcare, (NASDAQ: MRGE) (TSX:MRG), a leading medical imaging software and services provider, announced the implementation of Authentic eFilm(TM), a software amnesty program to help organizations comply with license agreements for eFilm Workstation(TM) and to address unauthorized use of the software. Further, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that Merge …
Oct 06
XDx to Present at the Third Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference (Centre Daily Times)
XDx, a molecular diagnostics company, today announced that Pierre Cassigneul, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the Third Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. (ET) at the Le Parker Meridien in New York City.
Oct 03
Emerald Software Announces Outreach Program: HR Technology Gift-in-Kind for Children’s Healthcare (PR.com)
Emerald Software Group of Alpharetta, Georgia announces today its Emerald Outreach program, offering gift-in-kind donations of its workforce management technology to nonprofit organizations in children’s healthcare and wellness. [PR.com - September 30, 2008]
Oct 02
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-10-01 17:10 UPDATE 1-Agfa not seeking to sell healthcare unit - CEO (Interactive Investor)
MORTSEL, Belgium, Oct 1 (Reuters ) - Belgian imaging technology group Agfa-Gevaert is not seeking to sell its healthcare unit and will concentrate instead on existing plans to improve performance, its chief executive said. “This is not a good moment to try to do any (divestment) operation. In the next year or two years we will be focusing on executing the plans we have,” Jo Cornu told a news …
Oct 02
Stephanie ‘Stevie’ Davidson of Health Informatics Consulting Named to New Jersey Health Information Technology … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Stephanie “Stevie” Davidson, president and CEO of Health Informatics Consulting, www.hi-consulting.net has been appointed by New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine to serve on the state Health Information Technology Commission, a new body created to jump-start the much-needed conversion to computerized patient records by doctors.