USC Hospitals Extend Relationship With Quantros to Manage Compliance and Risk

Quantros Software Support Hospitals' Commitment to Saving Lives by Ensuring Quality Care San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 14, 2009 -- Quantros, a leading provider of safety and quality software and professional services solutions for the healthcare industry, will continue...

CPM Resource Center and The Shams Group Partner To Help Hospitals Integrate Evidence-Based Clinical Content Into Information Systems

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - For the First Time, Hospitals Using MEDITECH and Other HIT Solutions can use CPMRC's Interdisciplinary Clinical Content Through TSG's Integrated Portal Solutions CPM Resource Center (CPMRC) and The Shams Group (TSG) have ...

New Hospital Energy Performance Service Helps Hospitals Cut Energy Costs by 25% or More

NEEDHAM, Mass., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Hospital Energy Performance Service can help hospitals to improve both building systems performance and energy efficiency by 25% or more -- with much of the savings linked to low-cost modifications. The service is available from Environmen...

ACM Global Central Lab Announces Partnership with Chindex's United Family Hospitals in China

ROCHESTER, N.Y., YORK, England and BETHESDA, Md., April 1 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- ACM Global Central Laboratory, the laboratory that continually defines the client-service standard with its inherently flexible approach, and Chindex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDX ), today announced a partners...

Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. Partners With Biomedical Synergies to Offer Advanced Tissue Tracking Solutions for Hospitals and Surgery Centers

Proven human tissue/implant tracking solution now available internationally DENVER, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. ("Global Med") (OTC Bulletin Board: GLOB), an international e-Health, medical information technology company, and Biomedical Synergies, Inc. (...

Brain Cancer Patients at Two Leading Hospitals Treated Using Fast and Efficient RapidArc Radiotherapy Technology from Varian Medical Systems

RapidArc Used to Deliver Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Two leading cancer centers have carried out groundbreaking radiosurgery treatments for multiple brain metastases using new RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian M...

Truman Medical Centers Becomes One of the First Hospitals in the U.S. To Install the World's First Adaptive 128-slice CT Scanner

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Truman Medical Centers (TMC) became one of the first hospitals in the United States to install the Siemens SOMATOM Definition AS 128 slice CT scanner this week. The 128-slice CT scanner is a highly adaptive scanner, providing exceptional image quality ...

Bioness Announces NESS H200 and L300 Systems to Be Available at 88 HealthSouth Hospitals Nationwide

Bioness Inc., an innovative provider of advanced neuromodulation products designed to accelerate recovery from central nervous system disorders, announced today that HealthSouth Corporation, the nation’s largest provider of inpatient rehabilitative healthcare services, will expand the avail...

Isabel Healthcare Adds Hospitals in Wisconsin & Minnesota

2 Health Systems Implement Diagnosis Decision Support & Knowledge Mobilization System FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Isabel Healthcare, a leading provider of diagnosis decision support software, today announced two new subscribers to its system: Luther M...

Low-Power Ultra Wideband (UWB) Technology Best RFID Choice for Hospitals to Minimize Interference Threat

Time Domain Corporation Available to Discuss UWB Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) in Healthcare Based on JAMA Report HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Domain Corporation issues the following: WHAT: On Wednesday, June 25, the Journal of the American Medical Associat...

Number of Patients Treated with an Antibiotic for MRSA Within U.S. Acute Care Hospitals Increased 8 Percent from 2006 to 2007

However, the Average Number of Days of Inpatient Therapy per Patient Treated with an Antibiotic for MRSA Decreased by 10 Percent, According to New Data Released by Arlington Medical Resources MALVERN, Penn., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlington Medical Resources (AMR), a provider of...

White Paper Helps Hospitals Prepare Staff for Joint Commission Environment of Care Interview Sessions

NEEDHAM, Mass., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Preparing for The Joint Commission survey process within the Environment of Care (EC) is challenging because virtually all internal services used to support patient care, including all areas of the EC, may be audited. As a result, a healthcare institutio...

Top Cancer Hospitals in Denmark and Netherlands First in Europe to Treat Patients With RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy

New technology from Varian Medical Systems delivers faster image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) to target tumors while sparing more healthy tissue COPENHAGEN, Denmark and AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Doctors in Denmark and...

University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, USA and Cardialysis BV, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Enter Strategic Alliance to Found Cardialysis Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Illinois and ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Cardialysis BV today announced that the Companies have the intention to found Cardialysis Cleveland to provide combined clinical drug development and medical imaging services ...

Beaumont Hospitals in Michigan Selects Halogen Software for Pay for Performance System

With employee performance module implemented in just few months, organization kicks off culture shift to promote, reward organization and personal growth OTTAWA, March 31 /PRNewswire/ - Halogen Software Inc., a leading provider of web-based employee performance...

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and National Association Name Area Hospitals as Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers

Three Hospitals in Western Pennsylvania Earn Designation PITTSBURGH, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield has named Allegheny General Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and UPMC Passavant as Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers. Complex and rar...

Chindex's United Family Hospitals and Clinics and NBC Enter into Healthcare Services Agreement

NBC to Have Access to Chindex's Medical Services During its Preparation and Coverage of the Beijing Olympics, August 8-24, 2008 BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Chindex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDX ) a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare servic...

White Paper Details Infection Control Challenges Hospitals Must Address During Construction

NEEDHAM, Mass., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitals and healthcare institutions are challenged to devise policies and procedures that allow construction projects to take place while maintaining Environment of Care (EC) standards. A free white paper that addresses these challenges is available fo...

Cinpathogen Brings Together Over 40 Shanghai Area Hospitals at the First Annual Cinpathogen Hematology Conference

SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from over 40 Shanghai area hospitals, more than double the expected attendance, took part in the first annual Cinpathogen Hematology Conference at Shanghai's Equatorial Hotel. The conference, hosted by Cinpathogen Inc. and chaired by Prof...

American M.R.I.-DOL: Small Hospitals To Turn The Camera On Themselves In Unique National Contest

America Called Upon to Help One Deserving Facility Win Needed Medical Equipment by Choosing Its Favorite 'Clinical Contender' MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Television medical dramas such as ER and House bring home images of the clinical challenges in hospitals across the countr...

National Surgical Hospitals Acquires Majority Share of Houston-Area Surgery Center

CHICAGO, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- National Surgical Hospitals (NSH), a leading owner and operator of surgical hospitals and surgery centers, announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Sterling Ridge Surgery Center, a freestanding multi-specialty ambulatory surgical center (ASC) in The W...

Six UK Hospitals Join Together in Using Varian Medical Oncology Information Network

PRESTON, England, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Six hospitals in the north of England are implementing a Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ) software system that enables them to function as one clinical network. The rollout of ARIA(TM) for Medical Oncology at hospitals in Lancashire and C...

U.S. News Media Group Releases 19th Edition of America's Best Hospitals

2008 Rankings Include 170 Hospitals and Medical Centers in 16 Specialties, 19 Hospitals Included in "Honor Roll" WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News Media Group today announced the 2008 publication of America's Best Hospitals, accessible today online at http://www.usn...

Baxter's V-Link Luer-Activated Device With VitalShield Protective Coating Now Available For Hospitals

DEERFIELD, Ill., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Baxter Healthcare Corporation today announced its V-Link Luer-activated device (LAD) with VitalShield protective coating, the first needleless intravenous (IV) connector to contain an antimicrobial coating, is now available for hospitals in the United S...

Cinpathogen Provides Clinical Diagnostic Consulting Services to Shanghai Area Hospitals

SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinpathogen, through its partnership in the Fudan-Cinpathogen Clinical and Molecular Research Center, has begun offering clinical diagnostic technology consulting services to Shanghai area hospitals. For the past four years as part of the Shanghai Health...

Anesiva Signs Co-Promotion and Distribution Agreement With Sagent Pharmaceuticals for Zingo(TM) in U.S. Hospitals

Sagent to Accelerate Anesiva's Penetration of the Hospital Market with Zingo SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anesiva, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSV ) and Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced an agreement in whi...

TDS Helps Florida Hospitals Implement High-Speed VPN

Madison, Wis. - TDS Telecom , a Madison-based communications provider, recently helped a rural Florida hospital to upgrade its network. At the behest of the Florida state Legislature, the Florida State University medical school began conducting a survey to determine the communication needs of the ...

Digitizing hospitals with the right tools

Madison, Wis. - Health-care professionals received advice about integrating technology with patient care at the Digital Healthcare Conference, held June 8-9 at the Fluno Center in Madison. Academic and medical experts discussed technologies which have worked in clinical settings and the strategie...

Midwest shines among best hospitals in U.S.

A recent article (8/8/06) in ePrairie reviewed the top 100 most wired hospitals in the U.S., with 25 Midwest hospitals making the cut in the top 100. While this is a sign of progress in U.S. hospitals, perhaps the most definitive evaluation of U.S. hospitals is U.S. News & World Report annual s...

TeraMedica offers system integration tool for hospitals

Milwaukee TeraMedica has developed a new system for digital imaging in hospitals. Evercore, tested at the Mayo Clinic and UW-Madison, is designed to work with the entire network at a hospital rather than individual departments. Paul Markham, vice president of marketing for TeraMedica, got...

GE Healthcare launches new medical scanner, places another in hospitals

LightSpeed VCT image of the carotid arteries that supply blood to the brain and internal parts of the head. Physicians at University of Michigan Health System are using the system to diagnose stroke and determine the extent of brain damage. Graphic: Business Wire. Milwaukee GE Healthcare is...

Winter Park Home to World's Foremost Producers of Large-Scale Decontamination Equipment

...the global healthcare problem, increase preparedness for pandemic influenza and bioterrorism, and protect the health of emergency personnel, patients, hospitals and other critical assets. The AeroClave PADS (Portable Asset Decontamination System) Demonstration Facility is located at 650 South Capen Avenue ...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals announces launch of Quill SRS product codes for laparoscopic gynecology procedures

...ecology surgery was first reported by James Greenberg, MD, and Jon Einarsson, MD, MPH, of the Centre for Women's Surgery at Brigham Women's/Faulkner hospitals and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, in November of 2008. The results of this small feasi...

Cardinal Health Completes Biotech Acquisition

...ld. The combination of that nuclear pharmacy expertise and the breadth of its network allows Cardinal Health to reach more than 85 percent of all U.S. hospitals within three hours and provide service and clinical expertise to the nuclear medicine community. About Cardinal Health Headquartered in Du...

NeoGenomics Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

... Fort Myers, FL, NeoGenomics has labs in Nashville, TN, Irvine, CA and Fort Myers and services the needs of pathologists, oncologists, urologists, and hospitals throughout the United States. For additional information about NeoGenomics, visit http://www.neogenomics.org . For more news and informa...

PacificGMP and USC to Collaborate on Recombinant Protein Development and Manufacturing for Phase 1 Clinical Trial

...C University Hospital, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, and the Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, one of the largest teaching hospitals in the United States. The Mission of the Keck School of Medicine of USC is to improve the quality of life for individuals and society by promoting hea...

FDA Grants First Authorization of a Commercial 2009 H1N1 Flu Test for use During Pandemic Flu Emergency to Quest Diagnostics' Focus Diagnostics Business

... Diagnostics Focus Diagnostics, Inc. is an infectious disease diagnostics company, providing infectious disease reference laboratory services to hospitals and laboratories nationwide, and manufacturing and distributing diagnostic products worldwide. Focus Diagnostics develops innovative tests and product...

Life Sciences Real Estate Outperforming Other Sectors

...laboratory, manufacturing, and distribution space owned or leased by pharma, biotech and medical devices companies, as well as colleges, universities, hospitals and other biomedical research institutions. In addition to the lead story on leasing, the current edition of BREI also includes extensive articles...

Free Webinar on Safer Clinical Hand-Offs Offered by Compirion Healthcare

... studies showed at least 44,000 people and perhaps as many as 98,000 die in hospitals each year because of medical errors that could have been prevented. Standar... approach, and offers a money-back guarantee that all goals are met. Client hospitals show sustainable performance improvements in Billable Volume, Patient Sat...

Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq:SIAL) Reports Q2 2009 Diluted EPS of $0.68; YTD Diluted EPS up 1.5% to $1.36. Full Year 2009 Guidance Reaffirmed, With 2009 Diluted EPS Expected to Exceed 2008's $2.65.

...rmaceutical, diagnostic and other high technology manufacturing. We have customers in life science companies, university and government institutions, hospitals and in industry. Over one million scientists and technologists use our products. Sigma-Aldrich operates in 38 countries and has 7,800 employees prov...