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Vocollect Healthcare's alliance with American HealthTech to deliver unified EMR

Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc. and American HealthTech, Inc. announce the sharing of information to contribute towards a more timely and unified Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for American HealthTech clients. This alliance interfaces the market's top performing interactive point-of-care delivery system into American HealthTech's market-leading clinical software and EMR offering.

6 Oct 2009

Guided Therapeutics awarded $2.5M NCI grant for marketing LightTouch technology

Guided Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it was awarded a $2.5 million matching grant by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to bring to market and expand the array features for its LightTouch™ non-invasive cervical cancer detection technology. The award provides resources to complete the regulatory process and begin manufacturing ramp up for the device and single-patient-use disposable.

6 Oct 2009

Wellstar International update on the Duke Study for predicting nosocomial pressure ulcers

The study was designed to determine that long-wave infrared imaging can be used to identify skin temperature changes associated with underlying tissue changes. We wanted to determine if the use of Long Wave infrared imaging is as effective as the Braden Score in predicting nosocomial pressure ulcers.

5 Oct 2009

UTEK launches new online IP licensing platform for health-care devices

UTEK Corporation (NYSE Amex:UTK), a global IP licensing and innovation services company, is pleased to announce the launch of its new online IP licensing platform for health-care devices: www.MedicalDeviceLicensing.com.

5 Oct 2009

Signostics launches new palm-sized ultrasound product for diagnosis at the point of care

Signostics Inc., a U.S. and Australian-based medical device company developing innovative portable and affordable handheld medical devices, today announced the launch of its new palm-sized, affordable ultrasound product for point-of-care use by medical practitioners.

5 Oct 2009

ZirMed launches new denial management solution for healthcare revenue cycle management

ZirMed®, a leading national revenue cycle management software and solutions provider to the healthcare industry, today announced the immediate availability of its new Denial Management and Decision Support (DMDS) solution, part of ZirMed's Analytics services.

5 Oct 2009

HealthCare Insight launches new care management program for oncology claims

HealthCare Insight, a division of Verisk Health, Inc., and a provider of clinically validated fraud, abuse, and overpayment prevention solutions for private and public-sector payors, announced today the release of a new care management program for oncology claims.

5 Oct 2009

Sonora Medical Systems sold to Medical Imaging Holdings for $8 million

Misonix, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, which in Europe is used for the ablation of tumors and worldwide for other acute health conditions, announced today that substantially all of the assets of its subsidiary, Acoustic Marketing Research, Inc., DBA Sonora Medical Systems, were sold to Medical Imaging Holdings, Inc., for $8 million in cash.

5 Oct 2009

Arrayit deploys new proteomics platform

Arrayit Corporation, a life sciences and health care technology innovator, announces that on October 1st, 2009, the company deployed its next-generation proteomics platform to customers working in the areas of proteomics and in vitro molecular diagnostics.

5 Oct 2009

BJC HealthCare facility to implement OptiFlex supply management solution for hospital operating rooms

Omnicell, Inc., a leading provider of system solutions to acute healthcare facilities, today announced that Barnes-Jewish Hospital, named as one of "America's Best Hospitals" in the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll 2009-10, will be the first BJC HealthCare facility to implement the OptiFlex point-of-use supply systems for their hospital operating rooms.

5 Oct 2009

ACS to establish EHR and HIE interoperability for Wyoming Department of Health

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS), today announced a $4 million, three-year contract to provide the State of Wyoming with powerful tools to improve care for Medicaid clients and reduce program costs.

5 Oct 2009

Innovative health care information technology solutions to improve quality of patient care

Methodist Hospital of Arcadia, California, has launched an integrated deployment of innovative health care information technology (HIT) solutions designed to help improve the quality of patient care and deliver operational efficiencies. MedPlus®, the health care information technology subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), provided the integrated solution to help Methodist reduce the length of stay associated with patients and help realize gains in efficiency and revenue.

5 Oct 2009

New consumer At-Home Skin Typing and Analysis Kit unveiled

Reveal Sciences, LLC, a cosmetics and aesthetics innovation company pioneering breakthrough skin care diagnostics, has announced the launch of the new consumer At-Home Skin Typing and Analysis Kit.

5 Oct 2009

avVaa World Health Care Products launches Neuroskin Psoriasis Relief DRTV media test campaign

avVaa World Health Care Products Inc. a global biotechnology company, manufacturer and distributor of nationally branded therapeutic, natural skin and health care products, announced the launch of its two week Neuroskin(R) Psoriasis Relief DRTV media test campaign.

5 Oct 2009

BronxRHIO to deploy Axolotl's health information exchange solutions

The Bronx Regional Health Information Organization today announced that it has signed an agreement with Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and services. The BronxRHIO, a not-for-profit organization established by the borough’s leading healthcare organizations, will deploy Axolotl’s Elysium® Exchange suite of solutions to enable healthcare providers to securely access and share clinical information, with a goal of reducing healthcare costs and improving the quality of patient care.

5 Oct 2009

Baptist Healthcare System deploys Mckesson's Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management solution

Kentucky-based Baptist Healthcare System plans to stay ahead of the information technology curve. When a switch was flipped on Aug. 15 at Baptist Hospital Northeast in La Grange, Ky., the health system became the first to simultaneously implement both the access and business management modules of McKesson’s Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management™ solution.

5 Oct 2009

QuadraMed announces the launch of its ICD-10 Countdown Program

QuadraMed® Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare information technologies and services that help turn quality care into positive financial outcomes, today announced the launch of its ICD-10 Countdown Program. This new program includes the Quantim® ICD-10 Coding Simulator software, ICD-10 educational tools and services to guide healthcare providers through the ICD-10 conversion.

5 Oct 2009

Biochemics signs research collaboration agreement with Unilever

BioChemics, Inc. a company “enhancing drug delivery through biophysical modulation,” is pleased to announce the signing of a research collaboration agreement with Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, to utilize BioChemics’ proprietary topical delivery technology for the delivery of Unilever’s compounds.

5 Oct 2009

Pharmacogenomics Centre deploys the Isilon IQ to accelerate its next-generation genetic sequencing operations

Isilon® Systems (Nasdaq: ISLN), the proven leader in scale-out NAS, today announced that Pharmacogenomics Centre, a partnership between Genome Quebec and the Montreal Heart Institute focused on enhancing new and existing drug development research programs through the inclusion of genetic information, has deployed Isilon IQ to accelerate its next-generation genetic sequencing operations.

5 Oct 2009

SonoSite Mobile Solutions for cordless charging of ultrasound systems

SonoSite, Inc., the world leader and specialist in hand-carried and point-of-care ultrasound, announced today SonoSite® Mobile Solutions, for cordless charging and extended battery life of its ultrasound systems.

5 Oct 2009

Device / Technology News

Vocollect Healthcare's alliance with American HealthTech to deliver unified EMR

Guided Therapeutics awarded $2.5M NCI grant for marketing LightTouch technology

Wellstar International update on the Duke Study for predicting nosocomial pressure ulcers

UTEK launches new online IP licensing platform for health-care devices

Signostics launches new palm-sized ultrasound product for diagnosis at the point of care

ZirMed launches new denial management solution for healthcare revenue cycle management

HealthCare Insight launches new care management program for oncology claims

Sonora Medical Systems sold to Medical Imaging Holdings for $8 million

Arrayit deploys new proteomics platform

BJC HealthCare facility to implement OptiFlex supply management solution for hospital operating rooms

ACS to establish EHR and HIE interoperability for Wyoming Department of Health

Innovative health care information technology solutions to improve quality of patient care

New consumer At-Home Skin Typing and Analysis Kit unveiled

avVaa World Health Care Products launches Neuroskin Psoriasis Relief DRTV media test campaign

BronxRHIO to deploy Axolotl's health information exchange solutions

Baptist Healthcare System deploys Mckesson's Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management solution

QuadraMed announces the launch of its ICD-10 Countdown Program

Biochemics signs research collaboration agreement with Unilever

Pharmacogenomics Centre deploys the Isilon IQ to accelerate its next-generation genetic sequencing operations

SonoSite Mobile Solutions for cordless charging of ultrasound systems

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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