Medical Informatics News

The anti-abortion rights group Operation Rescue is requesting that the Iowa Board of Medicine prohibit Planned Parenthood of the Heartland from dispensing medical abortion pill to patients in rural Iowa communities through a telemedicine network, the Des Moines Register reports (Petroski, Des Moines Register, 8/20). Planned Parenthood Telemedicine Program >>

Live HD video conferencing broadcasts share NHS expertise across UK hospitals and cut costs for UK taxpayers
- August 23, 2010

CONYERS, GA, - GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. - revealed today that a national provider of corporate, industrial and residential security solutions and proprietary monitoring has expressed interest in using SecurityBots(TM) from GeckoSystems. Mobile Medical Robots >>

NewCardio Selected to Make Presentations at 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - June 14, 2010

SANTA CLARA, Calif.,-- NewCardio, Inc., a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today that two of its recent medical and technical submissions have been accepted for presentation at the 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society conference. Cardiac Diagnostic Technology >>

Resounding Health Unites Balkanized US Government Health Information - June 13, 2010

Boston, MA - During National Health IT week (June 14-18), most of the emphasis will be on electronic health records (EHR), insurance and billing systems which will have a delayed and only indirect effect on consumers' health and perceptions of healthcare reform. Electronic Health Record >>

Radicom Telemedicine Dial-Up Modems Enable OEM Applications - March 9, 2010

San Jose, CA -- Radicom Research, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of dial-up and wireless modems for commercial and industrial systems, announces its line of medical certified dial-up modems for OEMs.
Telemedicine Modems >>

Greenway Medical Technologies Donates Electronic Health Record, Clinical Research and Revenue Cycle Solutions to Northern Kentucky University - February 26, 2010

Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. is providing its integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution PrimeSuite®; clinical trials and research analytics solution PrimeResearch™; and revenue cycle management solution PrimeRCM® to Northern Kentucky University.
Electronic Health Record >>

American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Submits Comments to Hit Policy Committee About Meaningful Use and Electronic Health Record Certification - July 15, 2009

BETHESDA, Md., -- The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced today that it had submitted additional written comments to the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and the HIT Policy Committee about meaningful use and electronic health record certification.
Electronic Health Records >>

NDS Surgical Imaging Broadens Clinical Capabilities with Acquisition of Wireless Full HD Technology; Announces Plan for Medical-Grade ZeroWire® Product Line - June 23, 2009

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) of San Jose, California, today announced the acquisition of a wireless video technology that extends its current imaging capabilities in the operating room (OR) and beyond. By integrating this new technology with its market-leading medical visualization and informatics platforms, the company plans to develop a compelling array of wireless solutions for surgical, endoscopy and interventional suites. Surgical Imaging >>

Health Information Exchange of Montana and Northwest Healthcare Achieve Rapid Deployment of ICA Integrated Technology Solution - February 12, 2009

Informatics Corporation of America today announced that its solution is live and successfully aggregating data from all core clinical systems at Northwest Healthcare, the largest participant in the Health Information Exchange of Montana (HIEM). Integrated Patient Information >>

HaiVision’s MAKO-HD™ Supports Titan Medical and Bell Canada’s Groundbreaking Test of Telesurgery Technologies - February 2, 2009

HaiVision Systems Inc., the world’s leading vendor of high-definition (HD) H.264 TelePresence codecs, today announced that its hai1000™ network video system and MAKO-HD™ H.264 codec are being used by Titan Medical and Bell Canada to support a test of telesurgery performed with Titan Medical’s Amadeus® robotic surgical system over Bell’s IP-VPN network. Telesurgery >>

Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB to Showcase Novalis Tx(TM) Platform for Non-Invasive Image-Guided Radiosurgery - January 26, 2009

A new non-invasive surgical device for eradicating inoperable lung cancer and other conditions is being showcased this week at the 45th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting in San Francisco. Image-Guided Radiosurgery >>

Pharos Innovations Strengthens Leadership Team, Informatics Program - January 16, 2009

Pharos Innovations today announced it is once again strengthening its management team with the addition of two key appointments in medical informatics and sales/new business development. Clinical Remote Monitoring Platform >>

Institute for Medical Informatics, announces iPhone application for virtual microscopy - January 7, 2008

The Institute for Medical Informatics, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, announces it has developed what it believes to be the first remote application for review of pathology images for the Apple iPhone. Virtual Microscopy iPhone Application >>

Perot Systems Lands Coveted #1 Position in 'Best in KLAS' Awards for 'Clinical Implementation - Principal' - December 22, 2008

Perot Systems today announced that its Healthcare business unit has been ranked #1 in the 2008 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards report in the category of 'Clinical Implementation - Principal'. This award from the KLAS organization represents the second honor for Perot Systems in 2008. Clinical Implementation >>

Newly Available To Medical Device Manufacturers - Bluetooth Testing Equipment - December 17, 2008

Facilitating the entry of Bluetooth into the medical device industry is the modern protocol analyzer, now updated to effortlessly examine not only the wireless interface between devices, such as a glucose monitor and a telephone modem, but also the interface between the device CPU and the Bluetooth chip inside the device. Medical Device Bluetooth Testing Equipment >>

Yale Gets Grant for Project To Create Software Tools for Neuroscientists - November 14, 2008

The five-year grant administered by the University of California-San Diego is to develop the Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF), a dynamic inventory of highly diverse web-based data, resources and tools needed for cutting-edge research on normal and disordered nervous function. Other members of the consortium are California Institute of Technology, Washington University and George Mason University. Neuroscience Software Tools >>

Histogen Aesthetics is Created to Address Growing Medical Aesthetics Market
- October 20, 2008

Histogen, Inc., a regenerative medicine company developing solutions based on the products of newborn dermal fibroblasts, today announced the creation of Histogen Aesthetics LLC, a venture developing products for the growing medical aesthetic industries based on Histogen's core technology.
Medical Aesthetics >>

Cardiac Science Simplifies Cardiac Rehab Management with the new Quinton Q-Tel RMS 3.1 - October 20, 2008

Cardiac Science launched Quinton® Q-Tel® RMS 3.1, a new and simpler electronic reporting system which allows caregivers to focus more time on patients. The primary benefit is a marked reduction in paperwork common to cardiac rehabilitation programs. Hospital Data Transfer >>

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