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Evaluate Chest Pain Patients in ED with 64-Slice MDCT

A study published in the current issue of Academic Emergency Medicine highlights the value of 64-slice multi-detector CT (MDCT) to assess patients with chest pain who present to the emergency room. One of the key benefits of this approach is that it is more cost effective than the current standard of care. more...

July 22, 2008 Related topics: Diagnostic, Emergency

System Ensures Awareness of Special Safety Risks

A new tool, the Clinical Action Safety Plan Evaluating Risk (CASPER) deployed at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle ensures that all clinicians are aware of any special safety precautions. In addition, this new rule provides the clinicians with relevant information about how to manage these considerations, as described in the report from Health Data Management. more...

July 22, 2008 Related topics: New Technology & Innovation, Quality, Safety, Errors, Pediatrics

Ankle Brachial Test Improves On Farmingham Assessment

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that assessment of ankle brachial index...

Masimo PVI Tool Validated

A study published in last month’s issue of the British Journal of Anaesthesia indicates that that the new...

New Robotic Arm Aids Stroke Patients

The journal Stroke includes an article describing a new nonrobotic device called the Sensorimotor Active Rehabilitation Training (SMART)...

Soft Tissue Ablation System Cleared

A new ultrasound system that ablates soft tissue received marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The...

EN-Chart Purchased by McKesson

McKesson announced the purchase of EN-Chart Scanning Program, LLC. EN-Chart provides emergency rooms with technology that supports...

Heart Device Monitor Approved, Simplifies Patient Monitoring

A new remote monitoring device from St. Jude Medical, Incorporated was granted marketing clearance from the Food and...

MRI May Assist Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study described by America’s Health Insurance Plans indicates that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may enable clinicians...

Patients Lack Comprehension of Discharge Instructions

A report published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine notes that many patients do not comprehend their discharge...

PillCam Supports Diagnosis of Peds Patients

A study published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition indicates that the PillCam, from Given Imaging...

Plug and Play Systems Support Device Interoperability

The Technology Review includes an article that describes new plug-and-play systems under development at Massachusetts General Hospital. Creation...

Catheter for Small Peripheral Vessel Imaging Launched

Boston Scientific unveiled a new catheter designed to support imaging of small peripheral vessels, the Atlantis 018 peripheral...

NEJM Article Suggests New Approach for Management of CHF, AF

An article that was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the approach to...

Endoscopy Agreement Completed by Premier and Life Systems

Premier Incorporated announced the completion of an agreement with Life Systems, Incorporated. Life Systems will provide service and...

Biomarker Based Sepsis Test to be Launched

A new biomarker-based sepsis test will be launched (pdf) before the end of 2008. The SIQNATURE, from SIRS...

Contura MLB Approved Cleared for Marketing

SenoRX, Incorporated received an additional marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration for the company’s Contura MLB...

Next Generation XIENCE Launched

Abbott Laboratories received marketing clearance for the company’s most up-to-date iteration of the XIENCE stent, the XIENCE V...

CoHesion Module Approved by the Feds

A cooperative product, the CoHesion 3D Visualization Module, was granted marketing clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug...

X-Ray Maintenance System Introduced

A new x-ray system from Fluke Biomedical was launched, the TNT 12000 X-Ray Test Device. The system supports...

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