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Annuloplasty Ring Cleared for U.S. Market

The European-based Sorin Group received marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for the MEMO 3D Semirigid Annuloplasty Ring, details are included in a company press release. The product is used for the treatment of mitral valve defects. more...

September 28, 2007 Related topics: Product Approval & Certification, Cardiology

CGRMC Implements Cerner Wireless

Casa Grande Regional Medical Center (CGRMC) installed a multimillion dollar wireless system from Cerner. The organization implemented the Cerner Millenium 2007 solution with an eye on optimizing financial and clinical outcomes, as reported by the Casa Grande Valley Newspaper. more...

September 28, 2007 Related topics: General Management & Administration, Wireless, Trends

Excisionless Device for GERD Surgery Launched

The EsophyX, from EndoGastric Solutions, received approval from the FDA. The device is used to perform transoral incisionless...

Test for Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs Launched in Europe

AdvanDx, Incorporated announced the launch of their new locked nucleic acid (LNA) probes, the vanA/B Evigene, in Europe...

Cross-Sectional Urology Imaging Safer

Findings published in the American Journal of Roentgenology suggest that the ideal imaging modality for urography may be...

Visualization Software Animates Human Body

IBM developed a new software program for healthcare providers, the Anatomic and Symbolic Mapper Engine (ASME). The visualization...

NCQA Evaluates Performance of Health Insurance Companies

A recent report from the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) noted that an increasing number of patients...

IBM Reports on the Future of Healthcare

IBM released a new report that evaluated the state of the health care system and, in particular, the...

Glucose Monitoring with Breath Analysis

New research findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences reveal that a chemical...

Patient Safety and Quality Award Winners Announced

The Joint Commission and The National Quality Forum announced winners of the John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient...

Week’s Best of Blogs

In what is planned to become a regular piece on Hospital Buyer, this posting describes some blog postings...

CT Angiography Identifies Risk of Mortality

A study in the current issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology details the benefits...

Test Captures Treatment-Resitant Biofilms

Researchers from the University of Maryland at Baltimore and Northern Arizona University collaborated to develop a new diagnostic...

Veteran’s Health and Carestream Sign Imaging Deal

Carestream Health, Incorporated announced a deal with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) New England Region for imaging solutions....

Biomet Acquisition Complete

The deal from a private equity firm to purchase Biomet, Incorporated, a manufacturer of orthopaedic devices and equipment,...

Combining MR Spectroscopy with MR Reduces Breast Biopsy Rate

The current issue of the journal Radiology describes use of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MR spectroscopy) along with...

Premier Purchasing and 3M Sign Deal

Premier Purchasing Partners, LP signed an agreement with 3M for suture related materials. The contract is planned to...

CSI Announces Approval for PAD Tool

The FDA approved the new Diamondback 260 Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS) for treating patients with peripheral arterial disease...

CTA Beneficial for Assessing Patients after CABG

Patients undergoing evaluation after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) benefit from imaging with 64-slice CT angiography (CTA) according...

California Health Care Plan Moving Forward

California is following in Massachusetts’s footsteps, as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and State Democrats are working together to provide...

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