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Geisinger Ordering Process Acknowledged

The Geisinger Supply Chain Services system was acknowledged by Healthcare Purchasing News as the premier materials management department of the year. In addition, the organization received an award from the Premier healthcare alliance for Supply Chain Innovation. more...

June 30, 2008 Related topics: Supplies, Supply chain/SCM, Standardization, Policies & Procedures, Cost savings, Materials Management

New Ventilator from Drager Cleared for Market

Drager Medical recently launched a new ventilator, the Carina, designed for sub-acute settings. The system received marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, noted in an article by Medgadget. more...

June 30, 2008 Related topics: Product Approval & Certification, Monitoring

Portable US Valuable for Evaluation of Patients with Heart Failure

A study published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine describes use of portable ultrasound as a diagnostic...

Bill Authorizes Payments for E-Script Utilization

A new bill, H.R. 6331, recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, calls for the provision of...

JAMA Article Includes Warning About RFID

A study that was just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association notes that radio frequency...

New Technology Detects Breast Malignancy

A research team from the Mayo Clinic has developed a new technology for breast imaging. Preliminary data indicates...

JAMA Study Notes Benefits of Drug Eluting Stents

A study that was just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes the outcomes associated...

Leaders’ Project Evaluates Healthcare Financing

The Leaders’ Project issued a new paper (pdf), “Financing the U.S. Health System: Issues for Option and Change”,...

Premier Forms New Collaboration for Supply Chain Improvements

Premier established a new collaborative effort today to improve the healthcare supply chain. The goal of the new...

Two New MEDIHONEY Formulas Introduced

The flagship wound care product, MEDIHONEY Wound and Burn Dressing, from DermaSciences was launched in two new formulations...

NCHS Releases Coverage Data from 2004-06

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), an agency of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published...

Carestream Technology Deployed at Geisinger Health System

The Neuroscience Institute at Geisinger Health System is deploying the KODAK In-Vivo Multispectral Imaging System FX. This tool...

Blood Product Solution Cleared for Commercial Marketing

A new transfusion safety management system from IntelliDOT Corporation, the IntelliDOT Blood Product Administration (IntelliDOT BPA), was cleared...

Medtronic Announces New Chairman

The Board of Directors at Medtronic elected a new Chairman of the Board, William A. Hawkins. Mrs. Hawkins...

Swissray Partners Awarded VA Contracts for Monitors

A number of Veterans Affairs facilities, as well as the Naval base in Balboa, California completed contracts with...

Controlled Substances Expected to Gain E-Scrip Clearance?

According to a report published by Government Health IT, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is planning to propose...

Gamma Detection System Introduced

An enhanced gamma detection control unit, the new Neoprobe GDS, was recently introduced (pdf) by Neoprobe Corporation. The...

MEDIHONEY Product Success Reported, OTC Approval

MEDIHONEY Wound and Burn Dressing, a product manufactured by Derma Sciences was used to treat a patient with...

Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer Introduced to Market

The new OvaSure test was recently launched by Laboratory Holdings Corporation of America (LabCorp). The test assesses patients...

EHR Implementation Still Lagging

An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine notes that clinicians who have electronic health records...

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