A conventional cardiac CT scan images a larger portion of a patient’s body and then extracts the data pertinent to the cardiac question. A new approach being researched portends to image only…
Category: Healthcare IT
Mobile Cloud Users Will Top 130 Million by 2014 Says Juniper Research
By 2014, more than 130 million enterprise users will tap into the cloud to obtain, run, power or manage their mobile application, according to a new report by Juniper Research. Just who’s…
Hospital Simplifies Integration with InterSystems
Holland Hospital is using InterSystems Corp.’s Ensemble object-based integration and development platform to drive improvements in patient care. IT execs at Holland said they especially liked how the Ensemble SQL-compliant object database…
Cisco buys Norway’s leader in Video Communication- TANDBERG
Cisco has completed its voluntary offer for Norway’s Tandberg, a global leader in video communications. The deal will give Cisco an enhanced collaborative video-conferencing portfolio. Cisco will pay a total of 19…
FDA mulls killing Avandia safety study: report
Courtesy Reuters FDA is considering ending a safety study on GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug Avandia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, saying the move could also jeopardize the drug’s presence in the…
Texas health system to buy new hospital
SHERMAN, TX – Texas Health Resources, a 13-hospital health system in north Texas, and the LHP Hospital Group have formed a joint venture to acquire Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman,…
Wipro enters fast growing Blu-ray market through partnership with Philips
Offers solutions based on Blu-ray middleware developed by Philips, to reduce time-to-market for Wipro’s customers Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) has announced that the company…
Saint Michael’s Medical Center Adopts IBM Sensor Technology for Tracking Medical Equipment
Armonk. N.Y. : Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, has turned to IBM (NYSE: IBM) for real-time tracking of medical equipment to ensure that life saving medical devices are instantly…
Radiotherapy Grid for cancer treatment
European researchers are using cloud services and grid technology to help treat cancer patients more quickly. A new cloud computing solution for radiology, developed by BEinGRID, a project funded by the European…
Oracle plans to acquire Phase Forward
REDWOOD SHORES, CA – California based software company Oracle plans to acquire Phase Forward, a Waltham, Mass.-based maker of software applications for life sciences companies and healthcare providers. The company will pay…
Ashes From Icelandic Volcano Could Pose Health Risks, UN Agency Warns
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2010 – The United Nations health agency said today that the health risks related to the ashes from the volcanic eruption in Iceland are not yet fully known, but…
IOM & RWJ Publication Released Forum on the Future of Nursing: Acute Care Today
The Institute Of Medicine and Robert Wood Johnson released A Summary of the October 2009 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Acute Care. This publication summarizes the discussions of the Forum,…
GOSH entertains children with MEDIVista
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has announced that it will implement new MEDIVista bedside entertainment and education systems from Irish company Lincor Solutions. The systems will provide entertainment including…
Panasonic enters United States hearing care market
At this week’s Audiology NOW! 2010 Conference, which focuses on hearing instruments and technologies to support audiologists and their patients, Panasonic announced that it will enter the hearing care business in the…
Interactivation Health Networks Acquires iVillage’s Patient Channel and Newborn Channel
Interactivation Health Networks has announced that it has acquired The Patient Channel and The Newborn Channel from iVillage, a division of NBC Universal. The Patient Channel and The Newborn Channel are the most…