Royal Derby Hospital (RDH), part of Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, recently treated its first radical patient case on the ARTISTE IGRT Solution linear accelerator from Siemens Healthcare. RDH is the first…
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IT vendors say EHRs will meet unknown guidelines
Electronic health-record vendors are denying their latest marketing tactic is an attempt to reawaken a dormant market put to sleep as an unintended consequence of federal economic stimulus efforts. But guarantees that…
GE Healthcare Focuses on Understanding Disease…From the Beginning
GE Healthcare brings innovative technology and inspired dialogue surrounding new advances in molecular imaging to the 2009 World Molecular Imaging Congress MONTREAL, CA, — GE Healthcare joins industry leaders in development of…
ECRI Institute outlines how to maintain quality of care while effectively managing costs
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—Physician preference items (PPIs), a term used to describe a range of medical supplies, such as pricey orthopedic implants and cardiovascular devices, are estimated at 60% of a hospital’s total…
PSO of Florida Teams with ECRI Institute PSO for Patient Safety Reporting and Analysis
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA–The Florida Hospital Association (FHA) and the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association (SFHHA) today announce an agreement with the ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) to support the Patient…
Computer-Assisted Imaging and Robotic Technology are in Focus for Hospitals, Health Plans ECRI
ECRI Institute Announces Most-Downloaded Reports for August 2009 PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—What issues have been on the minds of healthcare decision makers most recently? High-tech issues. Healthcare decision makers consider computer-assisted imaging and…
PerkinElmer Purchases GE Healthcare Catalog Radiochemicals
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced that it has purchased the assets of GE Healthcare`s 3H and 14C Catalog…
VT biomedical engineering team to study knee ligament sprains
(PhysOrg.com) — A team of Virginia Tech engineering researchers has won a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to study knee ligament sprains at the micro-mechanical level. Principal investigator Raffaella De Vita, an…
Dean Kamen to Receive Prestigious BioMed SA Palmaz Award for Innovation in Healthcare and the Biosciences
Known for the Segway, Kamen also invented the first wearable insulin pump and AutoSyringe,portable dialysis machine and low-cost water filter for underdeveloped countries SAN ANTONIO–(Business Wire)– Internationally renowned inventor, entrepreneur and thought…
Collegiate Biomed Engineering Prizes Awarded
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance has recently issued prizes in the annual Biomedical Engineering Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Awards (BMEIdea). The contest is designed to motivate young biomedical engineers to…