Power Medical Interventions Appoints Camaratta Senior V.P.
LANGHORNE, Pa. — Power Medical Interventions Inc. announced the appointment of Joe Camaratta as senior vice president of global sales and marketing with immediate effect. Camaratta has held various senior marketing and operations executive positions over the past 25 years at Siemens Medical Solutions in both the U.S. and Germany. Camaratta most recently held the position of vice president of ...(More)
1/9/2009

Knee Replacement Boosts Mobility, Physical Ability in Patients
A study published in a recent issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism found that knee replacement is effective at restoring the mobility and physical functioning of the knee and relieving patients of the irrepressible pain and significant restrictions on quality of life caused by osteoarthritis. South Nassau (N.Y.) Communities Hospital's Center for Advanced Orthopedics offers a comprehensive line of advanced knee ...(More)
1/9/2009

Letter to Obama Team Claims FDA Wrongdoing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of scientists in the Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to the Obama transition team claiming widespread managerial misconduct in one of its divisions.According to the Associated Press, the FDA dissidents alleged that agency managers use intimidation to squelch scientific debate, leading to the approval of medical devices whose effectiveness is questionable and ...(More)
1/9/2009

Stryker Updates Expected 2008 Results, Provides 2009 Outlook
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Stryker Corp. announced that 2008 fourth quarter net sales were $1.72 billion, representing a 3.6 percent increase over net sales of $1.66 billion for the fourth quarter of 2007, and were $6.72 billion for 2008, representing a 12 percent increase over net sales of $6 billion for 2007. On a constant currency basis, net sales increased 7.7 ...(More)
1/9/2009

Healthcare Providers and Patients Differ on Views of Knee Replacement
Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common treatment for osteoarthritis, a disease affecting more than 20 million Americans. However, the surgery poses risks and both patients and physicians must carefully assess its potential benefits and harm. Studies have shown that doctor-patient communication is correlated with outcomes and that patient satisfaction and commitment to treatment are usually higher when the doctor ...(More)
1/8/2009

Ambulatory Services of America Announces Joint Venture with Gulf Coast Cancer Centers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ambulatory Services of America Inc. announced the formation of ROSA of South Alabama LLC, its seventh radiation oncology joint venture. ROSA of South Alabama is a joint venture among Gulf Coast Cancer Center-Gulf Shores P.C., Monroeville Radiation-Oncology P.C., and South Alabama Radiation Oncology P.C., and ASA's subsidiary, Radiation Oncology Services of America Inc. ROSA of South Alabama ...(More)
1/8/2009

Hamilton Ambulatory Surgery Center Earns National Award
DALTON, Ga. — Press Ganey Associates, the healthcare industry’s top satisfaction measurement and improvement firm, has named Hamilton Ambulatory Surgery Center (HASC) of Dalton, Ga., a Summit Award Winner for the third consecutive year.The Summit Award, Press Ganey’s most prestigious award, recognizes top performing facilities that sustain the highest level of customer satisfaction for three or more continuous years. HASC ...(More)
1/7/2009

Wash. Post: Obama Wants CNN's Gupta for Surgeon General
The Washington Post reported this week that CNN's chief-medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, MD, a neurosurgeon, is President-elect Barack Obama’s leading candidate for surgeon general. The Post states that Gupta met for more than two hours with Obama in Chicago on Nov. 25. Gupta, 39, later spoke with several Obama advisers, including Thomas Daschle, who will run the new White House policy office and the ...(More)
1/7/2009

Power Medical Interventions Appoints Posner as CFO
LANGHORNE, Pa. — Power Medical Interventions Inc., a leader in developing and commercializing Intelligent Surgical Instruments, announced the appointment of Brian Posner as chief financial officer with immediate effect. Posner's career spans over 20 years in global finance positions in the healthcare industry. Most recently, Posner served as executive vice president, and CFO with Pharmacopeia Inc., a clinical development stage ...(More)
1/6/2009

HHS Issues Action Plan to Prevent HAIs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a plan that establishes a set of five-year national prevention targets to reduce and possibly eliminate healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).Healthcare-associated infections are infections that patients acquire while undergoing medical treatment or surgical procedures. These infections are largely preventable.The Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections lists a number ...(More)
1/6/2009

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