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TRUMPF Introduces In-Light HD Operating Room Camera
Charleston, S.C. — TRUMPF Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced the world's first in-light high definition (HD) operating room camera. The TruVidia HD captures and transmits razor sharp, true-to-life images with 1080 lines horizontal resolution and 2 million pixels. The images are more than twice as clear as those available from standard definition (SD) cameras. Images, captured in wide-screen format, can ...(More)
7/10/2008
CIT Facilitates Sale of New York City’s Victory Memorial Hospital
CIT Facilitates Sale of New York City’s Victory Memorial HospitalHistoric Hospital’s Nursing Home Will Remain Open and Medical Services Will Continue Under New OwnershipNEW YORK — CIT Group, Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading global commercial finance company, announced that it served as the Exclusive Real Estate Advisor to both Victory Memorial Hospital and its Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in ...(More)
7/9/2008
Stop Bad Behavior by Healthcare Professionals, Says Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- Healthcare is a high-stakes, pressure-packed environment that can test the limits of civility in the workplace. A new alert issued by The Joint Commission warns that rude language and hostile behavior among healthcare professionals goes beyond being unpleasant and poses a serious threat to patient safety and the overall quality of care.Intimidating and disruptive behaviors are ...(More)
7/9/2008
PMG Partners Selects SourceMedical’s Vision Enterprise
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — SourceMedical Solutions, a leading provider of outpatient information management solutions, announced that the company has been selected as the enterprise management software provider for PMG Partners, the leading provider of ambulatory surgery center (ASC) billing and collection services located in Los Angeles.“SourceMedical’s Vision Enterprise is designed to manage multiple sites across the enterprise to streamline and automate ...(More)
7/8/2008
NovaMed Acquires Ambulatory Surgery Center in Louisiana
CHICAGO — NovaMed, Inc. announced that it has acquired a 51 percent interest in the Interventional Pain Management Center, an ambulatory surgery center with four operating rooms located in Baton Rouge, La. This center currently performs pain management procedures exclusively but has the potential to add other specialties. “In the last 12 months approximately 15,000 pain management procedures were performed ...(More)
7/8/2008
Self-powered Implants for Injured Knees
As news of Tiger Woods' knee injury hits the headlines, a researcher at the University of Southampton has developed a new self-powered sensor to monitor progress during knee operations. As part of his final year project in his Masters degree in Electromechanical Engineering, which he studied at the University's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS), Fauzan Baharudin explored the potential ...(More)
7/7/2008
Early Surgery Best for Gallbladder Inflammation
NEW YORK — In patients who develop acute inflammation of the gallbladder, its best to have the gallbladder removed using minimally invasive surgery within 24 hours of hospital admission, rather than waiting weeks to years after a course of antibiotics has been given, new research shows. Early gallbladder removal using laparoscopic or "keyhole" surgery reduces time spent in the hospital ...(More)
7/7/2008
Glaucoma Surgery Studied in Medicare Patients, New Hope for People
SAN FRANCISCO — Ophthalmologists continue to develop treatments to help the more than 3 million Americans with glaucoma. The July issue of Ophthalmology includes a large, national study of outcomes of incisional surgeries, used to reduce pressure inside the eye, in Medicare patients. Also covered is research that may brighten the outlook for patients with end-stage glaucoma.All types of glaucoma ...(More)
7/7/2008
Flaws Found in Error-Reduction Technology
In the first study of its kind, researchers led by The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine’s Ross Koppel, PhD, studied how hospital nurses actually use bar-coded technology that matches the right patient with the right dose of the right medication. The surprising result is that the design and implementation of the technology, which is often relied upon as a ...(More)
7/7/2008
Medical Ventures Becomes Neovasc
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Neovasc, Inc., formerly Medical Ventures Corp., a company developing and marketing innovative specialty vascular devices, announced its name change and the expansion of its product portfolio, as the company completed the acquisition of two vascular product development companies and the closing of $8.3 million in private financing. The company's previously announced share consolidation is also now in ...(More)
7/2/2008
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