February 19, 2009
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- Honest / Dishonest
- I NEED REFERENCES OF DELIMED MEDIZINTECHNIK
- Frederick Benson and C.M.B. Air Cargo Scam
- Need references ASAP on Royi Goldman
- Beware of Ricky Rosas / Universal Medical Engineering Services
- Shaun Kurtz & Miracle Medi Systems Inc.
- Service Technicians
- Service Manual for the LUNAR DPX-IQ sw4.7E.
- Re: Konica Laser Imager Li-7 -"image problem"
- Service manual for Valleylab Force EZ
- Schemes for Kodak DryView 8100 and 8150
- Elscint selectsp
- Charity
- UNICEF Canada: Gifts that Give Back for the Holidays
- Re: I have a mammography system to donate to a 501c3
- Sleepdiagnostic equipment needed
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If you're in the market for medical equipment, it's worth your time to get acquainted with the best of the best. We bring you the DOTmed 100 for 2009.
Study will begin on laws for simulation enhancement, public health, veterans' medical care. Read a DOTmed exclusive legislative roundup.
CMS to issue final decision after comment period; the American Cancer Society is in favor of CTC and says it is cost-effective.
Insights on comparative effectiveness by key healthcare policy makers is on the ECRI Institute public web; get access to 25 conference presentations about this hot topic.
For women with diagnosed breast cancer, MRI provides enhanced detection in both the breast known to have cancer and the opposite, contralateral, breast.
Also, for the Radiologists in the house, bid on a late-model, 2004 HITACHI Airis Elite MRI Scanner -- and check out all the other fine systems up for sale on your favorite medical equipment website: DOTmed.com
New imaging center to evaluate drug effectiveness and make better diagnoses. A DOTmed exclusive.
A new imaging modality is proving itself in detecting breast cancer.
The technology will allow early prediction of bone disorders such as osteoporosis and acceleration of fracture healing.
Large-scale USC and Mayo Clinic study is the first to link a commercially available software program to improvement on unaffiliated standard measures of memory and to better performance on everyday tasks.
Advocacy group approves of legislation to research effectiveness of health care treatments.
Industry insiders testify as to effect of bidding on small businesses.
DOTmed Press Room
Green Bay Packers Install Carestream Health Digital Imaging System
The Green Bay Packers have installed a digital imaging system from Carestream Heath at Lambeau Field.
Ontario Systems Announces Free Webinar Series "Weathering the Storm"
Recapturing revenue opportunities in the healthcare industry.
Letter From the Editor
DOTmed 100 Now Online
DOTmed Online News is proud to report the DOTmed 100 companies for 2009. We vaunt these firms and you should vaunt to do business with them! The list reads like a who's who of medical equipment experts.
The DOTmed 100 are rated by their customers, who know best the level of expertise, responsiveness, and reliability of their vendors. Keep an eye on DOTmed Online News for profiles of the DOTmed 100 companies along with many of the DOTmed Certified people they employ.
Also this week, don't miss our exclusive updates on legislative activities in Washington related to health care technologies and topics, along with breaking research and business news.
See you tomorrow!
Barbara Kram, Editor
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People & Companies
- Kansas Governor Tapped for Health
- President Obama makes his new pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the New York Times reports.
- DRE Veterinary Unveils Line of Surgical and Exam Tables
- The DRE VSE Series includes a variety of affordable, dependable surgery and exam tables, as well as a multipurpose transporter.
- The IDN Summit Reverse-Expo Concept Makes "Exhibitors" Out of Hospital Execs
- The Spring 2009 IDN Summit and Expo will be held at the Omni Champions Gate Resort in Orlando, FL March 31 - April 2, 2009.
- Digisonics Announces New Contracts
- Installations in Massachusetts, Texas.
- Corepoint Health Launches as the Next Generation of NeoTool
- NeoTool updates brand to reflect long-term growth plans and continued focus.
- MEDRAD MVS Announces Additions to its Sales Team
- Sam Hatcher and Jamie Smolinski join U.S. Service Sales and Patty Bossong-Schwartz is in customer care.
- Extraordinary Reconstructive Surgery Performed
- Dr. Andrew Elkwood, the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and the Plastic Surgery Center, Shrewsbury, N.J. team on ground-breaking surgical accomplishment.
- AMSP Meeting This Week in Puerto Rico
- The Association of Medical Service Providers is having a productive powwow.
- Medtronic Reports Higher Earnings
- Cardiovascular and Neuromodulation posted double-digit growth. If not for a low dollar, diabetes and surgical would have reported double-digit earnings, too.
- GE's Immelt Waives 2008 Bonus
- Recent quarters have been tumultuous: The company's shares plunged 56 percent last year; GE's stock dropped from highs of $38.52 in April to lows of $10.66 earlier this month.
- Bausch and Lomb, University of Iowa Team Up to Cure Blindness Disease
- The rare eye condition, called sympathetic ophthalmia, occurs when vision is lost in one eye through injury or multiple surgeries, and the body's overactive immune system attacks the healthy eye, leaving untreated patients blind.
