April 02, 2009
DOTmed Forum Posts
- 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
- problem with US HDI 3000
- 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
- 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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Invest $250 million in new opportunity to market and develop innovative technologies for independent living and chronic disease management.
DOTmed speaks to compliance expert on the new concerns.
Trials to test acupressure wrist bands as a drug-free alternative for chemotherapy-related nausea are to take place at the University of Liverpool.
High-deductible health plans are increasingly being used by healthy people who are unlikely to incur high medical expenses. But employers also enroll many low-income, vulnerable families, according to a new study.
An electronic coding system empowers physicians and ensures correct coding with the supporting documentation.
We also invite you view the dozens of quality systems up for Bid on the world's favorite medical equipment marketplace: DOTmed.com!
Orthopaedic surgeons are using new methods to quickly respond to battlefield injuries, according to an article in the April issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS).
According to a literature review in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), treating patients with dwarfism is an extremely complex process.
DOTmed attended a recent executive management conference for free-standing imaging industry leaders; the focus was on finding ways to deal with the current tough business environment.
JAMA proposal lays out guidelines to prevent conflict of interest between pharmaceutical and device companies and associations and doctors.
Heart disease patients 65 and older who receive stents coated with medicine are more likely to survive and less likely to suffer a heart attack than people fitted with stents not coated with medication.
People who suffer cardiac arrest and then receive coronary angiography are twice as likely to survive without significant brain damage compared with those who don't have the procedure, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.
From immunity to thyroid hormones, pineal gland exerts effects on 600 genes.
DOTmed Press Room
Philips Signs 7-Year iSite PACS Replacement Deal With East Liverpool City Hospital
A midwestern U.S. contract.
Cardiac Resynchronization Aids Mildly Symptomatic Heart Failure Patients
Medtronic presented newly-released data at the 58th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), in Orlando recently, showing that cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) may improve clinical outcomes in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic heart failure patients.
Letter From the Editor
Glowing Reviews
Today's DOTmed News has several reports about balancing the risks of radiation dose exposure with the benefits of medical imaging.
Harvard Heart Letter has a helpful report on the matter with some comparison doses for commonly performed exams. Another report, from RSNA, focuses on cumulative CT radiation dose.
A new website, www.xrayrisk.com, allows you to calculate your patients' dose exposure and resulting cancer risk. I spoke to the radiologist behind it and he put it all in perspective. Click here to read the interview.
Since this is the first week of the month, our latest edition of DOTmed Business News is now online, including a CT report.
Thanks for reading.
Barbara Kram, Editor
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People & Companies
- Ultrasound Imaging Industry Leader Joins GE Healthcare
- William Carrano to lead key relationships with healthcare organizations.
- Advisory Committee Recommends Genentech's Avastin for Brain Cancer
- The FDA Advisory Committee unanimously recommended that Genentech's--now Roche's--drug Avastin be approved for a fatal form of brain cancer, called glioblastoma, in cases in which initial treatment has failed.
- Celebration of a Successful Collaboration
- Oxford Instruments is working with GE Healthcare on DNP, used with NMR magnets for pharmaceutical research and other bio-chemical applications.
- Atlas Medical Technologies of Florida Hires Glenn "Skip" Watkins as Director of South East Sales
- Skip Watkins brings great depth and knowledge to the table.
- AHA's Federal Hospital Constituency Section Honors Two Leaders
- COL William Beninati and MAJ Tammie M. Jones are 2008 Honorees.
- Farewell to Our Beloved Friend and Colleague Gus Antus
- On Saturday, March 21, the DOTmed community lost our dear friend and colleague Gus Antus to a battle with cancer.
- Macular Degeneration Device Gets FDA Advisory Panel's Nod
- VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., said the FDA Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel unanimously recommended approval of the company's Implantable Miniature Telescope for end-stage advanced macular degeneration (AMD).
- Edwards Transcatheter Heart Valve Trial Reaches Full Non-Surgical Enrollment of 350
- DOTmed spoke with the lead investigator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on the groundbreaking research.
- Oxford Instruments PLC Wins Best Technology Award
- DOTmed user recognized internationally.
- Use of Antibacterial Associated With Reduced Risk of Catheter-Related Infections
- Ethicon's BioPatch proves effective.
- ACP Announces Expanded List of Vendors for EHR Partners Program
- Web-based program designed to help practices compare EHR systems.
