The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has announced the recipients of the 2008 Resident Scholarship Awards.
Efforts are under way at FDA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that will complement each other to improve patient safety and the quality of medical care.
Report on Senator Kennedy showcases Advantage workstation.
DOTmed 100 company gains two professionals.
AdvaMed weighs in after Congressional hearing.
Most advanced CT system available, Toshiba's Dynamic Volume CT provides faster, more accurate diagnosis while lowering healthcare costs.
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) to discontinue development of the Maple Reactors; production of medical isotopes to be maintained through existing reactor.
Mobile systems needed in Red Cross relief effort.
AMA says Department of Justice's enforcement action in Sierra acquisition was inadequate and should be rejected.
New X-ray feature increases image quality and diagnostic capabilities.
Technology was launched at RSNA.
Proton therapy installation marks major milestone on world-record 27-month construction timeline.
The real winners are patients facing surgery.
Company makes power solutions for medical and other applications.
Premier healthcare alliance Perinatal Safety Initiative designed to enhance communications, reliable use of evidence-based quality measures; Healthcare experts to serve as advisors, provide expertise.
Siemens Healthcare extends its strategic alliance with Biosense Webster, Inc.
The partners will deliver STATdx® Diagnostic Decision Support system with GE Centricity RIS-IC.
New program saves money for beneficiaries and provides access to high quality products from community suppliers, according to the agency.
Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) plus diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) can accurately diagnose residual or recurrent prostate cancer in patients treated with high-intensity focused ultrasonic ablation, a new study shows.
A promising market despite DRA downturn.
New NIH study reveals indirect cost of the conditions.
2008 summer Olympics, HIV/AIDS and pandemic influenza initiatives also on the agenda.
Eleven people indicted in case involving millions of dollars in claims.
Move further bolsters Philips' healthcare presence in high-growth emerging markets.
New Carestream unit also provides PET film manufacturing.
LightSpeed CT750 HD to deliver world's fastest detector, vastly improved clarity, half the dose.
Findings could alter the way breast screening is conducted.
Reimbursement for additional Medicare/Medicaid costs of "never events" will end in fiscal 2009, which begins Oct. 1, 2008.
Advanced Medical Technology Association urges Congress to take a more targeted approach to ensuring the health and safety of the American public.
Online portal to facilitate research, purchase and sale of ultrasound equipment.
One condition limits the physical activity needed to manage the other condition.
Due to provider requests, KLAS investigated single-cassette computed radiography (CR) in a groundbreaking study to uncover the strengths and weaknesses of the marketplace.
Researchers find link between altered dopamine activity and Social Anxiety Disorder, according to an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) meeting held this week in New Orleans.
Goal is to advance respiratory drug development.
Breakthrough technology with simple design provides radiologists with powerful applications for increased clinical capability.
Former Kodak Health Group celebrates first anniversary as independent company; read an update on their portfolio of digital products and services.
Policy and legislative affairs expert joins trade association.
Joint Commission executive to provide up-to-date guidance at Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation meeting May 31-June 2 in San Jose, CA.
A new AAMI member benefit.
Postpartum hemorrhage rates eased by practice changes after educational program.
Decision opens access to advanced technology.
Settles claims that it failed to report suspicious sales of prescription medications.
Personalized, 3D navigation now provided in neurosurgery procedures.
Device manufacturer Physio-Control, Inc., its parent company Medtronic, Inc., and their two top executives have signed a consent decree of permanent injunction related to Automatic External Defibrillators.
Online marketplace for new and used medical equipment reaches another milestone.
Agency will fill more than 1,300 positions within the next several months.
Hettich Instruments introduces a new product.
International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers meeting takes place May 1-3, 2008 in Charleston, SC.
OEM launches strategic service initiatives.