Researchers at the University of Arizona (UA), Tucson, have developed a holographic system that can transmit a series of 3D images in near-real-time, a precursor to holographic videoconferencing. The system incorporates a novel, photorefractive polymer–one that can rapidly refresh holographic images and is scalable for production–coupled to a unique system for recording and transmitting 3D [...]

GE Healthcare has successfully linked its electronic medical records (EMR) solution with several non-GE inpatient systems, providing a single view of the patient record that will go beyond the requirements of meaningful use. The interoperability solution is set to debut at beta sites Capital Region Healthcare (N.H.) and Decatur Memorial Hospital (Ill.) in early 2011 [...]

Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP – News), a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, and Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer,announced a commercial collaboration and co-development agreement for infusion pump systems. Effective immediately, Hospira and Smiths Medical will co-promote Hospira’s Symbiq™ and Plum A+™ general infusion pumps with Hospira MedNet™ safety [...]

Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, today announced it has found a way to significantly reduce vital signs documentation errors from acute care settings. By converging all aspects of vital signs documentation into one system, including patient data capture and wireless transfer to an EMR, medical charting and documentation [...]

Diagnostic imaging leader Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has installed its 1,000th MR system worldwide. Kosair Children’s Medical Center – Brownsboro, the only pediatric outpatient facility of its type in Kentucky, is the site of Toshiba’s milestone installation. The new facility, dedicated to the care of children, is located in the eastern suburbs of Louisville, [...]

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – August 18, 2010) – T-Ray Science, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: THZ) announces a reorganization to consolidate management and administration. The Company reports that it has adopted a plan of reorganization which will result in a net savings of approximately $500,000 in cash expenditures over the next 12 months on general and administrative expenses, [...]

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR) will showcase the company’s new Gated RapidArc technology on its Trilogy® machine with advanced motion management capabilities at the 2010 CHINA-HOSPEQ exhibition being held in Beijing August 19-21 by China’s Ministry of Health. Varian, the world’s leading manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer and a premier supplier of X-ray [...]

Interbots, Inc., a high-tech spin-off company associated with the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center has teamed up with the Autism Center of Pittsburgh to provide innovative robot-based therapy for children with autism. The program, “Character Therapy,” through the use of the Interbot robot “Popchilla” will test the ability of children with autism with limited or [...]

7/28/2010 SAN ANTONIO, July 27 /PRNewswire/ – AirStrip Technologies, a pioneer in mobile medical software applications, today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market the AirStrip Remote Patient Monitoring solution (RPM), including AirStrip RPM CRITICAL CARE and AirStrip RPM CARDIOLOGY. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100727/CG41710-a) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100727/CG41710-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100727/CG41710-c) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100727/CG41710-c) (Photo: [...]

A total joint replacement registry based on carefully designed and integrated technology can enhance patient safety, quality of care, cost-effectiveness and research, according to a paper published in the online and print editions of Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, a journal of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons. Kaiser Permanente’s Total Joint Replacement Registry [...]