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Civco Medical Solutions has released its Infiniti needle guidance system, which can be used with utlrasounds from Zonare Medical Systems.
The world medical ultrasound equipment, accessories, and maintenance services market is expected to reach $4.7 billion by 2012, according to market research firm Marketstrat.
Zonare Medical Systems has installed five z.one ultrasound systems at two hospitals within the Henry Ford Health System, and has ordered two z.one ultra sp ultrasound systems.
While large medical hospitals, academic medical centers and health systems have traditionally been the earliest adopters for cutting-edge imaging technologies, community hospitals reap the benefits as the next level of adopters of imaging and IT to balance the needs of the community with delivering better patient care, controlling costs and increasing business and referrals.
Zonare Medical Systems (Booth 909) is showcasing its new cardiology option for the z.one ultra system, which incorporates Zone Sonography technology, allowing cardiologists to perform a full diagnostic exam.
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Zonare Medical Systems has installed seven z.one ultrasound systems in three hospitals that make up Baptist Health system, including Baptist Medical Center South, Baptist Medical Center East and Prattville Baptist Hospital.
Healthcare market research firm KLAS has released its annual "Best of Medical Equipment" list for 2009, including technologies such as CT, digital mammography, CR, digital x-ray, ultrasound and MRI.
Zonare Medical Systems has introduced its new z.one ultra sp ultrasound system for point-of-care markets such as emergency medicine, interventional radiology, venous ablation, anesthesiology and OB/GYN.
Eklin Medical Systems, a provider of DR, ultrasound, PACS and practice management software, has signed a letter of intent with Zonare Medical Systems, a developer of premium systems, for the distribution of Zonare’s z.one ultrasound system to the equine veterinary care market in North America and select countries internationally.
ZONARE Medical Systems (Booth 909) is showcasing its new premium performance cardiology option for the z.one ultra system.
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The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
During the Health IT Standards Committee meeting on Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C., the Clinical Operations Workgroup sought to gather comments on proposed recommendations on implementation specifications for content exchange, vocabulary and code set standards for the Interim Final Rule of meaningful use.
In 2006, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a branch of the FDA, began examining the number of medical device reports they received. Over the past two years, the number of submitted reports has increased, sparking a demand for the CDRH to make a move to electronic reporting.
A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.