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HealthImaging News
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April 17, 2008 | Volume 6, Number 78
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Top Stories
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WellPoint exposes 130,000 records as data breaches mount
WellPoint has notified close to 130,000 insurance plan members that their personal information, including Social Security numbers, pharmacy or medical data, was accessible online to unauthorized users over the past year. |
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NEJM: Standardization of data, language needed for EHR adoption
While the goal of EHRs to streamline healthcare information is gradually becoming a reality in United States, there are limitations to the technology that must be resolved before physicians and patients embrace increased use of the internet for medical information, according to an article in the April 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). |
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Analogic purchases Copley Controls for increased price of nearly $77M
Analogic has successfully completed its acquisition of Copley Controls, a supplier of gradient amplifiers for MRI and precision motion control systems, for $76.88 million in cash, which represented the agreed purchase price of $68.75 million plus an adjustment of $8.13 million. |
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Industry News
Joint Commission taps Benedicto as new VP
Marie Benedicto has become the new chief of staff and executive vice president of support operations for the Joint Commission.
Clinical Studies
Onconase shows potential as radiation sensitizer for lung cancer treatment
Onconase (ranpirnase) could be a promising radiation sensitizer for lung cancer treatment, according to pre-clinical in vivo and in vitro data from a poster presentation at the 2008 American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in San Diego.
New Products
Biodex Medical updates PET dose table
Biodex Medical Systems has redesigned its PET Unit Dose Table with added features to help maximize work area and protection.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Boston Scientific to buy CryoCor for $17.6M
Boston Scientific has signed a definitive merger agreement to buy CryoCor for a cash purchase of approximately $17.6 million.
Contracts & Installations
University of Tennessee selects GE Health IT for perioperative solutions
GE Healthcare IT has signed an agreement with the University of Tennessee Medical Center to implement its Centricity Perioperative Software Solution throughout the medical center that regionally serves Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina.
Wisconsin health IT cooperative selects HMS for shared EHR infrastructure
The Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Information Technology Network (RWHC ITN), which is working toward establishing a shared EHR infrastructure for Wisconsin community hospitals, has selected Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) to install a common data center.
Illinois hospital installs Quantum's Q-Rad Digital
Quantum Medical Imaging has installed a second dual-panel Q-Rad-Digital Ceiling-Mounted system, which included Canon digital panels, at St. Anthony's Hospital, located in Effingham, Ill.
CPU signs four practice management clients in Q1
CPU, a medical billing and practice management software system provider in San Diego, added four new customers to its Web MED/FM client base in the first quarter of 2008.
Executive Announcements
Siemens execs appointed to industry positions
A number of executives within Siemens Medical Solutions have been appointed to new roles and leadership positions in numerous strategic healthcare industry organizations.
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Molecular Imaging Insight
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 Health Imaging News (ISSN #1941-6873) is your source for the top medical imaging and healthcare IT stories of the week. Health Imaging News provides a comprehensive journal of mergers and acquisitions, new technologies, partnerships and alliances, calendar of coming events and executive announcements to make your week complete. Look for a new edition of Health Imaging News every afternoon Monday through Friday.
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