December 10, 2008 - New research has found that the availability of a portable eight-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner in an emergency room can significantly increase the number of stroke victims who receive a potentially life-saving treatment, according to results of a study conducted at North Shore Medical Center (NSMC)-Salem Hospital in Salem, MA, and presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

December 12, 2008 - Cardiac Advancements LLC, a provider of remote cardiac monitoring services and products, and Cardiostaff Corp. have partnered to provide enhance cardiac care across the nation.

Cardiostaff provides physician practices and hospitals with 24/7 patient arrhythmia information for patient diagnosis and arrhythmia therapy management. Services include: 30-Day event monitoring, digital holter monitoring, atrial fibrillation monitoring, pacemaker follow-up and remote telemetry monitoring.

IQ-SPECT is the newest Symbia feature from Siemens Healthcare that reportedly enables a comprehensive cardiac evaluation including perfusion, attenuation correction and calcium scoring in just five minutes.

December 11, 2008 - The Heart Rhythm Society is reiterating its position on the importance of device and lead reliability and safety following the publication of “Learning from Our Mistakes?

December 11, 2008 - Access Scientific Inc. said this week it received FDA clearance for its MicroAccess WAND, which the company said is the world’s first all-in-one safety introducer.

This new medical device enables clinicians to more quickly and safely insert a sheath or catheter into the peripheral vasculature, the company said. The MicroAccess WAND is the first of several planned WAND devices. The devices combine all components of the older, modified Seldinger technique into a unitary device that provides faster, safer, simpler over-wire vascular access.

December 11, 2008 - Agfa Healthcare said this week it signed a contract for the delivery and installation of its IMPAX Cardiovascular solution at the Antwerp University Hospital.

The contract will provide enterprise-wide access to cardiology patient records to meet the high volume diagnostic needs of the department and includes an eight-year service, maintenance and licensing agreement. The Antwerp University Hospital, in Belgium, counts 38 specialized medical services and treats nearly 200,000 patients per year. The hospital has 2,500 employees.

December 11, 2008 - The Sixth International Chronic Total Occlusion Summit will be held Feb. 5-6 at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

December 10, 2008 - New research has found that the availability of a portable eight-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner in an emergency room can significantly increase the number of stroke victims who receive a potentially life-saving treatment, according to results of a study conducted at North Shore Medical Center (NSMC)-Salem Hospital in Salem, MA, and presented at the annual meeting of the

December 10, 2008 - Agfa HealthCare has signed a contract for the delivery and installation of its IMPAX Cardiovascular solution at the Antwerp University Hospital to provide enterprise-wide access to cardiology patient records designed to meet the high volume diagnostic needs of the department.

December 10, 2008 - Nearly nine in 10 hospital executives believe the current economic crisis will impact their facilities more heavily than the downturn of 2001-2002, according to a survey released yesterday by CSC titled, “Treatment Plan: Hospitals Respond to the Economic Crisis.”

The impact is already being felt and 55 percent of hospitals have seen cuts in revenue from Medicaid payments and many are beginning to prepare for increases in uncompensated care.

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