February 25, 2008 - FroozHIE from NoMoreClipboard.com reportedly reconciles clinical patient data from disparate sources including PHRs, EMRs, HIEs and other healthcare IT platforms.

The application is said to be user-friendly and interoperable, supporting data between platforms utilizing different data standards including CCR, CCD, CDA and HL7.

According to the company, FroozHIE is a secure health information exchange application that displays similar data from different sources side-by-side, enabling clinicians and patients to compare and reconcile medical records.

February 22, 2008 - According to Millennium Research Group’s Global Markets for C-Arms 2008 report, the U.S. market for fixed C-arm systems, comprising units used for cardiology, angiography and neuroradiology procedures, was valued at over $1.4 billion in 2007 and will rise to over $1.8 billion by 2012.


With the progression toward a seamless electronic health records (EHR), seamlessly connecting numerous medical devices to one hospital network is becoming as important as the devices themselves. The connectivity of vital signs monitors to hospital networks not only offers EHR and enterprisewide data efficiencies, but also offers telemedicine opportunities such as remote ICU monitoring.

Connectivity issues

With the rising obesity problem in the U.S., transporting larger patients around hospitals has become more difficult and presents liability issues for the healthcare facilities, and a safety issue for staff.

There are several patient warming and cooling devices available for temperature management, but the practice of induced hypothermia was what made national headlines this past fall with the treatment of the major spinal injury of Buffalo Bills' football reserve tight end Kevin Everett.

Medication errors can occur at any point during the medication delivery process from prescribing to dispensing; however, one of the most common types of medication error stems from incorrectly programming IV pumps.

As hospitals migrate to digital imaging and picture archive and communications systems (PACS) and video become important components of surgery, there is an increasing need for high-quality display monitors in operating rooms. For these reasons, flat panel liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors are replacing the traditional X-ray light boards.


Feds Helping Boost Technology in Rural America Via Telemedicine

February 21, 2008 - Textronics Inc. received FDA clearance to market its textile-based ECG Electrode for use in general electrocardiograph monitoring and recording procedures, offering patients an alternative to adhesive electrodes and metal wristbands.

The textile electrodes can reportedly be worn comfortably against the skin as part of a garment, fabric chest strap or elastic wrist band, says the manufacturer. The produce is designed to eliminate skin irritation and other discomforts commonly experienced during ECG monitoring.

February 21, 2008 - Accumetrics Inc. has raised $28.8 million in its Series D financing, which will enable the company to initiate the GRAVITAS study and develop solutions for personalized medicine for cardiovascular disease.

The syndicate was led by Arnerich Massena & Associates, Inc. and BBT Fund, L.P. Also participating in the round were previous investors: Essex Woodland Health Ventures, RiverVest, PTV Sciences, KB Partners and Kaiser Permanente Ventures.

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