Cygnus Medical will have an exhibit at the Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference & Exhibition in Orange County, Fla., according to a company news release.
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Marc Koch, MD, MBA, is an anesthesiologist and president and CEO of Somnia Anesthesia Services. Q: What are the major challenges ASCs face with regard to addressing their anesthesia needs? Dr. Marc Koch: One of major challenges is…
Harbor Hospital in Baltimore has launched an advertising campaign contacting BlackBerry, iPhone, and other smartphone users about its ED services, according to a release from Harbor Hospital.
McKesson has announced the Connect-Rx software Release 7.1, which provides improved functionality for the company's AcuDose-Rx medication dispensing cabinets and Anesthesia-Rx medication carts and includes increases in charge capture, expanded restocking capabilities for pharmacies, improved medication availability for nursing and…
Issaquah, Wash.-based Spacelabs Healthcare has announced the release of its Ultraview DM3 dual-mode vital signs monitor, which recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a Spacelabs news release.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched an application for mobile devices that allows anesthesiologists and other clinicians to monitor patients, check vital signs, communicate with other providers and peer into operating rooms during surgeries all from the convenience of their…
North Shore-LIJ Health System, a 14-hospital system in New York, has launched an online tool to help patients determine the cost of medical services in advance and find out whether they are eligible for financial assistance, according to a system…
Although the order set, a standardized set of evidence-based treatment guidelines for a certain medical condition, has been around for decades, regulatory issues surrounding the performance of core measure and government funding for healthcare information technology through meaningful use guidelines…
In an effort to control ED backlogs, Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem, Va., is posting up-to-date wait times at its ED on several electronic billboards in the Roanoke Valley, according to the Roanoke Times.
The U.S. Justice Department announced it would not challenge a proposal to establish an information exchange program with data on the costs and efficiencies of some 300 hospitals in California, according to a Justice Department news release.