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GE touts F-18 flutemetamol training program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said that its electronic training program to teach interpretation of images from its F-18 flutemetamol investigational PET agent appears effective for inexperienced readers, based on data the company presented at the annual Human Amyloid Imaging meeting in Miami.
January 17, 2013
Hologic details plans for Indianapolis plant closure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has outlined in a letter to state government officials its plans for the closure of its Interventional Breast Solutions facility in Indianapolis as part of a restructuring of its breast biopsy business.
January 17, 2013
GE Healthcare sales flat for Q4, up 1% for 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE said it finished 2012 on strong footing despite mixed global economic development. The company's GE Healthcare business posted revenues for the fourth quarter that were essentially flat, while the division's year-end sales were up 1%.
January 17, 2013
HIMSS Asia seeks speakers for Asia-Pacific conference
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Asia-Pacific arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics, and the eHealth Consortium of Hong Kong are seeking presentations by healthcare providers, industry leaders, and the healthcare IT vendor community for its summer conference.
January 17, 2013
Dilon points to BSGI sensitivity in 2 studies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) provider Dilon Diagnostics is touting study results that indicate molecular breast imaging with the company's BSGI technology can achieve greater sensitivity than mammography and ultrasound.
January 17, 2013
Biotronik gets conditional FDA approval for ProMRI trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik has received approval with conditions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's ProMRI clinical trial via an investigational device exemption.
January 17, 2013
Philips updates EP navigator technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has launched a new version of its EP navigator technology, a 3D rotational angiography technique that provides real-time anatomic details of cardiac structures for electrophysiology (EP) procedures.
January 17, 2013
Dual-tracer PET/CT helps pick patients for liver transplant
By Wayne Forrest
Dual-tracer PET/CT is more effective than contrast-enhanced CT for hepatocellular carcinoma staging and may warrant "serious consideration" for use in determining which patients could benefit the most from a liver transplant, according to a study published online January 15 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 17, 2013
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Siemens named in China bribery suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A former employee of the China unit of Siemens, parent of Siemens Healthcare, has sued the company, charging that he was fired after uncovering a scheme to pay kickbacks in China for the purchase of medical equipment, according to a Bloomberg article.
January 16, 2013
HIMSS Analytics reports spike in EHR adoption
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Market research firm HIMSS Analytics has reported a dramatic increase in levels of electronic health record (EHR) adoption by U.S. hospitals, correlating with the "meaningful use" financial incentive program from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
January 16, 2013
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Drummond Group offers ONC testing guide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Information technology software testing and certification firm Drummond Group has published a guide for electronic health record developers about the meaningful use 2014 testing criteria required by the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
January 16, 2013
Siemens launches new consulting services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is offering three strategic consulting services to help hospital and healthcare systems meet healthcare reform objectives such as value-based purchasing programs, reduction of preventable readmissions, and reduction of healthcare-acquired conditions.
January 16, 2013
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