VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation (“VeriTeQ” or “Company”), a leader in implantable, radio frequency identification (“RFID”) for humans and animals, announced today it will offer its FDA-cleared VeriChip microchip, a rice grain-sized, passive RFID microchip, for the identification of breast implants and other medical devices. VeriTeQ is already working to identify medical devices, specifically vascular ports, for the proper identification of the port and medication dosing requirements through an existing contract with a medical device manufacturer.
Physicians Office Resource (POR), a trusted online and print resource for over 360,000 U.S. physicians, today announced the first edition of its Desktop Drug Reference Database as a free resource for physicians, residents, medical students and allied healthcare professionals. Now available as part of its online PharmaCONNECT offering, the Desktop Drug Reference Database offers the most current and complete FDA-regulated information necessary when prescribing drugs -- right at your fingertips.
Adherence to medication requirements is crucial to patient-centered care. With mobile health technology now near-ubiquitous, physicians have more power to ensure compliance. Vendors are developing an array of new apps to capitalize on this need.
CareFusion issued the following update regarding its voluntary recall of the Nicolet® Cortical Stimulator Control Unit, Nicolet® C64 Stimulus Switching Unit (SSU) Amplifier and NicoletOne Software with Cortical Stimulator License. The FDA has classified this action as a Class I recall.
VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation (“VeriTeQ” or “Company”), a marketer of implantable, radio frequency identification (“RFID”) technologies for patient identification and sensor applications, announced today it has acquired the VeriChip implantable microchip and related technologies, and Health Link personal health record from PositiveID Corporation. VeriTeQ is majority owned and led by Scott R. Silverman, former Chairman and CEO of PositiveID and VeriChip Corporation. PositiveID has retained an ownership interest in VeriTeQ.
Because our cover story by Mike Miliard this first month of 2012 explores what healthcare IT might look like a short five years from now, we decided to put our Newsmaker spotlight on a physician who can’t seem to stop thinking about the future, even as he disavows the title “futurist.”
Qualcomm is marking its official foray into the mobile health field with a new company, a venture fund, a new gateway platform designed to improve home-based connectivity to mobile medical devices and some 40 partnerships with mHealth vendors and service providers.
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its AdaptiveStim™ with RestoreSensor™ neurostimulation system, the first and only chronic pain treatment that harnesses motion sensor technology found in smart phones and computer gaming systems to provide effective pain relief and convenience by automatically adapting stimulation levels to the needs of people with chronic back and/or leg pain.
A report on the use of health IT and its impact on patient safety, released at a news briefing Nov. 10 in the nation's capital, calls for funding a new Health IT Safety Council to evaluate criteria for assessing and monitoring the safe use of health IT.
The HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association and the iHealth Alliance (iHA) have announced a collaboration aimed at supporting efforts to develop practical, effective and optimized reporting tools to collect information on medical incidents that may be related to the use of health information technology.
Recently, Healthcare IT News put a poll to our readers, asking whether they're likely to "consult medical device ratings sites in making purchasing decisions." More than two thirds (68 percent) of respondents said yes.
ICF International, a provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has won a contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide data management support and technical assistance to more than 40 CDC-funded grantees.
Since at least the creation of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, it’s been quite clear that the federal government was going to play a major role in the evolution of health IT across the country.
With an ever-growing number of mobile apps available to healthcare professionals, Christina Thielst, author, healthcare administrator and owner of the blog Christina's Considerations, suggests the four best types of apps for hospital use.
Zynex, Inc., a provider and developer of non-invasive medical devices for electrotherapy, stroke rehabilitation, neurological diagnosis and cardiac monitoring, announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance on its NexWave medical device.
Increasing MR exam efficiency, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s advanced M-Power interface has received FDA clearance. M-Power is a customizable MR system user interface enabling technologists to streamline and accelerate scanning processes and enhance diagnoses. M-Power will be available for use on Toshiba’s Vantage Atlas™, Vantage Titan™ 1.5 and Titan 3T MR systems with an upgrade path for those systems already installed.
The July/August issue of Government Health IT had an article about tablets making their way into healthcare workplaces and it suggests that we respond by harnessing these assets - cautiously.
The government's meaningful use guidelines for healthcare reform have caught the attention of mobile health and telemedicine advocates, who say their programs are right in line with efforts to adopt IT to improve healthcare delivery.
Partners HealthCare Systems is providing clinicians throughout its integrated delivery network with mobile access to its electronic health record – a rollout the system achieved in 90 days.
EMR and mobile medical app companies have little to fear concerning the guidelines put out by the FDA, according to healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information.
