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May 24, 2012

Homeland Security zeroes in on medical device vulnerabilities
Even as they promise better health and easier care delivery, wireless medical devices carry significant security risks. And the situation is only getting trickier as more and more devices come with commercial operating systems that are both Internet-connected and susceptible to attack.
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May 18, 2012

Rural critical medical center signs agreement for Net Medical Xpress telemedicine services
 New Mexico Software, Inc.,has announced that Miners' Colfax Medical Center in Raton, New Mexico has enrolled in the clinical telemedicine services provided through its Net Medical Xpress Specialist Program.
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April 20, 2012

Vendor Notebook: Practice Fusion brings social media to its EMR
Practice Fusion has launched a HIPAA-compliant messaging feature within its EMR to enable providers to communicate with colleagues outside their practices. Officials say the service replicates intuitive social media-style messaging to improve medical collaboration.
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March 26, 2012

Cytta installs first special purpose smartphones and remote medical monitoring devices

Cytta Corp. announces the installation and rollout of its CyttaConnect remote medical monitoring ecosystem through the Heritage Provider Network's (HPN's) Glendale, CA location. The CyttaConnect system, along with several of Cytta's ecosystem device partners including A&D Medical, Nonin Medical and Entra Health Systems, is being utilized to develop a new paradigm for delivering improved care and wellness to their clients who can benefit from Cytta's revolutionary remote monitoring system.
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March 22, 2012

HackensackUMC is first in NJ and NY metropolitan area to perform groundbreaking robotic surgery

HackensackUMC is the first hospital in New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area to perform a robotic-assisted cholecystectomy, gallbladder removal surgery, using a single incision through the belly button.  This groundbreaking surgery combines medical expertise, advanced technology, and state-of-the-art hospital and surgical facilities. Over a million gallbladders are removed annually in the United States and 10,000 in the State of New Jersey. This innovative surgery will allow thousands of Americans to have their gallbladder removed through a minimally invasive surgical procedure, maximizing patient care and minimizing pain and recovery.
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February 14, 2012

New power for sticking to medication plan
One of the critical challenges to the successful adoption of patient-centered healthcare is ensuring that the patient adheres to his or her medication requirements. This means taking the right medication in the right dose at the right time, with the right outcomes.
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February 14, 2012

IrriMax® Corporation awarded supplier agreement with Premier Healthcare Alliance for IrriSept®
IrriMax® Corporation, a leader in the development of innovative irrigation systems, announced today it has been awarded a supplier contract with the Premier healthcare alliance, effective February 1, 2012, for its IrriSept® wound debridement and cleansing system. The IrriSept system is the first and only FDA-cleared irrigation device containing Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG), finally providing an alternative to traditional saline irrigation. IrriSept is packaged and available for use in surgical and non-surgical environments.
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February 03, 2012

VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation to offer implantable RFID Microchip
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.
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January 31, 2012

POR launches PharmaCONNECT desktop drug reference database
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.
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January 25, 2012

mHealth apps help with medication adherence
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.
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January 20, 2012

CareFusion provides update on voluntary recall of neurological monitoring software and devices
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.
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January 17, 2012

VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation acquires implantable, FDA-Cleared VeriChip technology
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.
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January 10, 2012

Can’t stop thinking about tomorrow
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.”
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December 05, 2011

Qualcomm creates new mobile health company
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.
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November 18, 2011

Medtronic receives FDA approval of AdaptiveStim™ with RestoreSensor™ for chronic pain management
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.
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November 10, 2011

IOM calls for sweeping efforts on patient safety
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.
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November 08, 2011

EHR Association, iHealth Alliance partner on patient safety
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.
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November 03, 2011

First Rate
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.
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October 10, 2011

CDC awards $9.7M contract to ICF International for behavioral surveillance
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.
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October 05, 2011

Policymakers need to balance speed and safety
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.
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