Institut Mutualiste Montsouris installs Picis
The Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris has become the first European site to implement Picis perioperative software to improve efficiency, reduce costs and automate clinical documentation in its surgical areas. The institute will use the Picis Total Perioperative Automation suite of products to help its hospitals increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve the quality of […]
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Researchers develop implant simulation software
A new computer simulation programme has been developed by European researchers to help predict outcomes for patients undergoing hip, knee or spinal implant surgery. OrthoSim, which was funded under the EU’s eTEN programme for market validation and implementation, creates anatomical and implant simulations which can help in predicting the outcomes of surgery. “About 10% of […]
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Siemens plans acquisition of CAS innovations
Siemens Healthcare has unveiled plans to strengthen its position in the field of computer-assisted surgery with the acquisition of German operating room system developers, CAS innovations. A deal for an undisclosed fee has been agreed between the two companies, pending approval from antitrust authorities. CAS innovations manufactures surgical navigation systems which improve planning for operations, […]
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Elsevier launches medical information Wiki
Elsevier, the Netherlands based publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products, has launched a medical information Wiki online, WiserWiki. A Wiki is a web-based software that allows users to easily create, edit, and link web pages. WiserWiki will allow board-certified physicians to collaboratively contribute and update medical information online. The site is open to […]
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Belgian hospital extends PACS to satellite locations
The Saint Luc Bouge Hospital in Belgium is extending its Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and computed radiography (CR) systems from Carestream Health to serve three satellite locations in the Province of Namur for the first time. The 360-bed hospital has been using Carestream Health’s technology for seven years and wanted to extend the […]
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Wireless solutions simplify communication
Creative applications of wireless technology are simplifying communication within localised communities in Europe, reports Neil Versel from MedInfo 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. In a surgical ward at Horsens Hospital in Denmark, nobody wastes time anymore hunting for clinicians, technicians or even the cleaning crew, thanks to electronic RFID tracking of all key personnel. Pagers are […]
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Robotic future of patient care
As technology advances, robotics is the new revolutionary in healthcare. Kevin Fickenscher, MD and chief medical officer at Perot Systems takes a look into the future
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Carestream expand eHealth business
Carestream Health has announced that it will be expanding the role of its eHealth Managed Services Business, which is dedicated to the protection, communication, sharing and distribution of patient information for healthcare institutions. The company are expanding the role of the organisation to include a range of services aimed at providing healthcare customers with secure, […]
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Five trusts adopt ‘scan and save’ for surgical instruments
Radio Frequency Identification and barcode standards specialist GS1 UK says that five NHS trusts in the North-west have signed up for to its ‘scan and save’ initiative for automatically tracking and tracing sterile surgical instruments. This will allow the hospital to trace the complete life cycle of surgical instruments, including the verification of the decontamination and sterilisation process, […]
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Smart sponges to reduce surgical accidents in US
A new barcode system used on surgical sponges will be trialled by the Veterans’ Administration West Los Angeles Health Care Centre this month to improve patient safety. The system is designed to prevent used sponges being left in patients after surgical operations. The developers of the smart sponge say it has the potential to prevent thousands […]
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