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Plan ahead for success
... recommended a focus on the end game to get quality, safety and efficiency improvements from your EHR, speaking during the Institute ... to be winning” for this to work. For example, they offered food and beverages at all training sessions as well as continuing education ...
bwalsh - 2013-06-05 12:05
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NanoMarkets Announces Release of Report, “Markets for Radiation Detection Equipment”
... arenas: medical detection and imaging, nuclear security and safety, energy and industrial applications, and scientific measurement and ... safety, including health and academic institutional safety, food irradiation safety, and safety and early detection at scrap metal ...
egodt - 2013-05-30 15:14
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MITA receives FDA award for collaborative efforts to mitigate radiation dose in computed tomography imaging equipment
... of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological ... Special Citation Award for developing CT imaging radiation safety instructional materials through a collaboration of end-users, CT ...
egodt - 2013-05-29 16:14
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Lessons from Afield: Excellence in Industry that Healthcare Can Emulate
... each day, the most vocal critics might characterize patient safety as an oxymoron. Performance incentives are perverse; under the current ... in its quest for a minimum 97.5 percent efficiency in food stock, meaning a mere 2.5 percent of grocery inventory is thrown away. ...
dcaparco - 2013-05-23 16:50
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Nephosity’s MobileCT Viewer Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Diagnostic Image Viewing on iPads
... second class, has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their MobileCT Viewer, a software ... care. This FDA 510(k) clearance reaffirms the quality and safety of MobileCT Viewer, and allows for diagnostic viewing of CT, MRI, and ...
egodt - 2013-05-23 16:34
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Health IT Summit: Focus on end game to get most out of EHRs
... CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--Focus on the end game to get quality, safety and efficiency improvements from your EHR, said Larry Garber, MD, ... to be winning” for this to work. For example, they offered food and beverages at all training sessions as well as continuing education ...
bwalsh - 2013-05-14 08:04
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HRS: Watchman bumps out warfarin in PROTECT AF
... prospective randomized clinical trial designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the Watchman device (Boston Scientific). The study ... is an anticoagulant that interacts with other drugs and food and therefore requires monitoring. Earlier results had shown the ...
cstuart - 2013-05-09 20:00
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Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Announces the U.S. Launch of Lymphoseek
... cancer and melanoma. Lymphoseek was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2013. As part of Navidea’s ... in the United States in 2013. Indication and Important Safety Information About Lymphoseek Indication Lymphoseek ...
egodt - 2013-05-01 10:58
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CVRx gains full FDA approval for hypertension study
... -- CVRx, Inc., a private medical device company, received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigational device exemption (IDE) ... with its hypertension study. The study is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of CVRx's Barostim neo™ in treating hypertension ...
cstuart - 2013-04-29 09:20
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HIT Policy Committee adds new workgroups
... focus on identifying key considerations to improve patient safety and promote innovation in health IT, and the ACO workgroup will identify ... of health IT can support accountable care models. The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) allows for a ...
bwalsh - 2013-04-22 08:48




