May 19, 2008 - Recognizing patient safety remains a major hurdle in the U.S., the National Quality Forum (NQF) last week endorsed 48 voluntary consensus standards focused on measuring the performance of acute care hospitals, including measures addressing pediatric safety, hospital readmission, and prevention and care of venous thromboembolism.
STERIS Corp. launched its first Class 6 products, the Verify SixCess Steam Emulating Indicators and Test Packs, which are monitoring devices that provide faster final reads to allow the immediate release of all loads and all items within the load.
InnerSpace added six preconfigured carts to the Harmony line including larger versions of its crash, anesthesia and isolation carts, a pediatric emergency cart, a suture cart and a line cart.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
Pedigo’s ergonomically-designed task chairs, the T-580 and the T-581, both feature pneumatic height adjustment, duel ...
InnerSpace launched its System 100, which uses embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and biometric security access to track and account for high-cost clinical supplies in real time.
May 15, 2008 – McKesson has acquired Vivalog LLC, a provider of Web-based solutions, including its MyPACS.net medical ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
Nihon Kohden America Inc. unveiled two new patient monitoring systems at the National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition, part of AACN 2008.
Masimo received FDA clearance in May 2008 for its noninvasive and continuous total hemoglobin monitoring technology (SpHb).
Pedigo’s full-function 540 Stretcher is both versatile and economical. It features a patient a weight capacity of 500 ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
Draeger Medical released at AACN 2008 the Innovian Anesthesia Version 2.2, featuring expanded capabilities for IT performance in the perioperative suite.
Pedigo’s iStand has an adjustable height range of 69 to 124 inches and features a stainless steel pole, hooks and bag drop prevention device. The iStand weighs 27 pounds and has a low-profile base. It is sturdy enough to safely support several infusion pumps and monitors, the company said.
May 14, 2008 – Masimo today said it received FDA clearance for its noninvasive and continuous total hemoglobin ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
May 15, 2008 - McKesson acquired Vivalog, a provider of Web-based solutions, taking control of the MyPACS.net medical ...
May 14, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare will extend its strategic alliance with Biosense Webster by opening up the ACUSON ...
The healthcare industry has increasingly integrated the use of robots into many areas of medicine. In intensive care units (ICUs) and operating rooms (ORs), doctors are working with robots hand-in-hand— literally.