March 18, 2009 - The success of Massachusetts hospitals and physicians to incorporate information technology (IT) into healthcare demonstrates the importance of incentives, according to two studies conducted by CSC and sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

March 18, 2009 – The American Heart Association (AHA) is urging Congress to accelerate its efforts to enact comprehensive healthcare reform and increase research funding to prevent setbacks in the fight against heart disease and stroke.

March 17, 2009 – Twelve-month data from the ATLANTA Trial shows that the CATANIA Coronary Stent System with NanoThin Polyzene-F offers sustained benefit in the treatment of de novo coronary lesions and maximizes endothelialization, while reducing restenosis, thrombogenicity, and the need for long-term dual-antiplatelet therapy.

March 17, 2009 - eCardio Diagnostics has launched an Academic Medicine initiative to provide a tailored offering to university-based health systems, marking the first time an arrhythmia monitoring company has addressed the unique workflow, teaching and research responsibilities of academic medical centers. The eCardio Academic Medicine service offers:

March 16, 2009 - St. Jude Medical Inc. today announced FDA clearance of the newest version of the Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN), a secure, Internet-based remote care system for patients with implanted medical devices.

March 16, 2009 - LUMEDX Corp. and Mennen Medical said today they signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide a total, integrated cath lab data solution and seamless stream of hemodynamic cardiovascular patient data to their customers.

March 16, 2009 - TeraRecon reported that it has achieved greater than 10,000 licensed concurrent users globally for its Aquarius advanced visualization solution, and claims that the figure gives the company the largest market share in the direct-to-end-user market for advanced visualization.