Swine Flu – At a Glance
The 2009 swine flu outbreak is an epidemic which began in April of 2009, and is caused by a new strain of influenza virus,...
User Centered design improves workflows in radiology-A look at Healthcare IT Development at Siemens
The software developers at Siemens Healthcare have come up with something special for customers employing Siemens PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and RIS...
ThedaCare Improved Outcomes with Lean Management
ThedaCare is a community health system which includes four hospitals located in northeast Wisconsin. With nearly 5,400 employees, it is the third largest health...
Catholic Healthcare West Achieves System-Wide Interoperability, Improves Patient Care
Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) has achieved system-wide interoperability by facilitating a comfortable co-existence of single vendor and best-of-breed approaches. Implemented in 2007, DirectConnect blends...
NMHS Adopts Self-Distribution with TECSYS Software
North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS), a diversified regional healthcare organization, has adopted a self-distribution strategy with TECSYS’ EliteSeries warehouse management software for healthcare, enabling...
A New Concept in Annuloplasty for Valve Repair: the Biodegradable Ring
The Kalangos® ring was developed for pediatric annuloplasty to preserve the growth potential of the child's heart. It is also suitable for adult annuloplasty...
A New Approach to Managing GORD
Until now, assessing the progress of treatment for Gastro-Oesaphageal Reflux Disease (GORD) has relied primarily on an assessment of oesophageal healing. Documenting GORD therapy...
Bone Substitutes to Replace Transplantation?
An osteoconductive and osteoinductive biphasic ceramic replacement for bone loss could be an alternative to grafts. The safety and efficacy of this material has...
Catheter Ablation Increases A-Fib Recoveries
Research continues into new ways of preventing and curing A-Fib, boosted by ever-increasing new technologies. Catheter ablation has become a mainstream treatment for the...
Eliminating Latent TB
Latent TB in healthcare workers is a major threat to patients. Traditional tests have too often been unable to detect the condition reliably. A...
