News Articles http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:14:00 GMT Economist Jonathan Gruber and health care experts Jacob Hacker and Ken Jacobs joined Institute for America's Future co-director Roger Hickey and researcher Phillip Cryan on a conference call recently to discuss key provisions of President Obama's plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/More-Than-300-Economists-Declare-Health-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:14:00 GMT As millions of Americans strive to deal with the economic downturn, loss of jobs, foreclosures, high cost of gas, and the rising cost of prescription drug cost. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Free-Prescription-Assistance-Provided-To-The-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:32:00 GMT Mobile Aspects announced today that the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) has implemented its innovative endoscope tracking solution, iRIScope. The solution leverages the unique capabilities of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to support the utilization, cleaning, reprocessing, and storage of flexible endoscopes used within the Department of Perioperative Services http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Hospital-Of-The-University-Of-Pennsylvania-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT The American College of Surgeons has certified Regions Hospital as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, the highest level available. Regions Hospital is the only hospital in the upper Midwest to earn this certification http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Regions-Hospital-Earns-Certification-As-Only-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:10:00 GMT 7 Medical Systems, a leader in on-demand picture archiving and communication system (PACS), teleradiology and electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for healthcare, recently announced that the successful adoption of 7 Medical's on-demand PACS enabled Glacial Ridge Health System (GRHS) to reduce costs by 50 percent over film. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/On-Demand-PACS-At-Glacial-Ridge-Reduces-Costs-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:47:00 GMT Swisslog, a leader in hospital logistics automation, has released its next generation of Inventory Management Software (IMS) for the hospital pharmacy. The software controls inventory costs, improves workflow efficiency and enhances patient safety. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Swisslog-Introduces-Inventory-Management-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:05:00 GMT Mydent International is offering DEFEND + PLUS Disinfecting/Deodorizing/Cleaning Wipes, which provide fast-acting, broad-spectrum disinfection. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/DEFEND-PLUS-Wipes-Provide-Broad-Spectrum-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:47:00 GMT Reprints Desk, Inc., the content workflow company, recently announced the launch of Mighty Linkout Machine, an article retrieval solution that simplifies access to scientific, technical and medical (STM) research for end users, and saves research-intensive organizations between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in document delivery costs. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Reprints-Desk-Launches-Mighty-Linkout-Machine-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:09:00 GMT To help its member hospitals control supply chain costs while improving quality, the Premier healthcare alliance has released an enhanced version of SupplyFocus, the healthcare industry's leading supply cost benchmarking and comparative analysis tool http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Premier-Healthcare-Alliance-Enhances-Solution-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) today announced that the 5-hospital Greenville Hospital System (GHS), of Greenville, SC, has selected UHC to provide supply chain services. Effective immediately, GHS, one of the largest health systems in the southeast, will transition its supply chain services to UHC from its former group purchasing organization, Premier http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/University-HealthSystem-Consortium-Selected-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:40:00 GMT BridgeHead Software, already one of the strongest providers of Disaster Recovery and Archiving technologies to Acute Care Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems, is complementing its solutions in the clinical space with the introduction of a complete solution for a hospital's administrative data protection needs. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/BridgeHead-Software-Launches-Single-Data-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:42:00 GMT To continue to provide the most advanced care for adults, newborns and children across the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region, Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL have installed Toshiba's Aquilion ONE, the world's first dynamic volume CT system http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/PresbyterianSt-Lukes-Medical-Center-And-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT Document Storage Systems Inc. (DSS) today announced that it has acquired Informatix Laboratories Corporation (ILC) of Salt Lake City, UT. ILC's Patient Account Management System (PAMS) is the leading revenue cycle solution for the Indian Health Service's (IHS) and Tribal Health Center's RPMS (Resource and Patient Management System). For more than 14 years http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Document-Storage-Systems-Acquires-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:17:00 GMT Lean thinking helps healthcare professionals eliminate waste in any activity performed within a facility. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Thinking-Lean-In-Healthcare-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:26:00 GMT AeroScout, Inc., the leading provider of Unified Asset Visibility for the healthcare industry, and NEC Unified Solutions, Inc. (NEC), a leading enterprise communications integrator, recently announced that University Hospital, part of State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, has implemented AeroScout's Wi-Fi-based Asset Management and Temperature Monitoring solutions. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/SUNY-Upstate-Medical-University-Deploys-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:18:00 GMT Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability, announced today the addition of Reflexion and Reflexion Spiral catheters originally manufactured by St. Jude to its comprehensive offering of reprocessed diagnostic EP catheters http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Ascent-Expands-Hospital-Savings-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:10:00 GMT 7 Medical Systems, LLC, a leader in on-demand picture archiving and communication system (PACS), teleradiology and electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for healthcare, recently announced the successful adoption of on-demand PACS at Minidoka Memorial Hospital. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/On-Demand-PACS-For-Cost-Reduction-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:37:00 GMT Eclipsys Corporation, The Outcomes Company, recently announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Sunnybrook), the largest trauma center in Canada and one of two major trauma centers in Toronto, has selected the Sunrise Patient Flow solution to optimize operational efficiency. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Sunnybrook-Health-Sciences-Centre-Chooses-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:35:00 GMT Adventist Health System (AHS) has received the 2009 KioskCom Self Service Excellence Award in the category of Best Healthcare Deployment for its use of self-service kiosks and online applications from NCR Corporation, a leading provider of self-service solutions. http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/Adventist-Health-System-Wins-Self-Service-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 28 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT Northern Inyo Hospital received $15 million in capital from UnitedHealth Group and its PacifiCare of California subsidiary to further the hospital's efforts in delivering quality, affordable health care services to the rural communities it serves in Inyo County http://www.hospitalnetwork.com/article.mvc/UnitedHealth-Group-Purchases-15M-In-Tax-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 27 May 2009 15:00:00 GMT