Shares of Cardinal Health ended trading higher by more than 6% after the drug distributor reported third-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst views, thanks to repricing of large retail accounts and the renewal of anti-diversion efforts.
International SOS calls on IBA for Asian community clinic solution
Australia's largest listed health information technology company announced a $2 million contract with Singapore based International SOS – the world’s largest medical assistance company – for a primary care solution at its clinics throughout Asia.
Zoll’s medical receives award for customer service excellence in Technical Support
ZOLL's Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, announced that it has received the Omega NorthFace ScoreBoard AwardSM for a seventh consecutive year. The award is presented annually by the Omega Management Group Corp. to organizations that, as rated by their own customers, demonstrate excellence in customer service and support.
Hill-Rom reports growth of 12% for the last quater
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. reporting for the first time since the spin-off of the funeral services business, announced unaudited financial results for its fiscal second quater ended March 31, 2008. Results included revenue of $375.2 million, a $40.2% million or 12.0 percent increasw from $335.0 milicon in the prior year comparable period.
GE healthcare and Centrak introduce bed-level location technology to help healthcare providers
GE Healthcare, through a collaboration with CenTrak, Inc. of Newton, PA, today announced the availability of a new RFID technology capable of dividing a room or segmenting a bay by creating radio frequency identification (RFID) “virtual walls.” The technology was developed to meet the needs of healthcare providers to track tagged mobile medical equipment down to portion of a single room. This sub-room-level distinction in certain areas of the hospital provides an important enhancement to RFID room-level accuracy.
Gambro donates dialysis equipment to help earthquake victims in Sichuan, China
Gambro is extending a helping hand to the victims of the May 12 earthquake in the Sichuan region in China by donating dialysis equipment and necessary disposables to Intensive Care Units as well as Hemodialysis clinics across the affected region.
Elekta medical technology receives regulatory approval for Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion in Japan
Elekta, the international medical technology group and developer of Gamma Knife® surgery, will now be able to deliver and install the advanced technology at new and existing customer sites in Japan. The Japanese Ministry for Health, Labor and Welfare, MHLW, has given approval for Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™, the world-leading clinical solution for non-invasive radiosurgical treatments of tumors, vascular malformations and other brain disorders
Carestream new virtual 3D solution for healthcare market
The new Carestream Virtual 3D Solution is available as either a standalone workstation or as a workgroup configuration that permits multiple user access to server-based software from existing workstations. The virtual 3D solution delivers advanced 3D processing and comparative viewing of MR and CT studies. It also provides display protocols that optimise image review and streaming technology that speeds image delivery even in low-bandwidth environments.
Healthcare ahead with wireless technology
The healthcare industry finding itself in an unfamiliar position, increasingly using wireless technology to minimise the cost and disruption associated with the deployment of innovative ehealth and telecare services. A recent report from, Cambridge-based analysts, Wireless Healthcare, when healthcare providers are looking for technology that will reduce the cost of care, wireless is often the networking platform of choice.
Covidien Receives FDA Clearance to Market Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery
A leading global provider of healthcare products, announced that its Surgical Devices business unit has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the Covidien SILS(TM) Procedure Kit, indicated for Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and other advanced laparoscopic procedures.