Pharos Innovations has partnered with South Jersey Healthcare (SJH), a regional healthcare provider in southern New Jersey that serves a rural population, to expand SJH's post-discharge care management program to include the monitoring and management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

A study released by Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) reaffirms the safety record of FDAs premarket review process for low- and moderate-risk devices, known as the 510(k) process. The study, conducted by the research firm Battelle Memorial Institute for AdvaMed, demonstrates that of the nearly 47,000 medical devices cleared by FDA through the 510(k) process since 1998, only 0.16 percent were involved in a serious recall event.

The presence of intraparenchymal brain microhemorrhages in children with nonaccidental trauma as detected on susceptibility-weighted (SW) MR images correlates with significantly poor long-term neurologic outcome, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Calgary Scientific, an advanced visualization company, and Sprint, will offer ResolutionMD Mobile, powered by Calgary Scientifics PureWeb technology, to provide physicians with advanced visualization of medical images directly on their HTC EVO ?4G mobile phones.

TriageLogic has launched Office Triage Solution for provider practices and medical groups. The web-based application is designed for use by physicians and their office staff to help manage daytime patient calls.

EMR vendor Practice Fusion has a distinction from most of its competitors: A free EMR. Practice Fusion has partnered with Good Health Media to provide an EMR system thats supported by targeted advertising. Carefully considered and properly screened ads, claims Practice Fusion. Its following in Googles footsteps, and others will likely join in the trend.

Montreal-based healthcare service Medisys Health Group has selected Imix Americas to upgrade three of its 18 imaging centers to the Imix PanoRad DR system.

Radiologists' ability to detect fractures and maintain focus was reduced at the end of the day compared to early in the day, and they showed increased symptoms of fatigue and eyestrain, according to a study in this month's Journal of American College of Radiology.