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- Is There a Difference in Recovery Time for the Accurate Display of Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) and Pulse Rate (PR) after Motion Induced Failure of Pulse Oximeters (PO) During Low Perfusion and Normoxemia or Hypoxemia in Human Volunteers?
- Monitoring arterial oxygen saturation with pulse oximetry has become standard of care in the Operating Room OR and Post Anesthesia Care Unit PACU. Patient movement occurs frequently in the PACU and in the OR, especially during pediatric induction and emergence. Conventional pulse oximeters do not perform well in motion especially...
- White papers 2002-04-25
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- Nipro Releases Patient Movement Detector for Preventing Accidents
- Tokyo, Nov 16, 2005 - JCN - Nipro, a leading Japanese medical device manufacturer, announced on November 14 that it has developed Tento-Mushi, a system to detect patient movements and alert when the patient accidentally leaves a bed. The company began shipping the product to medical institutions nationwide on the...
- Research articles 2005-11-16
- The Patient Safety Movement Turns Ten
- By BOB WACHTER On December 1, 1999, the Institute of Medicine released a report entitled To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Although its authors hoped to spark a national movement, they had little cause for optimism. After all, early efforts by advocates like Berwick and Leape and...
- News items 2009-12-02
- Brigadier General Thomas J. Loftus
- BRIGADIER GENERAL (DR.) THOMAS J. LOFTUS Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas J. Loftus is Command Surgeon, U.S. Transportation Command and Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He is a director on the staffs of the Commander of USTRANSCOM, and the Commander of Headquarters AMC. In this dual...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- The Medical Center In Bowling Green: Patient Flow Improvement Program
- The Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky is one of two hospitals serving this southcentral city at 50,000 residents. The Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky was not immune from the issues associated with non-optimized patient flow. Patient flow encompasses the movement of individuals through acute care settings - from...
- Case studies 2006-09-11
- Medical Home Movement Reaches a Milestone
- Great lakes of metaphorical ink have been used to describe the high hopes that primary-care medical societies, corporations, health plans, and politicians have for the “patient-centered medical home.†A number of plans have mounted pilots to test the PCMH concept, and Medicare is expected to follow suit soon. But Blue...
- Blog posts 2009-04-23
- Siemens Showcases syngo BLADE, Next Generation of Patient Care Applications at ISMRM; Advanced Applications Paving the Way in MRI for Detection and Diagnosis
- SEATTLE -- Siemens Medical Solutions showcases syngoR BLADE, the newest TimR Total imaging matrix technology-powered magnetic resonance imaging MRI software, at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ISMRM 14th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition from May 6 through 12 (booth #316) in Seattle. Capable of robust imaging in neurological...
- Research articles 2006-05-10
- Radiation system partner sought.(this month: Developments across the industry)(Brief Article)
- A radiation delivery system that reportedly presents the conforming power found in intensity-modulated radiation therapy without the typical drawbacks, has been developed by researchers at the University of Florida. Known as a multisource unit, the system features faster beam delivery than existing multi-leaf collimators used in...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Elliot
- Riley recently traveled to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. to donate a kidney. Stationed at Global Patient Movement Reception Center, Scott Air Force Base, III., Riley volunteered to give a kidney to the wife of retired Navy Master Chief Hoo Ping Towner. He was a match found through an...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Ziegler Calls Motion DNA's Analysis the MRI for Human Movement in Interview with The Wall Street Reporter… Says Stock Potential May Be Undervalued
- Sports Editors/Business Editors SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 15, 2004 "Our goal is to revolutionize sports medicine and help increase the standard of care by physical medical professionals, athletic trainers, sports coaches and the responsibility of the individual patient," Motion DNA Corporation (OTC:MOTD) President Zig Ziegler, said in an interview...
- Research articles 2004-06-15
- Kerr stays in forefront of the MTM movement
- RALEIGH, N.C. -- Medication therapy management is "a wellness strategy," according to Kerr Drug director of clinical services Rebecca Chater. And Kerr's version of MTM, which has been integral to the nationally recognized Asheville Project, is a proven model, she says. At the heart of the model is pharmacist-delivered...
- Research articles 2007-10-22
- Brooks Pharmacy in the vanguard of diabetes care movement
- WARWICK, R.I. -- Brooks Pharmacy, New England's largest local drug chain, is helping its pharmacists move beyond traditional dispensing with groundbreaking patient-care initiatives in diabetes and other disease states. The moves have positioned the 255-store chain to play a key role in its home state of Rhode Island, which recently...
- Research articles 2001-03-26
- Evidence-Based Management
- The Idea in Brief Managers have tough jobs: Under intense pressure to make decisions with incomplete information, even the best among us make mistakes. The good news? Evidence abounds to help us make the right choices....
- Articles 2007-12-14
- IHI Launches Surgical Checklist Campaign
- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, which has been in the vanguard of the patient safety movement for many years, is trying to get all U.S. hospitals to test the World Health Organization’s surgical checklist in at least one OR between now and April 1. While IHI doesn’t believe that a...
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- Health Grades Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Sure. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Jackson Spears with The Robins Group. Please proceed. Jackson Spears - The Robins Group Could you give us some color on the pressure on margins on the provider side, whether they are more looking at the...
- Earnings calls 2009-08-04
- New modules for EEG/PSG system
- Cadwell Laboratories is now shipping two new modules for its Easy[R] Ambulatory 2 EEG/PSG system. The Limb Movement and Body Position modules are about the size of a small wrist watch and are worn by the patient. Cadwell's proprietary Q-Movement[TM] technology shows body position and limb movements via a full...
- Research articles 2005-06-22
- Bionic fingers give amputees upper hand
- As Eric Jones fought off cancer a few years ago, his weakened immune system left him vulnerable to strep pneumonia and sepsis, which developed into the blood-clotting disorder known as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.Without enough blood supply to his extremities, he wasn't expected to come out of a month-long, medical-induced coma...
- News items 2009-12-09
- Pactiv Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. [Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from Ross Gilardi with Merrill Lynch. Please state your question. Ross Gilardi – Merrill Lynch Good morning. Thank you. I was just wondering if you could talk a little bit about the competitive pricing...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-23
- Selling Physician-Assisted Suicide For Big Savings
- Somehow I managed to miss the fuss back in July when the Oregon Health Plan -- the state's medical-coverage plan for low-income residents -- told cancer patient Barbara Wagner that it wouldn't cover the expensive drug Tarceva, but that it would pay for palliative care, including "physician-assisted suicide." (In the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Pulse Oximeters' Reliability in Detecting Hypoxemia and Bradycardia: Comparison Between a Convention and Two New Generation Oximeters
- Pulse oximeters are increasingly used for patient monitoring; however, they are traditionally very prone to movement artifact. They wanted to know whether this is achieved at the expense of an increased proportion of false negative alarms such as missed or delayed identification of hypoxemia and/or bradycardia. The Nellcor OXISMART SpO2...
- White papers 2002-04-25
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