Healthcare IT News - November 2007 - (Page 45) www.HealthcareITNews.com new products IBM’s new technology uses a 3-D representation of the human body, called the Anatomic and Symbolic Mapper Engine (ASME), which allows a doctor to click with the computer mouse on a particular part of the avatar “body” to trigger a search of medical records, , which will retrieve relevant information - “like Google Earth for the body.” November 2007 ■ Healthcare IT News 45 and also offers additional levels of security ranging from the ability to leave behind part of the RFID antenna, to incorporating a tamper-evident material construction, which when removed, leaves behind a residual adhesive or an image identifying that the label has been tampered with. ■ More at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect products 1107 PrODUCTS Continued from page 44 Merge HeAltHcAre focuses on return on investMent – This year at RSNA, Merge Healthcare, a developer and deliverer of medical imaging and information management software and services, will focus on the ROI that its workflow solutions deliver. Show attendees will be educated on the importance of measuring multiple ROIrelated factors when selecting new imaging informatics solutions. Two new products that Merge Healthcare will feature are the Fusion RIS/PACS MX 4.2 and the Fusion RIS MX 3.3. Merge Healthcare’s exhibit is located in Hall A, Booth 1122. MILWAUKEE ● making it as simple as possible to interact with data that can improve patient care.” wAsHABle Mouse And keyBoArd to prevent infection – Seal Shield Corporation has announced the Silver Seal antibacterial, washable keyboard and mouse to combat the spread of MRSA and other cross contamination infections. The Silver Seal antibacterial plastic utilizes silver ions, which are embedded in the plastic to create a safe and effective antibacterial solution. Silver is a natural antibiotic product and its properties have been incorporated into the product line using the latest “nanotechnologies.” Silver ions are infused in the plastic, when these ions are exposed to moisture in the air they create an antimicrobial shield on the product that resists bacteria. JACKSONVILLE, FL YELLOW PAGES PACS PACSGEAR K. Thomas Pickard Vice President, Marketing & Business Development +1 925 846 9600 info@pacsgear.com www.pacsgear.com iBM reseArcHers develop 3-d iMAges Aid use of eMrs – IBM’s researchers have unveiled software that allows doctors to click on the human body in order to retrieve medical records more accessibly. IBM’s new technology uses a 3-D representation of the human body, called the Anatomic and Symbolic Mapper Engine (ASME), which allows a doctor to click with the computer mouse on a particular part of the avatar “body” to trigger a search of medical records, which will retrieve relevant information. “It’s like Google Earth for the body,” said IBM researcher Andre Elisseeff, who leads the healthcare projects at IBM’s Zurich Research Lab. “In hopes of speeding the move toward electronic healthcare records, we’ve tried to make information easily accessible for healthcare providers by combining medical data with visual representation, LONDON Hologic is reAdy to Be lArgest exHiBitor At rsnA ‘07 – Hologic, Inc., a provider of diagnostic and digital imaging systems for women’s imaging and skeletal health, claims that it will be one of the largest exhibitors at RSNA this year. Hologic will demonstrate its focus to enhance women’s health through earlier and better detection, improved diagnosis, less invasive treatments and improved patient outcomes. Hologic will showcase its new 2007 addition to its line of women’s health products, the MammoPad breast cushion. MammoPad was developed to encourage more women to have regular, screening mammograms by addressing the fears and discomfort associated with them. Hologic will also co-sponsor a Digital Mammography Training and SelfAssessment Workshop at the show. BEDFORD, MA RSNA Booth #2965 PACSGEAR provides complete document and multimedia connectivity solutions for PACS/EHR. Its industry-leading software enables physicians, technologists and administrators to send documents, film and multimedia images from any department to any PACS/EHR. Worldwide, PACSGEAR gives over 600 hospitals, healthcare networks and imaging centers a better picture of their patients' health. ris id tecHnologies offers tAMper-proof rfid tAgs – RSI ID Technologies, a manufacturer of RFID antennas, inlays and tags, has released a class of tamper-evident RFID tags. The RFID tag is designed to come apart when an attempt to remove the tag is made CHICAGO M A r k e t p l Ac e Your ad can go here Call E.J. Fechenda at 207.688.6270 ext. 221 Share your opinions on the people, events and developments in healthcare technology! MARKETPLACE Classified advertising is a cost-effective and simple way to reach an audience of highly interested prospects. enables you to put your solutions, services, prospects. job listings, reach an audience of highly interested product announcements, calls for RFPs and more in front Participate in a readers’ choice survey of the 2007 NewsMakers will be published in the December issue of Healthcare IT News. 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