ARCA biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company developinggenetically-targeted therapies for heart failure and othercardiovascular diseases, has appointed James Carr, PharmD, as VP ofmarketing.

Neoprobe, a developer of oncology and cardiovascular surgical anddiagnostic products, has appointed Gordon A. Troup to its board ofdirectors.

IT innovation and integration are alive and very well in 2008. This year’s Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities bring impressive resumes, tales of major cost savings and return on investment and excellence in patient care and patient and staff satisfaction.

As imaging departments become increasingly digital, many are usingdifferent components of data storage, protection, migration andarchiving to fit different pieces of the business continuity puzzletogether to provide a seamless and continual flow of images and dataacross the enterprise while providing secure backups without impactingpatient care. Having a plan is the first step.

At a time when reimbursement rates are low and the economic climate isuncertain, imaging centers, hospitals and clinics are looking forsavvy ways to produce non-diagnostic prints for treatment planning andconsultation with colleagues and patients while controlling costs.

Paul Molloy has joined MiCardia as CEO, and has been appointed to the company’s board of directors.

NewCardio, a cardiac diagnostic and services company, has appointedPeter R. Kowey MD, a cardiologist who has served on several committeesand is a fellow of several professional organizations, to itsscientific advisory board.

Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., chairman of the House Ways and MeansCommittee’s Health Subcommittee, plans to introduce his own health ITbill, separate from the revised legislation approved last week by the House committee.