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GE nets NIH $4M for fluorescent nerve agent, imaging system

Industry News | Thursday, June 10 2010
GE Global Research has been awarded a four-year, $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to be directed to the optimization of a new nerve labeling agent and imaging system.
 

Immunomedics nets $2.1M in NIH grants

Industry News | Wednesday, October 21 2009
Immunomedics has been awarded three grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), totaling $2.1 million payable over a period of two years.
 

AHRQ issues 2008 health IT grant, contract review

Top Stories | Thursday, October 15 2009
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released its Health IT Portfolio, revealing that the agency funded 124 grants and 26 contracts in 2008—the vast majority of which were multi-year in duration. In total, AHRQ will provide nearly one-quarter of a billion dollars in support over the lifetime of the projects, equaling $151 million for the grants and $70 million for the contracts.
 

Kaiser scores $54M+ in NIH/ARRA grants

Industry News | Wednesday, October 14 2009
Kaiser Permanente has received 22 grants worth more than $54 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
 

Mass General, Novelos to study radiation-induced lung injury

Partnerships & Alliances | Thursday, October 01 2009
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, in collaboration with biopharmaceutical company Novelos Therapeutics, was awarded a $950,371 competitive grant by the National Institutes of Health to study two Novelos compounds–NOV-002 and NOV-205–for the mitigation and treatment of radiation-induced pulmonary injury.
 

Obama issues $5B in ARRA grants to NIH

Top Stories | Wednesday, September 30 2009
In a Wednesday visit to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Md., President Barack Obama announced $5 billion in grant awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to fund medical research in every state.
 

Web leaders initiate gov't open identity pilot program

Industry News | Wednesday, September 30 2009
Yahoo!, PayPal, Google, Equifax, AOL, VeriSign, Acxiom, Citi, Privo and Wave Systems have announced they will support the first pilot programs designed to implement a federal government initiative designed to make it easier for individual to register and participate in government websites. The companies will act as digital identity providers using OpenID and Information Card technologies.
 

AIM: EMRs need to better communicate critical imaging results

Top Stories | Saturday, September 26 2009
Abnormal results on outpatient imaging tests sometimes may not receive timely follow-up even when clinicians receive and read results in an advanced, integrated EMR system, according to a study in the Sept. 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
 

Study: Pancreatic fat levels may help predict diabetes

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, September 23 2009
MR spectroscopy (MRS) has been successfuly utilized by researchers to measure pancreatic fat, which could help identify patients at high risk of diabetes and monitor interventions designed to prevent the disease, according to a study available online at Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
 

RSNA, ACR defend medical imaging in response to NEJM study/perspective

Industry News | Friday, August 28 2009
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) have released statements defending the radiology profession in wake of a recent study and perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine on imaging and radiation exposure that has garnered national media attention.
 

Case Western receives $4M NIBIB grant

Industry News | Thursday, August 20 2009
Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland has received a $4 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) to fund its Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences
 

New software tools may improve detection of cancer biomarkers

Industry News | Wednesday, August 19 2009
The growth of genomic and proteomic data has ushered in a new era of molecular medicine in which cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment are tailored to each individual's molecular profile, according to researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. This personalized medicine approach requires researchers to discover and link biomarkers, such as genes or proteins, to specific disease behaviors, such as the rate of tumor progression and different responses to treatments.
 

RF ablation could reduce gastrointestinal cancer risk

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, May 27 2009
Radiofrequency (RF) ablation is an effective treatment for dysplasia in people with Barrett's esophagus, a condition that can lead to deadly gastrointestinal cancer, according to a study published in the May 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
 

MRI may shed light into minds of autistic children

Clinical Studies | Monday, May 04 2009
Toddlers with autism appear more likely to have an enlarged amygdala which appears to be associated with the ability to share attention with others, a fundamental ability thought to predict later social and language function in children with autism, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
 

MRI voxel analysis predicts brain tumor survival

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, April 22 2009
As early as one week after beginning treatment for brain tumors, a new imaging analysis method that looks at individual voxels, rather than a composite view, was able to predict which patients would live longer, according to researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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