Topic

Cardiovascular Disease


PLoS: Health IT can improve cardiovascular risk management

Industry News | Thursday, August 26 2010
 

JACC: PET reveals higher glucose uptake in visceral adipose tissue

Clinical Studies | Monday, August 23 2010
 

SonoSite appoints Marcus Smith to CFO, Mike Schuh retires

Executive Announcements | Thursday, August 12 2010
 

AIM: Childhood cancer survival may lead to later cardiac dysfunction

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, July 28 2010
 

JACC: SPECT IDs diabetics with renal dysfunction at risk of CV death

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, July 21 2010
 

JACC Feature: MPI studies responsible for 74% of cumulative rad dose

Web Exclusives | Monday, July 12 2010
Written by Manjula Puthenedam
 

St. Jude completes $90M LightLab purchase, to combine OCT, FFR

Mergers & Acquisitions | Wednesday, July 07 2010
 

ASE: Ultrasound predicts heart disease for obese women

Conference News | Friday, June 11 2010
 

Philips, RXi Pharma to research image-guided cell therapy

Partnerships & Alliances | Thursday, June 03 2010
 

GE invests $5M for cardiovascular genomic diagnostics

Partnerships & Alliances | Sunday, May 16 2010
 

JACC: Radiation exposure worth the risk?

Industry News | Tuesday, May 11 2010
 

HHS releases $220M in health IT awards

Top Stories | Tuesday, May 04 2010
 

JAMA: CAC score+risk factors help predict heart disease risk

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, April 27 2010
 

VIA Pharmaceuticals reduces workforce by 63%

Industry News | Thursday, April 01 2010
 

ACC: PINNACLE Registry aims to improve outpatient cardiac care

Conference News | Tuesday, March 16 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
 

SIR: Drug-eluting stents emerge as option for critical limb ischemia

Conference News | Tuesday, March 16 2010
 

SIR: ABI testing can better predict those at risk for coronary disease

Conference News | Friday, March 12 2010
 

Molecular Targeting Technologies licenses cell death imaging technology

Industry News | Tuesday, March 02 2010
 

Philips, Amsterdam provider collaborate on multimodality imaging

Partnerships & Alliances | Thursday, February 18 2010
 

PNAS: Nanoparticles could eliminate drug-eluting stents

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, January 19 2010
 
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.”

PORTALS