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ASTRO, ACR issue radiotherapy guidelines

Monday, February 08 2010
Through a collaborative effort by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American College of Radiology (ACR), practice guidelines for image guided radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy have been created and released to assist practitioners in providing appropriate radiologic care for patients.

FDA issues final guidance to shorten medical device trials

Monday, February 08 2010
The FDA issued a final guidance on Bayesian statistical methods used in the design and analysis of medical device clinical trials on February 5, allowing for medical device companies to combine trial data.

Blumenthal: U.S. providers need to take advantage of HITECH

Friday, February 05 2010
It is impossible to imagine a high-performing U.S. health system that does not take full advantage of the computing technology that has transformed virtually every other aspect of human endeavor, wrote National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal, MD, in a commentary published Feb. 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Feature: CAD makes headway into CTC with reduced false positives

Using an advanced massive-training artificial neural network, computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme, radiologists were able to improve their polyp detection rate and reduce the number of false positives in CT colonography, based on a study presented at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference in Chicago.

Webinar: Are organizations up to speed with 2010 HIPAA policies?

Organizations should act prior to the implementation of the new (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) HIPAA compliance guideline changes for 2010 and consistently monitor their facilities in order to make an easier transition and avoid the extended penalties that are now being proposed, said HIPAA privacy and security consult Grant Peterson during a Jan. 13 Webinar on the guidelines.

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Study: Single-cell imaging can identify gene interactions

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, February 09 2010
In a study published online Feb. 9 in Genome Research, researchers showed that high-throughput single-cell image-based data from genetic screens can be used to identify genetic interactions and to infer signaling relations.

KLAS: Don't believe the HIE hype

Industry News | Monday, February 08 2010
Only a relatively small number of vendors are able to claim a proven, repeatable health information exchange (HIE) model, according to a report from KLAS, a healthcare market research firm. In total, the report highlights the commercial HIE models from 22 vendors, most of which have one, two or three validated sites.

Study: New CATCH rule standardizes CT use for pediatric head injuries

Clinical Studies | Monday, February 08 2010
A new clinical decision rule identifying children at two levels of risk has been developed by researchers to facilitate a physicians’ decision for administering CT scans to children presenting with minor head injuries, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

HHS awards $119M+ for state, territory prevention programs

Industry News | Monday, February 08 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $119 million to U.S. states and territories to support public health efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition and decrease smoking.

University of Colorado taps Epic for $67M EMR project

Contracts & Installations | Monday, February 08 2010
A three-year, $67 million project to deploy Epic's EMRs across all clinical areas, and will integrate clinical systems and generate more than 150 jobs at the University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Medical Campus, in Aurora, Colo.

NexGen, Ingram Micro team up for EHR adoption

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, February 08 2010
Ingram Micro has entered into a new distribution agreement with EHR/practice management company NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to recruit, train and support new partners who help providers take advantage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 stimulus payments for health IT adoption.

ASTRO commits to patient protection plan for radiotherapy

Industry News | Monday, February 08 2010
In acknowledgment of recent media reports regarding serious errors in the delivery of radiation therapy, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) last week released a six-point patient protection plan that seeks to improve safety and quality, while reducing the chance of medical errors.

Washington facility selects Compuware EHR service

Contracts & Installations | Monday, February 08 2010
Providence Health & Services Washington Region, in Renton, Wash., has selected Compuware’s EHR Service Delivery to improve the performance and availability of its clinical applications.

Vital appoints Muduroglu to board

Executive Announcements | Monday, February 08 2010
Vital Images, a provider of advanced visualization software, has appointed Oran Muduroglu as a member of its board of directors.

Siemens nets a $70M imaging contract in Iraq

Contracts & Installations | Monday, February 08 2010
Siemens Healthcare will supply diagnostics imaging equipment to all Ministry of Health hospitals (approximately 100) across Iraq.

Volcano found guilty over OCT breach of contract

Industry News | Sunday, February 07 2010
A Massachusetts Superior Court For Suffolk County jury has ruled against Volcano and its wholly owned subsidiary, Axsun Technologies, in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Lightlab Imaging on Jan. 7, 2009.

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