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Deadline today for meaningful use comments

Monday, March 15 2010

ACCA: Better in-hospital coding strategies can eliminate revenue drains

Saturday, March 13 2010

JACR: Rad practices must focus on service, relationships to retain contracts

Thursday, March 11 2010

FDA and Health Canada approve use of Mo-99 from Polish reactor

Thursday, March 11 2010
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AHRQ: Health IT could be disruptive while reducing rehospitalization rates, costs

 The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Health IT Standards Committee: Clinical Operations group seeks specificity in standards

 During the Health IT Standards Committee meeting on Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C., the Clinical Operations Workgroup sought to gather comments on proposed recommendations on implementation specifications for content exchange, vocabulary and code set standards for the Interim Final Rule of meaningful use.

Webinar: How-to guide for e-medical device reporting to the FDA

 In 2006, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a branch of the FDA, began examining the number of medical device reports they received. Over the past two years, the number of submitted reports has increased, sparking a demand for the CDRH to make a move to electronic reporting.

New patient monitoring model draws scrutiny

 A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.

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HIMSS: Medicity collaborates with Emdeon for "converged" HIE

Conference News | Monday, March 15 2010

Study: Regulating tumor blood vessel stability can improve drug delivery

Clinical Studies | Monday, March 15 2010

ACC: Gender disparities exist in screening for heart disease

Conference News | Monday, March 15 2010

ACC: Multi-detector CT has high predictive value for obstructive CAD detection

Conference News | Monday, March 15 2010

ACC: Should diabetic patients be screened more often?

Conference News | Monday, March 15 2010

ACC: Meaningful use policy is helpful, but may not be feasible

Conference News | Sunday, March 14 2010

HIMSS10 says goodbye, with higher attendee stats

Conference News | Sunday, March 14 2010

SIR: Pregnancy following fibroid embolization shows comparable fertility rates

Clinical Studies | Saturday, March 13 2010

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

Conference News | Friday, March 12 2010

CCHIT: IFR underestimates regulatory economic impact

Industry News | Friday, March 12 2010

JAMIA: Lower implementation costs are key to telemedicine adoption

Industry News | Friday, March 12 2010

VisEn launches new fluorescence molecular imaging label

Industry News | Friday, March 12 2010

FujiFilm releases portable flat panel DR solution

New Products | Friday, March 12 2010

SIR: Cerebral protection device 98% effective in high-risk CAD cases

Conference News | Friday, March 12 2010

Edge EHR signs letter of intent to acquire Goal Eyecare Software

Mergers & Acquisitions | Friday, March 12 2010

McKesson updates Horizon Cardiology with image storage for data protection

New Products | Friday, March 12 2010

SIR: MR guided ultrasound a viable treatment option for uterine fibroids

Clinical Studies | Friday, March 12 2010

Carestream RIS platform tracks radiation dosage, critical results

New Products | Friday, March 12 2010

German hospital digitalization project to include Barco PACS installation

Contracts & Installations | Friday, March 12 2010

Lumedx, Philips partner for ultrasound imaging solution

Contracts & Installations | Friday, March 12 2010

Toshiba lands DR install with Miami Children’s Hospital

Contracts & Installations | Friday, March 12 2010

HIMSS: HMS launches HMS Connex, showcase ambulatory EHR

Conference News | Friday, March 12 2010

InterSystems acquires Italian health IT company

Mergers & Acquisitions | Friday, March 12 2010

ACR endorses bill to 'safeguard' access to preventive services

Industry News | Thursday, March 11 2010

Advanced Accelerator Applications invests $6 million for Annexin research

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, March 11 2010

U.S. Senate backs expanded physician eligibility for MU

Industry News | Thursday, March 11 2010

JACR: Tools needed for primary care physicians to improve imaging decision requests

Industry News | Thursday, March 11 2010

FujiFilm inks three-year contract with Tennessee purchasing group

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, March 11 2010

Chalk River reactor return delayed until late May

Industry News | Thursday, March 11 2010

JAMIA: More detailed EMR data may make comparisons difficult

Industry News | Thursday, March 11 2010

MinXray announces several DR installs in Nigeria

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, March 11 2010

Radiotherapy treatment system from Varian chosen in UK

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, March 11 2010

Canadian DR company lands fifth Florida install

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, March 11 2010

HIMSS: athenahealth and Sermo announce partnership, Physician Sentiment Index

Conference News | Thursday, March 11 2010

Scottsdale surgery center selects Wolters Kluwer Health

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, March 11 2010

HIMSS: eClinicalWorks expands EMR deployment options

Conference News | Thursday, March 11 2010

HIMSS: Infinitt helps customers reach meaningful use with new image viewing solution

Conference News | Thursday, March 11 2010

AHA: Offer incremental meaningful use objectives model, add 12 objectives

Industry News | Wednesday, March 10 2010

ASCO-GU: PET/CT useful in identifying patients with disseminated seminoma

Conference News | Wednesday, March 10 2010

Siemens nets 10 DR orders in U.K.

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, March 10 2010

BioImagene introduces iSlide for digital image viewing

New Products | Wednesday, March 10 2010

Humanetics receives patent for radiation countermeasure drug

Regulatory News | Wednesday, March 10 2010

Areva to construct new isotope production facility in France

Industry News | Wednesday, March 10 2010

HIMSS: Symantec unveils image archiving, sharing app

Conference News | Wednesday, March 10 2010

Definiens launches lymph node image analysis software in EU

New Products | Wednesday, March 10 2010

S&S releases workstation, keyboard sanitizer product

New Products | Wednesday, March 10 2010

Radiology: CT angiography proves cost-effective in chest pain diagnosis strategy

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, March 10 2010

QuadraMed stockholders approve $126M Francisco Partners acquisition

Mergers & Acquisitions | Wednesday, March 10 2010

Annapolis Pediatrics selects Sage Intergy Suite

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, March 10 2010

Survey: Large gap exists between insurance coverage, access to care

Industry News | Wednesday, March 10 2010

Acist, HealthTrust ink three year deal

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, March 10 2010

Virginia mandates reimbursement for telemedicine

Industry News | Tuesday, March 09 2010

HIMSS: Google announces integrations, new PHR technologies

Conference News | Tuesday, March 09 2010

AAFP: Partial meaningful use adoption should equal partial reimbursement

Industry News | Tuesday, March 09 2010

HIMSS: Intel launches Mayo study, educational web portal

Conference News | Tuesday, March 09 2010


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