July 2010

Study: Digital tomo improves accuracy, lowers rad dose for pulmonary lesions ()
The stage is set ()
mHealth: Infrastructure-independent care is path to cutting chronic disease costs ()
Carestream's digital x-ray selected by Boston facility ()
HIT Standards Committee: Interoperability standards become clearer ()
HIT Standards Committee: Meaningful use enters operations phase ()
SRS, Ingenix align on practice management, EHR technologies ()
JAMA: Medical home model can boost patient safety ()
AHIMA names Sheridan as president ()
Roche's anticoagulation monitor gets 510(k) clearance ()
Intuit combines Medfusion, Quicken Health Group ()
FDA green lights AirStrip smartphone patient monitoring tool ()
'Who's going to pay for it?' ()
Beyond Alerts: Linking CDS to Evidence-Based Medicine ()
eHealth Initiative: HIEs nearing meaningful use ()
The ABCs of Building an RFP for an HIE ()
A SSI-siphian Task: Tracking Surgical-site Infections ()
At Your Service: Web Hosting Comes of Age ()
From the Editor: The Elements of Evidence ()
MRI & CT usage varies across Canada, while scanner adoption jumps ()
Decision Support Converges (or Collides!) with the Information Age ()
Spyglass: Physician smartphone usage on the rise, along with concerns ()
Report: OEM manufacturers lose market share, replaced by ISOs ()
University of Michigan Health Systems plans Epic transition ()
CCHIT launches specialized EHR certification programs ()
Q&A: Delaware HIE rolls on with the changes ()
athenahealth notches solid gains for Q2 ()
CCHIT applies for ONC certification, accreditation status ()
3M's healthcare unit assists with strong Q2 company-wide ()
St. Jude posts double-digit gains in sales, income for Q2 ()
Report: Booming market should lead IT industry to embrace cloud services ()
Emdat iPhone app assist transcription services ()
U.K. MRI developer secures $900K investment, appoints new board member ()
Ingenix delves into high-acuity IT services with Picis purchase ()
Whats new? ()
Allscripts reports strong Q4, FY10 results ()
AAPM: Wide-area detector CCTA technology opens doors of possibility ()
GE awarded $1M for pediatric MRI technology ()
GE upgrades EMR, ePrescribing technology ()
Survey: 85% of providers in process of EHR implementation ()
Mirth powers HIE demo using NHIN Direct standards ()
Bos Scis Q2 takes hit from defib sales halt; stent sales drop too ()
Visage updates visualization software ()
Canadian rad service installs Intelerad's mammo technology ()
Thumb MRI, Cleveland Clinic bring rad services to rural Michigan ()
Medhost's Care Clock keeps tabs on ED wait times ()
CHIME lauds final rule, but calls Stage 1 targets 'aggressive' ()
KLAS: Homecare-specific vendors have market edge ()
FCC expands broadband investment for health IT up to $400M ()
Integration tools' place in meaningful use ()
FDA clears Fujfilm's flat-panel cassette dector ()
Siemens gains FDA clearance for urinary tract imaging technology ()
JACC: Socio-economic factors of patients impact DES use ()
iCAD to release new MRI product suite ()
CCI: BioSTAR ASD device could find home in certain pediatric patients ()
AAPM: CT perfusion shows early tumor vascular changes after radiotherapy ()
Center for Tech and Aging grants $500,000 to telehealth projects ()
N.Y. gov makes $140M in grants available for health IT ()
AAPM: Cancer survivor says thanks to medical physicists, oncologists ()
GAO issues progress report on NQF's healthcare quality measurement ()
HealthPartners licenses MobiSecure mobile platform ()
Midwest health system taps CapSite service ()
Mass. hospital: Back-up data for 800,000 may be lost ()
Circulation: Automatic patient monitoring can reduce 45% of in-office visits ()
Siemens, Riverain align on chest imaging technology ()
Philips Healthcare posts 4% sales increase for Q2 ()
CMIOs give meaningful use mixed reviews (Part Two in Two-Part Series) ()
Blumenthal exclusive: Meaningful use is one-time offer (Part One of Two-Part Series) ()
AAPM: Three modalities measure breast density, may predict cancer risk ()
Carestream lands multi-site installs in Midwest ()
GE Healthcare posts increase in profits, revenue for Q2 ()
AMDIS: Next generation of CMIOs need more support ()
Running with meaningful use ()
AMDIS: ONC advisor says meaningful use final rule achieves balance ()
Devanny leaves Cerner for TriZetto ()
AMDIS: Anticipating consequences can smooth CPOE implementation ()
PACSGear nets first Latin American install ()
AMDIS: Health execs initially pleased with meaningful use rules ()
Colorado facility signs on with MobileMD HIE ()
Verizon enters the cloud with plans of new HIE ()
HIMSS Analytics: Data analysis challenges ahead for hospitals ()
25 orgs urge FDA to create 'unique device identification' system for medical devices ()
Intrinsic to deploy Merge's Clinical Imaging Management System ()
Georgia REC selects physician group to become a local extension center ()
HP unveils new EHR assistance product ()
Cerner Prez Devanny steps down after 11 years ()
RemoteScan releases iPad app ()
CMS, ONC release meaningful use final rules ()
Pennsylvania Group selects Allscripts EHR ()
EHRs prime clinicians to provide progressive care to older adults ()
Study: MRI may change ped ankle fracture diagnosis to sprain ()
Survey: EHRs, smartphones becoming workflow norm for clinicians ()
New guidelines: MRI outperforms CT for stroke diagnosis ()
CMS seeks comment on PQRI medication measures ()
Catinella named CMIO of Arizona provider ()
Ittycheria joins athenahealth's board ()
eHealth Initiative: IT policy implementers, take note from the state level ()
HHS updates comparison data on imaging measures, heart readmissions ()
DR Systems eMix adds new preview feature ()
Voices of experience ()
Eclipsys EHR gains conditional 2011 CCHIT certification ()
NYC hospital reports loss of patient data, steps taken ()
IHI taps Bisognano to succeed Berwick ()
Conn. AG, Health Net reach $250K settlement over large security breach ()
Radiology: Anesthesia slows pediatric MRI patient flow, raises costs ()
KLAS: Many players, few contenders in HIE market ()
Lancet: Telemonitoring, self-care is wave of future for hypertension ()
Amcom introduces mobile app with event notification ()
USPSTF recommends densitometry screening for some women younger than 65 ()
Nebraska facility fast-tracks EHR deployment ()
California rad provider settles whistleblower case for $647K ()
Virginia REC selects athenahealth as EHR partner ()
NHS Trust facility taps InterSystems for clinical systems integration ()
McMillan named HIMSS privacy and security chair ()
HMS buys AMG-SIU to boost fraud prevention portfolio ()
ONC on EHR certifying bodies: Paradigm shifts ahead ()
Kansas creates statewide HIE ()
Miller steps in as Zonares new CEO ()
HIT Standards Committee: Tiger Team issues info exchange privacy policies ()
Lazy days of summer? Not quite ()
Kalorama: 7% market growth expected for healthcare handheld devices ()
Leapfrog Group: CPOE could harm patients without proper monitoring ()
HIT Standards Committee: NHIN to build on interop initiatives, filling 'gaps ()
InSite One updates archive technology ()
HIT Standards Committee: The search for NHIN governance is on ()
ACLU sues over R.I. HIE ()