April 2012

ECRI teams with value-analysis group on medical equip decisions ()
Wellmark, Iowa Health team up to create ACO ()
NQF endorses two readmission measures ()
EU clears Biotronik CRT-P for MRI usage ()
ARRS: Disease risk outweighs risk of CT-induced cancer in young adults ()
Health Affairs: Widespread EHR adoption gaps could influence policymakers ()
AHA: Tired? It might be alarm fatigue ()
Industry experts guide global quality-improvement project ()
AJR: Roman Empire, Facebook offer lessons in pediatric rad dose protection ()
McKesson coughs up $190M to resolve False Claims Act allegations ()
Siemens, Varian ink global partnership ()
JAMA: Overcoming U.S. HIE adoption barriers? Outlook unclear ()
Kalorama: Docs are the fastest-growing buyers of EMRs ()
Health Affairs: EHR adoption programs should look beyond PCPs ()
Circ: EHR helps VA control patients hypertension ()
HIE driving down utilization, costs ()
ACR: Tread carefully with breast density notification ()
KPMG: EHR rollouts are full steam ahead with varying confidence ()
Bos Sci now under fire for ICD-related patient death ()
Pediatrics: MRI sheds light on cognitive risks for very preterm infants ()
KLAS: Computer-assisted coding market young, yet confident ()
Study: Hospital readmission rates misleading ()
Radiology: Iterative reconstruction slashes pediatric rad dose ()
AIM: E-prescribing can help prevent off-label usage ()
Small Oregon hospital rides robotic telehealth to ECRI device award ()
Lost backup discs at Emory Healthcare affects 315K ()
GE Healthcare sees earnings growth in Q1 ()
Sotera nets FDAs OK on wearable continuous-monitoring system ()
GAO: FDA spending plenty on IT modernizationand getting nowhere fast ()
CDW: Data loss top cybersecurity priority for IT pros ()
CMS corrects Stage 2 proposed rule ()
Data breach in S.C. affects 228K Medicaid beneficiaries ()
From The CMIO | Getting Past the Install a Lot and Use a Little Syndrome ()
From The Editor | Procrastination or Priority Pile Up? ()
Chasing the ACO Unicorn ()
EHR Optimization: Making It in the Majors ()
HIE Profile | Competitive Collaboration in Kansas ()
The AMDIS Connection | The Evolution of Decision Support ()
North Shore-LIJ notifies 100 patients of identity theft ()
ARRS announces winners of Fuji-sponsored travel grants ()
Study: Automating pediatric screening decreases ID burden ()
Invivo to distribute Siemens' PET/CT in mobile configuration ()
NIH taps Carestream for RIS deployment ()
St. Jude takes earnings hit in Q1 ()
...But How Will they Be Taught? ()
KLAS: Urgent care centers needing EMRs find bevy of options ()
Fridsma: Use of EHRs among docs doubled in two years ()
AIM: With underwhelming benefits, telehealth merits cautious approach ()
Meet M*Modal's new CIO, Musciano ()
Thomson Reuters selects 100 Top Hospitals in U.S. ()
Agilent rolls out nuclear MR spectroscopy suite ()
Health Affairs: ACOs' work just beginning ()
JAMIA: HIE in EDs slashes costs ()
Circ: Safety data give biodegradable coronary stents boost ()
Humana Cares goes online with chronic care workshops ()
KLAS: Providers demand, but are slow to deploy EMR-integrated smart pumps ()
AHIMA: The new role of privacy officer ()
Congress members grill FDA, FCC on wireless med device regulations ()
Philips, Brainlab team on intra-operative MRI ()
Large Blue Cross group trying telehealth ()
Advisory Board: Maximize your inner CMIO ()
Philips Healthcare switches CEOs; Rusckowski goes to Quest ()
Young docs cynical about healthcares future, concerned about reform ()
Study: Wireless on-call systems welcomed, boost efficiency ()
HIMSS Analytics: To err on data security is human ()
AMIC licenses radiogel technology for rad therapy ()
Circ: Adding patients two cents on stress testing may cut costs ()
PEJ: Assign numbers to outcomes to track hospital performance ()
WEDI teams with CMS for 5010 resources ()
Casey becomes CEO of Cardinal Health's medical product unit ()
ECRI updates its adverse event collection system ()
ConnectVirginia DIRECT Messaging comes alive ()
Dell offers EMR implementation assistance ()
Ohio childrens hospital network homes in on patient safety ()
Circ: Pulse of a nation's economy linked to cholesterol rates ()
St. Jude calls for retraction of Hauser et als study on lead failures ()
CMS releases full quality measures for Stage 2 MU ()
New developments, more data? ()
Colorado RHIO to integrate behavioral health data with statewide HIE ()
HHS proposes new ICD-10 deadline, unique health plan identifier ()
Spacelabs gets twin OKs from FDA ()
Grassley stirs up CMS pot, presses for Sunshine Act ()
Troubled Pennsylvania hospital gets shut down ()
Electric co. aligns with 27 state hospitals to reduce HAIs ()
JAMIA: USCD researchers propose adaptive approach to enhance CDS ()
Utah investigating info breach, could affect 24K ()
Philips partners with Dutch researchers to establish imaging institute ()
KLAS: EPR market emerging despite low uptake ()
Study: Online team management could be effective in ambulatory settings ()
GE's Clarient expands with SeqWright purchase ()
JACR: Results on demandmany patients prefer online portals ()
JAMA: Screening US or MRI + mammo a boon for women at increased breast cancer risk ()
U of Wisconsin offers new health IT degree ()
Study: Access to lab data in HIE can affect testing volume ()
Vegas imaging center installs Toshiba 3T MR ()
Heart Rhythm: Some Riata deaths linked to high-voltage failures ()
Weill Cornell Medical breaks CHiP's ground ()
Study: EMRs get facelift with universal interface to support prescribers ()
Smiths Medical voluntarily withdraws blood glucose monitors ()
GAO confirms basis for industrys frustration with FDA ()
Stolen laptop affects 34K ()
Fujitsu, Medi+Sphere align to deliver cloud tools to healthcare ()
MITA gives ONC a nod for including image requirements in Stage 2 ()