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August 2011

HIMSS: Failing to prepare for ICD-10? Plan to fail (08/11/2011)

Payor forms ACO in northern California (08/11/2011)

Neurology: MR links midlife vascular risk factors and brain aging (08/11/2011)

IOM: 510(k) does not ensure device safety, effectiveness (08/11/2011)

HIMSS Webinar: ICD-10 myths busted (08/10/2011)

Implementing ACOs: 10 mistakes and how to learn from them (08/10/2011)

Circ: Research may pave way for light-driven pacemakers (08/10/2011)

Trauma: Moving telemed to ambulances improves trauma care (08/10/2011)

UPMC, Nuance to develop language tools for EMRs (08/10/2011)

AMA stresses reliability for proposed Medicare data rule (08/10/2011)

AFC debuts swappable power supply (08/10/2011)

Yale to review Medtronic's bone formation trials (08/10/2011)

AHRMM: Communication, collaboration key to supply chain success (08/10/2011)

Carestream, Caliper settle (08/10/2011)

AHRMM: C-suite execs confirm supply chain impacts hospital performance (08/10/2011)

AIM: Phlebotomy volume varies in heart attack patients; linked with anemia (08/09/2011)

JACC: Bivalirudin safe alternative to heparin in diabetic STEMI patients (08/09/2011)

Health Affairs: A case for integrated public-private partnerships (08/09/2011)

AHRMM: Paradigm shift first step in supply chain improvement (08/09/2011)

AIM: Home x-ray feasible, beneficial for elderly patients (08/09/2011)

New Hampshire statewide HIO goes live (08/09/2011)

GE debuts iPad app for small practices (08/09/2011)

Symmetry Medical to purchase Olsen Medical (08/09/2011)

Agilent, UC Davis launch research center (08/08/2011)

ONC seeks public comment on metadata standards (08/08/2011)

Health Affairs: Medicaid docs more enticed by EHR adoption incentives (08/08/2011)

JAMA: Mass. healthcare reform linked with greater safety-net demand (08/08/2011)

Brigham doc loses hard drive with info on 638 patients (08/08/2011)

NextGen inks Dell deal (08/08/2011)

VA data released on CMS' Hospital Compare (08/08/2011)

Healthcare Quality Congress: Culture competency needed to close quality gaps (08/05/2011)

Health Affairs: U.S. spends 4x more than Canada on payor interaction (08/05/2011)

Siemens' PET/MR now available in Canada (08/05/2011)

Radiology: 7T MRI propels epilepsy diagnosis, treatment (08/05/2011)

AEJ: Higher ER spending associated with lower mortality rates (08/05/2011)

Study: Mobile programs could help diabetes management (08/04/2011)

Lancet: Pulse oximetry may efficaciously diagnose infant heart defects (08/04/2011)

Webinar: Successful HIEs disseminate funds in disciplined manner (08/03/2011)

Hospitals: Medicare auditing unfair but effective (08/03/2011)

Quality Congress: Onsite clinics help drive population health (08/03/2011)

IOM: Nationwide surveillance programs could help curb chronic disease (08/03/2011)

Medical societies urge CMS to revamp e-prescribing initiative (08/03/2011)

Radiology: Promising processing tool automates stenosis measurements (08/02/2011)

Midwest biomeds raise $315M in first half of 2011 (08/02/2011)

FDA green-lights Medtronic's trial for MRI-safe pacemaker (08/02/2011)

AR: DWI/CT fusion may play role in cancer detection, staging (08/02/2011)

Boston Scis restructuring includes about 1,300 layoffs (08/01/2011)

Commonwealth Fund: Better infrastructure needed for ACOs (08/01/2011)

Health IT market, meet Clerity Healthcare (08/01/2011)

AFC launches equipment cart (08/01/2011)

Trial puts coiling on the MAP(S) for aneurysm treatment (08/01/2011)

JACC: Combining CV outcomes demonstrates better hospital quality (08/01/2011)

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