Medical imaging technology provider Analogic has combined the leadership of its OEM medical businesses, and named Mervat Faltas as senior vice president and general manager of the newly combined business unit.

To reach the goal that 50 percent of Canadians have their EHR available to their authorized healthcare professionals by Dec 31, Canada Health Infoway, the provinces and the territories must work together to develop performance measures and reporting standards, according to the April report from the Auditor General of Canada.

GE Healthcare and Nycomed have signed an agreement to form a joint venture for the local sales, marketing and distribution of GEs medical diagnostic contrast agents in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Fifty-five percent of responding hospitals expect to incur penalties for failing to demonstrate meaningful use by 2015, according to a trend report from the American Hospital Association (AHA).

U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, D-R.I., has introduced the HITECH Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 in the House of Representatives to extend health IT assistance to behavioral health, mental health and substance abuse professionals and facilities.

As part of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010, passed Thursday in the Senate, the legislators voted to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) definition to include a professional in an inpatient or emergency room setting.

Loss of lean mass--the weight of an individuals bones, muscles and organs without body fat--is accelerated in patients with Alzheimers disease (AD) and is associated with brain atrophy and cognitive performance, according to a study published in the April issue of the Archives of Neurology.

In addition to the currently proposed measures for clinical quality, meaningful use measures for EHRs should include assessment of a patients experiences, according to an article in the April edition of HealthAffairs.