Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS), enterprise image systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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FDA clears Mobile MIM for x-ray, radiation oncology

Mobile MIM has received FDA 510(k) clearance for Mobile MIM 3.0 for diagnostic x-ray and ultrasound viewing, as well as radiation treatment plan review and approval.

IMV: Angio growth slips to 1%

The growth rate for interventional procedures being performed in U.S. angiography labs has fallen to 1 percent annually, according to a newly released report by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division. Fewer sites are buying brand-new systems, and in coming years, hospitals most likely will focus on replacing existing systems.

AHRQ, RAND partner to create comprehensive EHR guide

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) made available a free, online guide developed under contract by RAND, a nonprofit research organization headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., to assist healthcare organizations with EHR implementation and use.

BCBSRI: Patient-centered medical home pilot program a success

A recently completed three-year pilot program intended to inform the design of a patient-centered medical home model yielded positive results, according to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI).

HIE Profile: Alabama Creates One Health Record

Come April, the state of Alabama will launch a new statewide health information exchange (HIE)One Health Record. Alabama Medicaid Commissioner Robert Mullins, MD, looks forward to providers in any setting having access to all relevant patient data.

Fujifilm to buy SonoSite for nearly $1B

Fujifilm Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement with SonoSite, a developer of bedside and point-of-care ultrasound technology, pursuant to which Fujifilm will acquire SonoSite for approximately $995 million (which includes amounts payable in connection with its convertible debt).

IDC: Increasing demand for mobile health IT products

The importance of a clinical teams ability to quickly access and communicate information has led to increased use of mobile technologies, but recent IDC Health Insights research suggested a demand for more advanced mobile technologies and predicted a growing market for products that service this need.

R.I. statewide HIE offers patient record locator service

The smallest state in the U.S. is making big health IT moves. At its Dec. 8 Health IT Expo, the Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) demonstrated a new data locator feature available on the statewide health information exchange (HIE), which RIQI operates.

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA announces recall after Philips heart monitors failed to send alerts—multiple deaths reported

Philips is recalling the software associated with its Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry devices after certain high-risk ECG events were never routed to trained cardiology technicians as intended. The issue, which lasted for two years, has been linked to more than 100 injuries. 

Cardiovascular Business
Why electrophysiologists needed a champion in Washington

Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, detailed a new advocacy group focused on improving EP reimbursements, patient care and access. “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu," he said.

Cardiovascular Business
Reimbursement update: What hospitals need to know about new Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?