The final rules governing the meaningful use objectives for EHRs in Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs will improve providers' chances of qualifying for government stimulus funding, according to an early analysis by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

The FDA has issued 510(k) clearance to Fujifilm Medical Systems for its FDR D-EVO, a flat-panel cassette detector.

Saint Lukes Health System, a 1,200-bed organization representing 11 hospitals across Missouri and Kansas, has signed on with CapSite Consulting's online subscription-based healthcare technology pricing and packaging service.

In Part 1 of our closer look at the final rules for meaningful use and EHR certification standards, CMIOs Jeff Byers spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In Part 2, CMIOs weigh in with mixed reviews.

As everyone gets a closer look at the final rule for meaningful use and EHR certification requirements, CMIO spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), and with CMIOs who will be charged with making it happen. In Part One of our two-part series, CMIOs Jeff Byers spoke with Blumenthal about some of the ramifications of the final rule, and what's expected for Stage 2 and beyond.

Three different methodscone-beam CT, breast MRI and dual-energy mammography have proved accurate for measuring breast density, according to two post-mortem studies presented Sunday at the 52nd annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Philadelphia.

Carestream Health will convert general radiology exam rooms and existing mobile x-ray imaging systems from CR to DR at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Mo.

OJAI, Calif.The goal was to make meaningful use ambitious, but achievable, said Farzad Mostashari, senior advisor for policy and programming at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), who clarified several points and answered many questions about meaningful use at the AMDIS Physician-Computer Connection Symposium Thursday.