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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GE nets Wisconsin x-ray order

Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit, Wis., has selected GE Healthcare's Optima XR640 digital radiographic system for its expanded emergency department.

EHRs improve chronic illness care

Specialty care physicians can improve the health of high-risk patients by reviewing EHRs and proactively providing e-consultations and treatment plan recommendations with primary care physicians, according to the results of a Kaiser Permanente pilot project published online July 9 in the British Medical Journal.

Axolotl powers Santa Cruz HIE in California NHIN demonstration

Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz County, Calif., a founding member of the Santa Cruz Health Information Exchange (HIE), and Axolotl, a provider of HIE solutions and related services, have demonstrated a clinical HIE with multiple communities using Axolotl's Elysium Exchange.

CCHIT concerned about timeline of proposed meaningful use objectives

The Certification Commission for Healthcare IT (CCHIT) has formally responded to the recommendations presented June 16 by the Meaningful Use Workgroup to the HIT Policy Committee, and expressed concerns about time windows required under the current proposed definition.

Siemens U.S. healthcare unit appoints Reitermann as CEO

Michael Reitermann has been appointed the new CEO of Siemens Healthcare's U.S. organization.

Viztek nets Missouri DR order

Viztek has installed its DR U-Arm system at Patients First HealthCare of Washington, Mo.

NQF panel seeks comment on EHR quality measure specs

A National Quality Forum (NQF) committee focused on health IT is seeking comments on a draft data set for quality measurement in healthcare, saying that current quality measurement specifications are not designed to make use of EHRs and rely on administrative rather than clinical data.

Axolotl earns CCHIT approval for ambulatory EHR

Axolotl, a provider of health information exchange solutions and related services, has received Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology's (CCHIT) approval for its Elysium 9, as a pre-market conditionally CCHIT Certified 08 ambulatory EHR.

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Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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