Patients who undergo lung cancer screening with low-dose CT are at high risk for receiving false-positive results, according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study presented Saturday at the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Orlando, Fla.

The deployment and implementation of health IT systems, such as EMRs and Web-based patient portals, is achievable by both small and rural practics, according to a report on the two-year results of the American Academy of Family Physicians' TransforMED project.

Viztek, a radiology solution provider, has installed its Opal-Ortho PACS and a U-Arm DR at Orthopedic Specialists of St. Louis.

The New England Healthcare Institute on Tuesday released a report that identifies the challenges facing primary care and offers new approaches to improving care quality and outcomes.

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is set to release $500 million of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including $85 million for IT enhancements in facilities throughout the U.S. that serve Native American and Alaska Native communities.

Axolotl, a health information exchange solutions and services company, has appointed Robert Scarbrough as director of IT operations.

Effective doses from radiographic exams in the extremely obese can exceed 100 mSv from only a small number of abdominal exams and should be minimized to the extent possible and monitored, according to study published online April 29 in Radiology.

A qualitative study conducted by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston revealed that patients want full access to all of their medical records; are willing to make some privacy concessions in the interest of making their medical records completely transparent; and expect that computers may one day substitute for face-to-face doctor visits.