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 systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

Japan approves Medtronic insertable cardiac monitor

Medtronic has received Japanese regulatory approval for the Reveal DXinsertable cardiac monitor (ICM)–the first insertable cardiac monitorto be introduced in Japan.

HL7 invites public opinion on personal health record model

Health Level Seven (HL7), a healthcare IT standards development organization, has released a ballot to approve its Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM) as a draft standard for trial use.

Actuality Systems shows advances in 3D display

Actuality Systems is a developer of hardware and software which is able to create hologram-like Spacial 3D visualization of images which has uses in the treatment of cancer patients.

BrainLAB gives clinicians a full spectrum of treatment tools

BrainLAB Inc. a provider of image-guided surgery (IGS), stereotactic radiosurgery systems and image-guided radiaton therapy (IGRT) systems showcased components of its line of radiotherapy products as well as new modules that are part of the company's iPla

McKesson touts installs at AHIMA

McKesson Corp. was one of the more than 240 exhibitors at the 2005 National Convention & Exhibition of the American Health Information Management Association, held in San Diego last week.

Around the web

The American College of Cardiology has sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that outlines some of the organization’s central priorities and concerns. 

One product is being pulled from the market, and the other is receiving updated instructions for use.

If the Trump administration continues taking a laissez-faire stance toward AI—including AI used in healthcare—why not let the states go it alone on regulating the technology?