Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan
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There’s no shortage of resources for healthcare workers who wish they knew AI well enough to talk shop with the technology pros who develop the models. The problem is weeding through the offerings to get to what will really work for you.

PACSGear inks deal with eMix for cloud-based image exchange

PACSGear, which develops imaging connectivity for EHRs, has reached an agreement with eMix, a cloud-based virtualized electronic medical information exchange, to participate in the Open Image Exchange, a cloud-based network designed to share medical images and information.

July 31, 2012

Societies' guide focuses on pacemaker device, mode selection

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) have published an expert consensus statement to address pacemaker device and mode selection. The statement is designed to help guide physicians on the use of single versus dual-chamber pacemaker devices for patients who already meet guidelines for pacemaker implantation when a clinical decision for pacing has been made.

July 31, 2012

Study: If the technology doesnt fit, dont donate it

Donations of used medical technologies to developing countries often represent considerable acts of generosity on the givers part, but many recipients experience the equipment as exorbitantly expensive to operate, inappropriate for their needs and even downright dangerous.

July 30, 2012

Boston Sci takes blow with slide in Q2 sales

Boston Scientific reported a second quarter net loss of $3.4 billion, with declines in sales in its interventional cardiology and cardiac rhythm management businesses.

July 27, 2012

Beth Israel suffers large data breach

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is in the process of notifying approximately 3,900 patients of a potential breach of protected health information as a result of a physician's stolen personal laptop computer.

July 23, 2012

Medtronic begins enrollment for CoreValve in intermediate-risk patients

Medtronic has enrolled its first patient in a global, multicenter, randomized clinical trial comparing the Medtronic CoreValve system with surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at intermediate risk to undergo open-heart surgery.

July 22, 2012

New app available: data breach tool

The North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA) has teamed with Oak Grove Technologies to produce a mobile application version of the HITECH Act Breach Notification Risk Assessment Tool, originally developed by the NCHICA Privacy and Security Officials Workgroup.

July 18, 2012

Class 1 recall: GE Aestiva ventilator-anesthesia machine

GE Healthcare has been recalling a number of combination ventilator-anesthesia machines since April over concerns the devices may overdose patients on inhaled anesthetics, according to a July 11 notice from the FDA.

July 12, 2012

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Cardiovascular Business

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."