A new survey of stakeholders in the medical device industry confirms that regulatory requirements strongly sway manufacturers decisions around investments in, and development of, new products. Led by John H. Linehan, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University in Chicago, the study suggests that, in the U.S., the FDA is unnecessarily hindering innovation.

The Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) has announced its 2012-2013 board members and officers.

MIAMIGE Healthcare unveiled a new mid-tier SPECT/CT scanner, the Optima NM/CT 640, at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.

The market for healthcare-related software apps for use in mobile devices has grown and will continue to grow quickly, according to market researcher Kalorama Information, which reported that the market for mobile medical apps was worth about $150 million in 2011.

Catholic Health Initiatives, a large Catholic healthcare system, has chosen Orion Health HIE to enable physicians and clinicians to access and exchange patient information, coordinate patient care and update patient records throughout its 100 facilities in 19 different states.

Fluke Biomedical has released the newest addition to its ProSim family of patient monitor quality assurance testing tools, the Spot Light SpO2 functional tester.

CHICAGOSetting up a telemonitoring program for the 1,900 device patients cared for at the Heart Center of the Rockies in Fort Collins, Colo., was no easy feat for Lisa Diederich, RN, a certified cardiac device specialist, and company. However, it transformed patient care while improving the bottom line, said Diederich in a presentation June 7 at MedAxioms Cardiovascular Service Line Symposium.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.The impetus was toward patient safetywith special emphasis on reducing errors in drug prescriptionswhen Childrens National Medical Center moved to integrate its medical devices with its EMR a few years ago. The hospitals director of biomedical engineering, Jeff Hooper, MS, shared lessons learned from the project in a June 3 session at the 2012 annual conference of AAMI, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.