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.

Mach 7, Logicalis to offer cloud-based image management

Mach 7 Technologies, a developer of enterprise clinical image management technologies, has signed an agreement with Logicalis, an international IT technological and managed services company, to co-market vendor neutral archiving and cloud archiving offerings.

NEC names Richer CEO

NEC Display Solutions has promoted President Pierre Richer to CEO.

Communication: The Breakfast of (Physician) Champions

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has been rolling out an ambulatory EMR across our network-owned practices over the past several years. Most implementations have gone wellwith the expected resistance and temporary decrease in productivity. But some have resulted in prolonged negative impact on productivity and very unhappy providers.

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Summertime & the Living is Easy?

You may be celebrating high school, college or like me, preschool graduations this month, but we all know there are ongoing chances to continue learning outside of the school environment. One such opportunity is the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) 21st Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium, held late this month in Ojai, Calif.

Radiologists trek to Haiti for disaster relief

A team of expert radiologists, ultrasonographers and radiologic technologists will provide a series of didactic and hands-on medical imaging training sessions for local healthcare providers June 4-5 at Grace Childrens Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

WaveMark, UMass align to create new RFID device

From a request to help a manufacturer staffed by persons with disabilities has come a partnership between a medical device manufacturer and an institution of higher educationand a new product on the radiofrequency identification (RFID) market.

Phoenix Nuclear Labs raises $590K for particle acclerator development

Phoenix Nuclear Labs of Middleton, Wis., has completed a $590,500 round of equity fundraising to advance its particle accelerator technology.

Agfa opens R&D facility in Canada

Agfa HealthCare has opened a research and development (R&D) facility and global data center in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Around the web

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. 

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.”

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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