Orbital Therapy has introduced a Laser Alignment System for its ClearVue prone breast platform.

The global market for medical equipment rental and leasing is forecast to reach $56 billion by the year 2017, according to a recent study from Global Industry Analysts.

The CoStar paclitaxel-eluting stent was proven to be just as safe and effective as a bare-metal stent with the same design, and also had lower rates of restenosis, revascularization and less late lumin loss at eight months, according to the results to the EUROSTAR-II study published ahead of print in the April issue of EuroIntervention.

The roundtable discussion that leads off this issue included a lively discussion of the evolution of roles among CMIOs and CIOs. The titles hold different responsibilities in almost every organization, but in general, our roundtable participants observed that CMIOs in some facilities are taking on more duties in the non-IT realm, at the same time when more CIOs are getting more knowledgeable about clinical IT systems.

Accessible information is the bedrock of meaningful use, and solid documentation across clinical departments takes a team effort that involves nursing leaders and nursing information systems as well as the CMIO and IT leadership. The rewards are becoming more evident, but revamping processes will require all stakeholders.

In the good old days, image management was an insiders club largely comprised of radiologists and PACS administrators well-versed in the nuances of DICOM, modality worklists and imaging informatics. Today, however, image management is hurdling toward an enterprise model characterized by broader, looser boundaries. So, whats the motto? A multi-ology archive for all.

Image interpretation is best left to radiologists, who should consider itemized reporting and standardized language to produce clear and unequivocal reports, according to the COVER and ROVER survey results, published in the April edition of Radiology.

New techniques aimed at reducing radiation exposure and curbing duplicate tests are coming online, and the movement to measure cumulative medical radiation exposure in EHRs is gaining steam. Clinical decision support systems might seem like the logical place for dose/image conscientiousness to take root. That might stand to reason, but it isnt always the case, according to a study in the April edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.