Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Masimo's MightySat Medical is the first FDA-cleared pulse oximeter available to consumers without a prescription, which could disrupt the market for the notoriously inaccurate at-home devices.
MediView’s technologies utilize AR to provide clinicians with 3D “X-ray vision” guidance during minimally invasive procedures and surgeries, while also offering remote collaboration.
A healthcare certification program launched early this year to help address interoperability has certified the first group of health IT products. Under the pilot program, a joint initiative of IHE USA and ICSA Labs, the products met rigorous testing requirements for security and interoperability.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced $12 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support primary care residency programs in 32 U.S. Teaching Health Centers.
Springfield, MO, July 17, 2013 -- The TrustHCS Academy has successfully graduated its first class of coding students. The growing deficit of coders needed to fill demand leading up to and looking beyond ICD-10 implementation was the driving force behind the TrustHCS Academy launch.
PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2013 -- Physicians in the U.S. are struggling with managing shifting reimbursement models with payers (91 percent), financial management (90 percent) and spending time with patients (88 percent) as the top three business challenges, according to a new survey from Wolters Kluwer Health. Financial management challenges are coming from increasing costs, healthcare IT adoption and the Affordable Care Act/increasing legislation.
While excitement abounds about the prospects of mHealth to improve health and reduce the cost of care, a recent report offers this reminder: Don’t forget the science.
While the dramatic growth in rural EHR adoption and the amount paid in Meaningful Use incentives so far this year bode well for the future of interoperability, I thought the most salient news this month came from the Health Affairs study on the challenges of health information exchange sustainability.
Wayne Fellmeth, MD, CMIO of Hunterdon Healthcare in Flemington, NJ, shared his experience as a first-timer in the role during a presentation at the AMDIS 22nd Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium in Ojai, Calif., on June 27.
To better evaluate and communicate the impact of health IT investments, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) unveiled the Health IT Value Suite, a comprehensive knowledge repository that classifies, quantifies and articulates the clinical, financial and business impact of health IT investments.
CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?
Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.
RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.
