If Richard Afable, MD, MPH, president and CEO of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California, told you he was closing down one of the largest orthopedics programs in California and entering into an orthopedics specialty hospital joint venture with his physicians, you might think about sending him job leads.

New York City-based communications firm Verizon partnered with Schaumburg, Ill.-based mobile device manufacturer Motorola and Columbia, Md.-based mobile software developer BoxTone to make BoxTones Enterprise Mobility Management software available on Motorolas Android products, which are compatible with Verizons wireless network.

A number of factors, including a hospital's size, budget and functionality needs, determine the degree to which McKesson's Paragon, a comprehensive EHR and health information system, is a fit for any given hospital, according to a new report from healthcare market researcher KLAS.

Orion Health, a health information exchange (HIE) provider headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., announced the availability of the Rhapsody Integration Engine version 5 and new applications for use with its HIE.

Although most of the European womens health imaging system market will decline over the next five years, overall revenues will increase slightly as a result of growth in the breast imaging system segment, due to the introduction and adoption of more expensive and innovative systems, according to Millennium Research Group.

Allscripts launched their integrated diabetes management system, MCT-Clinical for Diabetes, during the 2012 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference. The MyCare Team application enables patients and providers to collaborate to manage diabetes between visits and in the office, the company said.

There are two prominent strands of thought in healthcare discussions today. One emphasizes standardization as a means to improve efficiency; the other is individualized, patient-centered medicine based on the unique qualities of the patient. For radiologists, the pursuit of standards and guidelines can be compatible with patient-centered imaging, according to an article published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Siemens Healthcare has developed a new mobile table designed to transport patients from the intervention room to the MRI scanner.