Integrated Document Solutions (IDS), a cloud computing services provider, has released the fifth generation version of its AbbaDox modular healthcare workflow and documentation portal, which includes cross-platform compatibility and an updated user interface.

St. Jude Medicals Accent MRI pacemaker and Tendril MRI lead have been granted a CE mark. The systems are approved as MR-Conditional and allow patients to undergo full-body MRI scans.

Last week, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) re-introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives the Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2011 (HR 1476). The bill aims to curb self-referrals for advanced imaging studies.

Members of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) traveled to Capitol Hill last week to make the case for expanding the roles of health IT and informatics in healthcare delivery, and to press for accelerated IT adoption efforts in the healthcare sector.

CHIMEs third quarterly meaningful use readiness survey revealed that although nine out of 10 CIOs are confident their facilities will qualify for meaningful use at some point, only 7 percent said they would make the MU grade early. This is down from 28 percent in the first readiness survey that was conducted last August. Taking questions at a press conference about the survey, CHIME presenters offered possible explanations for some of the findings.

GE Healthcare has acquired the assets of Steady State Imaging, a developer of MRI technology.

Baptist Regional Medical Center, a 240-bed facility in Corbin, Ky., has implemented Wolters Kluwer Healths VeriForm for its medication area inspections.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, through its Wireless Technologies and Systems Committee, has launched a mobile initiative to encourage healthcare systems to improve care delivery via a global wireless ecosystem.