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.
MedHost (Booth 3831) is exhibiting OpCenter, its inpatient flow and bed-management support tool, at the HIMSS conference and exhibition Feb. 20 to 24 in Orlando, Fla.
Since interoperability and integration are at the core of nearly every other aspect of health IT, I hope to spend any spare time at HIMSS11 next week in the Interoperability Showcase area. It promises to be a larger part of HIMSS than ever before, with expanded exhibit hours and more connected vendors and agencies as well.
Ultrasound fusion imaging-guided biopsies for detecting bone and soft tissue cancers are safe, effective and as accurate as CT-guided biopsy, according to a study presented at the 2011 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting, held in San Diego from Feb. 15 to Feb. 18.
This is the third installment in CMIO's exclusive web series exploring the birth of Rhode Islands statewide health information exchange (HIE), featuring the leading stakeholders and clinical perspectives on its development.
Nearly 20 percent of admissions and 23.2 percent of inpatient expenditures--$3.4 billion--were devoted to 2.9 percent of patients who were readmitted to the same children's hospital four or more times within a year, according to a study in the Feb. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded seven cooperative agreements totaling $241 million to help a group of early innovator states design and implement the IT infrastructure needed to operate health insurance exchanges.
Spectrum Health, a nonprofit health system in West Michigan, has launched health IT software developer InterSystemss smartphone app to provide access to personal health information via the healthcare providers MySpectrum web-based patient portal.
Memorial Medical Center, a critical access hospital located in Neillsville, Wis., has selected NextGen Healthcares NextGen Inpatient Clinicals, NextGen Inpatient Financials and NextGen Ambulatory EHR.
Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.
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.”
