Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has unveiled its Patient in your Pocket software in the U.K., enabling mobile healthcare professionals to access and update patient information at the point of care using a BlackBerry smart phone.

The percentage of radiology reports documenting whether radiologists had communicated critical or discrepant findings to healthcare providers has risen significantly, a study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology reported.

Siemens Healthcare has received FDA clearance for its MRI open-bore offerings, the Magnetom Aera 1.5 Tesla and Magnetom Skyra 3 Tesla, which are now available commercially in the U.S.

Taconic Health Information Network and Community, a nonprofit serving to improve healthcare of New Yorks Hudson Valley community, has been awarded an $8.7 million grant to support better care coordination for mental health patients through the use of IT.

Help wanted? More like help needed. As hospitals endure layoffs to close budget gaps, a CHIME survey released this week indicates that IT staffing shortages are a worry among its members. In fact, IT staff shortages will put projects at risk and negatively affect the chances of healthcare organizations implementing EHRs successfully, according to the survey.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can, with collaborators, build a high-performing comparative-effectiveness research system, according to an article in this month's Health Affairs.

IT staffing shortages will put projects at risk and negatively affect healthcare organizations chances of implementing EHRs successfully, according to results of a CIO survey by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded $9.9 million to a group of five University of California medical schools, plus Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, to research use of wireless and telephone care management to reduce hospital readmissions for heart failure patients.