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.
Siemens Healthcare has implemented its Magnetom Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI at Watford General Hospital in Hertfordshire, England, for general musculoskeletal, neurological, breast and renal scanning.
Non-invasive MR Imaging is highly accurate in the preoperative characterization and local staging of testicular neoplasms and is a useful diagnostic tool for the evaluation of testicular disease, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Health IT company Clinical Architecture (Booth #812) will introduce Symedical Recognize and new healthcare content integration services during HIMSS10 in Atlanta from March 1-4.
Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM The Children's Hospital of Alabama will demonstrate the approach, utility and clinical impact of leveraging the Health Level 7 Continuity of Care Document in an emerging statewide health information exchange program.
Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Over a billion clinical notes are created by physicians in the U.S. each year -- primarily produced through dictation and transcribed. With standards, the output can easily integrate with EMRs/HIEs.
Wednesday, March 3, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM This session will share the results of Maine HealthInfoNet's two-year health information exchange demonstration project. With 15 hospitals and one-third of the state's practicing physicians exchanging data, Maine offers a framework for achieving political, financial and IT sustainability.
Wednesday, March 3, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Learn from the experiences of an HIE that has been operating since April 2007. We'll share notes on convening stakeholders, privacy, selecting technology, and installing and operating a HIE.
Tuesday, March 2, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) will lead an open discussion among stakeholders from across the healthcare continuum to share experiences, expectations and concerns about the trust relationships that make up the foundation of successful health information exchange.
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.”
