Reduced disc height and greater lumbar asymmetry and curvature can be attributed to common backpack loads for school-aged children, said a study published in the January edition of Spine.

Bioheart has entered a distribution agreement with Restoration Medical, McRay Medical, Alamo Scientific and Morey Medical to initiate its home heart failure monitoring system, the BG 3370 Home Monitoring Service, to chronically ill patients throughout the U.S.

There is "significant potential" for healthcare system integration markets across Western Europe, according to an analysis from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

Asheville Radiology Associates, a N.C. radiology practice, has inked a new contract with imaging IT solutions provider, Amicas.

U.S. hospitals are only halfway to qualifying for Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) draft rules, which could equate to EHR incentive payments for up-to-date hospitals, according to a survey released this week by IT company Computer Sciences (CSC) Healthcare Group.

Fairview Health Services, a healthcare system in Minneapolis, is ahead of the pack when it comes to electronic medication ordering and management.

When asked why it is important for a hospital to have a chief medical information officer (CMIO), Pam Brier, president and CEO of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., prefers to have the question phrased in a different way: Why is it important to have a physician serve as a CMIO?

Fifteen years ago, a national healthcare debate was raging. It took room-size mainframes to keep a hospital running, and critical information exchange usually happened at land-line speed.