The U.S. handheld ultrasound market is expected to exceed $1.2 billion by 2016, sparked by technological advances in size, imaging quality, ultrasound depth and improvements in both 3D and 4D capabilities, according to marketing research group iData.

Provisions of new federal healthcare reforms will move the country toward a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model, but the nation may not have enough primary care doctors to handle the workload, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System published online ahead of print in the journal Medical Care.

AirStrip Technologies' AirStrip Patient Monitoring app is now available to download from the Apple App Store.

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are a hot topic right now. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) includes provisions that call for CMS to work with ACOs to encourage team-based patient care and payment for outcomes rather than patient volume. CMS isnt expected to release its guidelines for ACOs until Jan. 1, 2011, and its pilot program isnt slated to launch until 2012.

The U.S. health IT market is in the early phases of a massive consolidation that will ultimately create a handful of healthcare IT superstores or "healthcare information networks," according to a recent commentary from Marlin & Associates, a strategic and financial advisory firm for the technology and healthcare industries.

Data storage and disaster recovery company InSite One has signed an international distribution agreement with Xeikona Medical Solutions in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the deployment of its vendor neutral enterprise archive, InDex.

White matter hyperintensities present at midlife may allow scientists to more easily predict which individuals may develop cognitive impairment later in life, according to study results published Oct. 21 in PLoS One.

Patient monitoring product provider VRI has partnered with telehealth company Robert Bosch Healthcare to offer customers access to VRI's remote monitoring, equipment logistics, adherence and alert stratification services, along with Bosch's telehealth systems.