European healthcare is increasingly becoming digitized and there is growing need to develop and deploy sophisticated information systems. However, a new report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan suggests that wireless health IT has yet to be fully explored by the healthcare industry.

Hyland Software has purchased Valco Data Systems, a healthcare provider of document management, document imaging, workflow and health information management integration solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Although mobile technology adds value to healthcare, a new report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan questions whether advances in technology pose a security threat, as information transmitted across a wireless network should be accessible only to authorized users.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has found that the blanket noncoverage of MRI for blood flow determination is no longer supported by the available evidence. Therefore, the agency is proposing to remove the phrase "blood flow measurement," from the nationally noncovered indications at 220.2 of the National Coverage Determinations Manual.

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has announced the release of $851 million in grants to address immediate health center facility and equipment needs and increase access to healthcare for millions of Americans. The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

Using MRI, radiologists may be able to diagnose deep endometriosis and accurately locate lesions prior to surgery, according to a study published July 7 in the online edition of Radiology.

A 3D breast MRI imaging technique developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could reduce biopsies for patients at high risk of developing breast cancer.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recommended an increase in the equipment usage rate from the current 50 percent to 90 percent for equipment priced more than $1 million as part of its proposed rule for the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.