IXICO has released Trial Wire, a free, web-based tool for de-identifying, organizing and electronically transferring DICOM medical images during the International Society for Magnetic Resonence in Medicine conference in Honolulu this week.

Pediatric Cardiology Associates of Southwest Louisiana in Lake Charles reported that it has chosen Digisonics' DigiView Image Management and Reporting System to satisfy its clinical reporting needs.

IASIS Healthcare, a 16-hospital system in Franklin, Tenn., plans to help improve patient care and physician satisfaction with the deployment of a new PACS from McKesson, Horizon Medical Imaging PACS.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would require entities to notify consumers when the security of their personal health record (PHR) is breached.

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has assembled an advisory task force for its new Long Term Care Spectrum certification development. The commission has also named companies that participated in its 2009 EHR certification pilot tests.

The very low levels of adoption of EHRs in U.S. hospitals suggest that policymakers face substantial obstacles to the achievement of healthcare performance goals that depend on health IT, according to a survey in the April 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

U.S. hospitals have failed to adequately protect patient safety and too many hospitals have failed to implement standards known to improve quality and save lives, according to the 2008 Leapfrog hospital survey.

Viztek, a medical imaging solutions provider, has released a web-based interface with EMR systems for its family of PACS offerings.