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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Pegasus rebrands as Accusoft Pegasus

Tampa, Fla.-based Pegasus Imaging is now doing business as Accusoft Pegasus following its acquisition of Accusoft's imaging business in Northborough, Mass.

Agfa scores CVIS install in western Maryland

Agfa HealthCare has been selected by Western Maryland Health System (WMHS) to provide a cardiovascular imaging and information management system for the Cumberland, Md.-based organization's new healthcare facility, Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.

KLAS: Providers still searching for a complete CVIS

A complete, truly integrated cardiovascular information system (CVIS) does not exist today, based on the opinion of most healthcare providers, according to a new report by healthcare market research firm KLAS.

JAMA: Ownership of electronic health information must be addressed

Clarifying legal rights of patient control over EHRs could be the key to making the best use of the huge amount of electronic medical information that the stimulus funding will create in the next few years, according to a commentary published in the March 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Aspyra inks reseller deal

Aspyra has entered into a non-exclusive letter of agreement with South Plains Biomedical Services (SPBS), allowing SPBS to represent and resell Aspyra's laboratory information systems, RIS and PACS to new and existing customers.

California HIE implements Axolotl health record

Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz, Calif., part of the Santa Cruz Health Information Exchange (HIE), has implemented the Elysium virtual health record from Axolotl.

PACS market growth in Europe requires industry collaboration

Digital image storage space requirements in Europe are growing at an exponential rate and require collaboration among image archive solution providers, PACS vendors and modality manufacturers in order to ensure interoperability, according to a new analysis from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

Washington pilots PHR bank with Microsoft, Google

The Washington State Health Care Authority has launched three consumer-managed Health Record Bank pilot projects in three regions of the state, in conjunction with Microsoft HealthVault and Google Health personal health record (PHR) systems.

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."
 

AI in Healthcare
4 points crucial to the nimble regulation of GenAI

With generative AI coming into its own, AI regulators must avoid relying too much on principles of risk management—and not enough on those of uncertainty management.

Cardiovascular Business
Q&A: Why are cardiovascular devices involved in so many recalls? FDA policies may be to blame

Cardiovascular devices are more likely to be in a Class I recall than any other device type. The FDA's approval process appears to be at least partially responsible, though the agency is working to make some serious changes. We spoke to a researcher who has been tracking these data for years to learn more. 

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