Bon Secours Virginia Medical Group has engaged in a transformative journey regarding patient engagement, Robert Fortini, vice president and chief clinical officer for Bon Secours Health System, explained during an Institute for Health Technology Transformation presentation.

Both the telehealth and mobile health (mHealth) markets are expected to increase dramatically over the next few years, according to market researcher GlobalData.

Toshiba America Medical Systems has opened the Toshiba MR Research Center in Irvine, Calif.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded more than $4 million in six health IT grants to healthcare providers to expand access to substance abuse treatment.

Recent studies highlight some areas, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease, in which advanced visualization can impact costs, diagnosis and treatment.

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) has started shipping its Dome GX4MP radiology display, a 30-inch system offering multi-modality viewing in color and grayscale.

Yet another hospital has suffered a data breach. The administration at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital (OHSU) in Portland is sending letters to the families of 702 pediatric patients after a USB drive containing some of their patient information was stolen. In total, data for more than 14,000 patients was stored on the drive, along with information for about 200 OHSU employees.

Selected from nearly four dozen applications submitted from across the U.S. and Canada by a specially formed advisory committee of mHealth innovation thought leaders, 10 mHealth start-up companies presented at the inaugural World Congress mHealth Innovation Exchange Conference in Boston.