PACSGear, which develops imaging connectivity for EHRs, has reached an agreement with eMix, a cloud-based virtualized electronic medical information exchange, to participate in the Open Image Exchange, a cloud-based network designed to share medical images and information.

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) have published an expert consensus statement to address pacemaker device and mode selection. The statement is designed to help guide physicians on the use of single versus dual-chamber pacemaker devices for patients who already meet guidelines for pacemaker implantation when a clinical decision for pacing has been made.

The FDA has cleared Covidien to sell a new bedside monitor that continuously checks oxygen saturation and pulse rate for adult, pediatric and neonatal patients. The company announced the 510(k) approval July 30, stating that its Nellcor Bedside SpO2 system with OxiMax technology helps enable clinicians to detect variations sooner than previous models.

Donations of used medical technologies to developing countries often represent considerable acts of generosity on the givers part, but many recipients experience the equipment as exorbitantly expensive to operate, inappropriate for their needs and even downright dangerous.

Mobile health application (app) store Happtique is seeking public comment on a recently published draft of standards for its app certification program.

BOSTONTexting is gaining traction in healthcare. While much of the buzz at the 4th annual mHeatlh World Congress focused on the potential of smartphone applications to engage patients, two presentations told how public health initiatives are having success with the slightly older technology.

The FDA has approved the use of Bracco Diagnostics' MultiHance (gadobenate dimeglumine) injection, 529 mg/mL, in MR angiography to evaluate adults with known or suspected renal or aorto-ilio-femoral occlusive vascular disease.

BOSTONThe growth in smart phone adoption and a shift to a mobile, social media based model of consumer engagement means rethinking how and when patient engagement can occur, according to a panel discussion on July 26 at the 4th Annual mHealth World Congress.