Findings from an article published May 19 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association suggest that improvements in hemaglobin A1c (HbA1c) achieved using home telemonitoring and active medication management for six months could be sustained for an additional six months following re-randomization with interventions of decreased intensity in a population of VA-qualified veterans with a high level of access to care.

A threat lurks among the healthcare organization. With more than 13 million personnel calling healthcare their place of business, the portability and remote connectivity of more than 800,000 physicians introduces additional risk into medical IT networks. Failure to implement a robust security program will impact an organizations capability to protect patients and their medical information from intentional and unintentional loss or damage, according to a bulletin published this month by the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center.

A team of expert radiologists, ultrasonographers and radiologic technologists will provide a series of didactic and hands-on medical imaging training sessions for local healthcare providers June 4-5 at Grace Childrens Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

From a request to help a manufacturer staffed by persons with disabilities has come a partnership between a medical device manufacturer and an institution of higher educationand a new product on the radiofrequency identification (RFID) market.

Phoenix Nuclear Labs of Middleton, Wis., has completed a $590,500 round of equity fundraising to advance its particle accelerator technology.

Agfa HealthCare has opened a research and development (R&D) facility and global data center in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Physicians device and digital media adoption are evolving much faster than anticipated, especially when it comes to tablets, according to a May report from healthcare market research firm Manhattan Research.

Wolters Kluwer Health has signed an agreement with Meditech to offer integration between Meditech version 5.64 (Client/Server and Magic) and ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support.