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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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Take the CMIO salary survey; win a $100 gift card

It's time for the annual CMIO Compensation Survey. CMIOs and other health IT leaders are invited to help CMIO compile a comprehensive view of the trends in the industry and the factors that are most important when determining salary. Three participants will win a $100 Visa gift card.

Qualcomm forms wireless subsidiary, adds $100M fund

Qualcomm has spun off a new subsidiary to develop its own line of wireless offerings for use with medical devices. The new entity also will establish a $100 million investment program to fund ventures in biosensor technologies, remote care systems and health IT apps.

U. of Mich. launches graduate-level health informatics program

The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor will become the states first public university to offer a Masters of Health Informatics program and is currently accepting applications for the programs inaugural class, which will begin in fall 2012.

Study: MR shows child abuse linked with gray matter loss

Source: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011;165[12]:1069-1077Childhood abuse is associated with reductions in cerebral gray matter volume and adolescents may have gray matter changes putting them at risk for behavioral difficulties even if they do not have symptoms that meet full criteria for psychiatric disorders, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Report: Providers optimistic about clinical decision support tools

Healthcare providers are optimistic about clinical decision support (CDS) tools, according to a new report from healthcare market researcher KLAS.

RSNA: Barco unveils suite of display products

Barco introduced an iPad quality analysis (QA) tool, tomosynthesis display system and Nexxis, a video-over-IP tool for image distribution in the operating room, at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2.

Neurology: ASL-MRI may be safer, cheaper method of diagnosing Alzheimers

There may soon be an alternative to FDG-PET in the diagnosis of Alzheimers disease (AD) as the non-invasive arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI method has been shown to provide comparable information, according to a study appearing in Neurology.

JMS: Growing appetite for medical apps

There is growing demand for more mobile applications (apps) as smartphone use becomes more prevalent among healthcare providers, according to University of California, San Diego researchers.

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Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

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."

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