Hospitals have made some adjustments to their policies regarding the use of wireless devices, creating an atmosphere for increased use of these systems, according to Kalorama Information.

An act of thievery at the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine has resulted in a notification to 3,192 individuals that their confidential patient information may have been compromised.

New England Journal of Medicine tackled the tough topic of mammography screening recommendations given the considerable confusion and controversy, resulting from the revision of U.S. Preventative Services Task Force guidelines in November 2009. After reviewing the evidence, Ellen Warner, MD, of the division of medical oncology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at University of Toronto, suggested screening mammography for most women ages 40 to 70.

Since it was last updated six years ago, NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 99, the guiding document in minimizing fire, explosion and electrical hazards in healthcare facilities, has undergone numerous revisions. Perhaps most importantly, the document can now be adopted by governing bodies to become legally enforceable, explained Alan Lipschultz, CCE, chair of the NFPA 99 Medical Equipment Committee in a Sept. 15 webinar sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).

While the original intent of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) provision of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 was noble, nine years of congressional overrides have contributed to higher Medicare spending on physician services and left the federal government with a significant budget deficit exposure, according to a report from healthcare performance management developer MedeAnalytics.

GE Healthcare and Veran Medical Technologies have entered into a strategic alliance to co-develop navigation technologies for interventional procedures to improve the care and management of cancer patients.

A new initiative will evaluate the use of mobile devices to deliver Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) within an underserved minority community in Dallas.

Swiss medical technology company Endosense has named Jan Keltjens, former CEO of AngioDynamics and CryoCath Technologies (now Medtronic and CryoCath), as the successor to outgoing president and CEO Eric Le Royer.