A team from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Stanford University is exploring a new approach to clinical trials that may cost less and be easier to translate into practice. An online article in the journal Clinical Trials describes a point-of-care study now under way that will involve more than 3,000 veterans with diabetes.

The sum of three breast density measurements may be greater than the parts, according to a study in this month's Academic Radiology. Researchers determined three measures of breast density capture different attributes of the same data field, findings that could inform development of a standardized quantitative measure of breast density.

Six commercial and nonprofit organizations have won awards in the second round of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Industry Innovation Competition. Three of the five winning projects, funded by the VA Innovation Initiative, are designed to improve access, quality of care and veteran satisfaction while reducing costs, the agency stated.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken a giant step toward removing unnecessary barriers to the use of telemedicine for medically necessary interventions, according to a statement by the Joint Commission.

Integrated Document Solutions (IDS) has made Mobile Voice2Dox, its integrated mobile dictation application, available for use with the iPhone.

Lakeway Regional Medical Center (LRMC), a new acute care hospital in Lakeway, Texas, has selected Allscripts to provide its health IT infrastructure.

DiagnosisOne has unveiled smartPath, a healthcare informatics platform that provides modules for clinical decision support, analytics and evidence-based order sets.

drawMD has released an iPad Application developed by urologic surgeons, which allows physicians to use interactive imagery to illustrate and describe treatment options for medical conditions.