General Dynamics ITs hosting environment has received common security framework (CSF) certified status from the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST). The achievement follows a three-week audit of the processes and procedures of General Dynamics' health IT sector.

Integrated Document Solutions (IDS), a cloud computing services provider, has released the fifth generation version of its AbbaDox modular healthcare workflow and documentation portal, which includes cross-platform compatibility and an updated user interface.

St. Jude Medicals Accent MRI pacemaker and Tendril MRI lead have been granted a CE mark. The systems are approved as MR-Conditional and allow patients to undergo full-body MRI scans.

Last week, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) re-introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives the Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2011 (HR 1476). The bill aims to curb self-referrals for advanced imaging studies.

Members of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) traveled to Capitol Hill last week to make the case for expanding the roles of health IT and informatics in healthcare delivery, and to press for accelerated IT adoption efforts in the healthcare sector.

CHIMEs third quarterly meaningful use readiness survey revealed that although nine out of 10 CIOs are confident their facilities will qualify for meaningful use at some point, only 7 percent said they would make the MU grade early. This is down from 28 percent in the first readiness survey that was conducted last August. Taking questions at a press conference about the survey, CHIME presenters offered possible explanations for some of the findings.

Image interpretation is best left to radiologists, who should consider itemized reporting and standardized language to produce clear and unequivocal reports, according to the COVER and ROVER survey results, published in the April edition of Radiology.

GE Healthcare has acquired the assets of Steady State Imaging, a developer of MRI technology.