March 2009

Smart Talk on Smartphones ()
Why is Cardiology Data So Challenging? ()
Middleware to the Rescue: Reclaiming Unused CT Imaging Capacity Automatically ()
Its True. Health IT Helps Save Lives & MoneyBut Not Without a Unified, Strategic Vision ()
Future Forecast: Cloud Computing Brightens Healthcares Dark Skies ()
Wal-Mart targets smaller practices with low-cost EHR offering ()
The Power of Better Clinical Decision-Making: Driving Data & Best Practices to the Point of Care ()
Pegasus rebrands as Accusoft Pegasus ()
Agfa scores CVIS install in western Maryland ()
3M, ICW to build Louisville health information exchange ()
MRI is preferable to CT when imaging pregnant patients with appendicitis ()
KLAS: Providers still searching for a complete CVIS ()
NEJM: Less than 2% of hospitals have comprehensive EHRstimulus might help ()
JAMA: Ownership of electronic health information must be addressed ()
Aspyra inks reseller deal ()
California HIE implements Axolotl health record ()
PACS market growth in Europe requires industry collaboration ()
HL7 participates in new charter to develop informatics standards ()
New Mexico bill to regulate sonography, MRI professionals ()
aycan enters Hungarian market ()
InSight Health buys two Boston imaging centers for $8M ()
Washington pilots PHR bank with Microsoft, Google ()
Medtronic urges CMS to cover MRI-safe pacemakers ()
OrbusNeich sues Boston Scientific over stent patent infringement ()
Lumedx combines CVIS, PACS with Mennen cath lab products ()
Report: Mammo procedures decline 16% from 2000 to 2008 ()
Imaging during pregnancy on the rise ()
HHS launches new office to help distribute stimulus funds ()
eHealth Global delivers image exchange for Rochester RHIO ()
VirtualPACS allows remote image data access ()
Computerized order entry system trims imaging utilization ()
N.Y. imaging center initiates $10M expansion ()
Viztek inks California PACS deal ()
SIR: Adult stem cells may be viable for PAD therapy ()
GE helps Canadian facility go digital ()
German hospital interfaces cath lab with Siemens PACS ()
DR Systems scores four new contracts ()
NovaRad nets two Canadian orders ()
SIR: Interventional radiology makes childbirth safer ()
SIR: GE, Steris align to provide interventional suites ()
Medrad to sell Confirma CADstream in EU ()
Drawing from the well of cardiac imaging silos ()
MRI prioritization necessary to reduce Canadian wait times ()
Aspyra, Allscripts ink reseller agreement ()
ECR: Imaging makes strides in stroke managementmodality questions remain ()
ECR: CT can help detect under-diagnosed pulmonary infections ()
Amicas joins with Epic for Wisconsin clinic RIS/PACS ()
Biodegradable stents could be the ideal stent ()
Health Affairs: California P4P stimulates changes in medical practice ()
Former GE exec becomes Abiomed VP ()
Barco unveils Nio display upgrade ()
Carestream debuts new PACS viewer ()
3D aids assessment, workflow in determining tumor burden ()
Varian Medical highlights DR detectors ()
Confirma launches new MRI CAD in Canada ()
PhRMA: 300+ new meds for heart disease, stroke in U.S. pipeline ()
Senate committee probes Merck, Schering Plough over Vytorin ()
AIM: Heart patient care enhanced by close relationship with PCP ()
Obama names Sebelius as HHS nominee ()