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