April 2009

IAEA calls for enhanced radiation protection of patients ()
iCAD posts Q1 loss, despite strong sales ()
Wireless portable DR from Philips available in the U.S. ()
Microsoft, Mayo challenge Google HealthVault ()
Agfa HealthCare sees downtick in sales for Q1 ()
CoActiv inks reseller agreement ()
Report: Hospitals must change priorities during EHR implementation ()
New bill calls for open-source EHRs ()
Economic crisis expands to world imaging market ()
Siemens employee blows whistle for DoD raid ()
CodeRyte, Coding Strategies partner for coding education ()
Revolutions Medical to distribute FDA-approved breast biopsy system ()
N.J. provider deploys Infinitt enterprise PACS ()
CVUS: Real-time 3D echo quickly, accurately quantifies left atrial volume ()
Chemo/imaging combo aids prostate cancer treatment ()
Breast cancer detection, therapy device sales to reach $675M in Asia by 2014 ()
MRI voxel analysis predicts brain tumor survival ()
Indiana hospitals use state HIE messaging service ()
Ultrasound imaging now possible with a smartphone ()
Health Choice Network implements Sage Intergy ()
Tennessee HIE adds practice management toolkit ()
Report: EHR adoption will be spurred by penalties, not incentives ()
IXICO launches free DICOM tool ()
Digisonics scores new contracts ()
Bayer settles lawsuits over MRI contrast agent ()
PACS: A tale of two countries ()
Tenn. health system selects McKesson for PACS ()
FTC seeks comment on proposed rule for PHR security breaches ()
CCHIT develops task force; names 09 EHR pilot participants ()
TeraMedica aligns with Compressus ()
NEJM: U.S. hospital health IT report indicates uphill battle for new U.S. policies ()
Most hospitals fail to meet quality standards, including heart guidelines ()
CRM: Transradial PCI in STEMI proves safe, effective in five-year experience ()
Legislators seek to increase DXA reimbursement ()
DTI reveals brain connection to writers cramp ()
3T MRI bests 1.5T for spine visualization ()
Viztek debuts web-based function for EMR integration ()
TeraMedica debuts UnivisionImageport enterprise viewer ()
Obama: DoD, VA to be connected through virtual EHRs ()
3D MR technique speeds exam, diagnosis ()
IBM, Oklahoma university to build home healthcare delivery model ()
CCHIT sees 33% surge in EHR certification applications from last year ()
Mallinckrodt sues Bracco over contrast power injector patent ()
Circulation: MRI method could predict outcomes in a-fib patients ()
Government offers free NHIN connection software ()
IBM scores $15M infrastructure deal with InSite One ()
Harris to develop $14M multi-hospital military health info, image network ()
FDA clears wireless DR for Carestream ()
Successful CIO, CMIO partnerships must present united front ()
Hospital CIOs eye new technologies, despite shaky budgets ()
Health information exchange survey reveals interesting trends ()
Report: 67% of physician offices do not use EMRs ()
Stimulus is golden opportunity, if government works through caveats ()
KLAS: Level of CPOE adoption may be key to EMR 'meaningful use' ()
Most U.S. hospitals not far from 'meaningful' EMR use ()
Aspyra shuffles execs ()
Agfa scores German PACS install ()
iMedica upgrades EHR/PM offering ()
ACVP: Dont fear the RAC ()
KLAS dissects successful health IT mergers, acquisitions ()
MEDecision to purchase HIE provider ()
Maryland hospital taps McKesson for revenue cycle mgmt ()
Mayo Clinic, IBM launch open-source consortium ()
Corepoint new product suite focused on operations, metrics ()
PEPID medical app now available on iPhone ()
Amicas enters Australian market with new PACS ally ()
Kaiser EHR pilot reduces cardiac deaths by 73% ()
Building Healthcares Fortune ()
The AMDIS Connection: The Singularity of the Chief Medical Information Officer ()
The Stimulus Plan & Health IT: What Can It Really Accomplish? ()
Rethinking EMRs: Clinical Leaders on the Features Next-Generation Systems Need ()