May 2009

Lightlab, GE form cardiac imaging alliance
ONC to establish regional health IT centers
Missouri ortho practice selects Viztek PACS
Report: Health IT could help reform U.S. primary care system
Pie Medical nets approval for phase-contrast angio MR software
Breast MRI detects 'unsuspected' cancers not seen on mammography
Standards group works to define cloud computing
IHS to spend $85M of stimulus on health IT
Pressure to curb MRI restrictions in EU builds
Automated MRI measures may identify early Alzheimer's
MxSecure integrates M*Modal speech recognition
UnitedHealthcare joins CalRHIO to expand HIE
Axolotl appoints Scarbrough as director of IT operations
Patient orientation may reduce x-ray radiation for the obese
Researchers construct prototype MRI/radiotherapy system
Boston Scientific unveils new stent system
Patients willing to forgo some health IT privacy for availability
CCHIT changes program criteria to meet stimulus requirements
Digital mammo developer moves HQ
Viztek unveils mammo PACS viewer
AIM: Shop for quality, not hospital volume, for better CABG outcomes
Axolotl assists Indiana HIE with swine flu
Simulation training improves skills for catheter insertion
Sony launches compact medical printer
Imaging detects independent risk factor of knee osteoarthritis
InSite One gains new NDMA customers
HRS: Patients with new pacemaker system can safely undergo MRI
Quest Diagnostics adds Microsoft HealthVault support
MedHost EDIS receives CCHIT certification
Health IT players form EHR Stimulus Alliance for physician education
Calgary Scientific integrates advanced viz platform with Optimed EHR
Viztek scores ortho PACS order in Massachusetts
CT screening may benefit lung cancer patients
AMDIS, Compuware launch meaningful use Web site
New stroke guidelines give nod for telemedicine, thumbs up for MRI
X-rays help predict jawbone damage from bisphosphonates
RadNet ups revenue, trims losses in Q1
FEATURE: GE pumps $6B into new healthcare initiatives
GE, Hansen further establish EP alliance
3T breast MRI detects early cancer missed by mammo, sonography
SCCT publishes CCTA acquisition, radiation exposure guidelines
CT lung cancer screening is more accurate than x-ray
Watchdog: Google lobbied on EMR stimulus provisions
JACR: Personnel in outpatient radiology offices can handle adverse events
Report: More states should tap into VA software for EMR adoption
Conficker computer virus snakes its way into medical devices
MRI may shed light into minds of autistic children
Philips acquires interventional radiology developer Traxtal
Imris nets CE Mark for interventional imaging system
MR assessment of breast water detects early cancer risk
Workflow simulation aids IT system selection process
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