Indirect low-intensity ultrasound stimulation may enhance muscle cell proliferation, metabolic activity and differentiation of cells and tissues. As a result, the method may increase survival of implanted soft tissue, said a study published online May 27 in the Journal of Tissue Engineering.

Race-matched donor hearts do not lead to better outcomes after heart transplantation. Instead, the type of insurance plan and education levels could indicate worse outcomes among racial and ethnic groups, according to a study published online June 1 in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Point-to-point transmission was all that was available. There were competing standards for everything from device design to content delivery. Early adopters paid hefty up-front costs to get connected. Communication was by no means guaranteed. The market was fragmented.

What patient data are you allowed to access on your smartphone, and where? Please hold while a phalanx of federal agencies hammers out an answer.

A diagnostic picture is often worth more than a thousand words. But whetherand howto include images in the EMR as a requirement for meaningful use is an ongoing discussion. Thus far, images have been excluded from federal discussions of the criteria for meaningful use. At the grassroots level, however, the debate over images and meaningful use is lively to say the least. Many physicians claim images are a vital tool for accurate and timely diagnosis and should be at least considered in the scenarios for meaningful use. Others believe healthcare providers have too many other requirements on their plates right now.

Better communication is more than simply a matter of putting all necessary information together in one place. Im reminded of that every time I come to work at the VA facility in Tampa, where everythings there, in the VistA EMR, but theres so much there that its impossible in a one-hour outpatient visitnever mind the usual allotted 20 minutes of outpatient clinic timeto complete a review of whats happened since the physician last saw the patient.

Federal attorneys, acting on behalf of Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, filed a 39-page brief in the U.S. District Court of Richmond in Virginia this week, in an attempt to dismiss Virginias lawsuit against the Obama Administrations healthcare reform law.

The DAPT [Dual-AntiPlatelet Therapy] trial has expanded into seven countries in the European Union, according to the Harvard Clinical Research Institute.