TeraRecon launched iNtuition Review, iNtuition Enterprise Medical Viewer and iNtuition SHARE at the 14th congress of the Asian Oceanian Society of Radiology and 63rd annual scientific meeting of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, held in Sydney, Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.

Medtronic has reported single-digit growth in its first quarter of fiscal year 2013, which ended July 27 of this calendar year.

Gamma Medica-Ideas and its related entities have filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on Aug. 20 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California in Woodland Hills.

Vascular closure device (VCD) failure occurred in 3.3 percent of PCI procedures but varied by device type, according to an analysis of data from a statewide registry in Massachusetts. Compared with patients who had successful VCD deployment, patients whose devices failed had a three-fold higher incidence of vascular complications.

You may notice a few changes with this issue. First, we have changed our name from CMIO to Clinical Innovation + Technology. This reflects the ever-growing responsibilities facing hospital leaders, as well as the increasing need for interdepartmental collaboration to deliver solutions that again, are geared to achieving that triple aim of improving care, improving the health of populations and reducing per capita costs.

September will always feel like a new start to me, no matter how far away I get from my own schooling. The laid-back summer attitude morphs into a need to organize, schedule and kick up productivity.

The ambulatory EMR adoption train has clearly left the station. Improved quality of care and communication have provided the initial fuel; however, meaningful use, pay for performance and data reporting requirements are whats on the third rail and truly powering adoption. For many providers, the urgency of these forces has encouraged them to lay the train track without a clear map of where they are headed, or what terrain to expect. So, I have this friend, a CMIO at a similar-sized institution, who has been implementing an ambulatory EMR for several years.

Healthcare Technology Management was a publication created to provide practical ideas and solutions regarding the management, procurement, service and support of healthcare technology. The magazine is today reborn as a section of Clinical Innovation + Technologyyoure looking at itand our commitment to the development of the healthcare technology manager remains as strong as ever.