Barco has launched its MDSC-2226, a 26-inch surgical display providing compatibility with its networked digital operating room.

Renal artery denervation reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with drug-resistant hypertension, and reduces atrial fibrillation recurrences when combined with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), according to a small double blind, randomized study published Sept. 25 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Measuring the financial effects of social media programs may be difficult for healthcare providers, but that doesnt mean there isnt a business case to be made for an online presence.

While race-based differences in evidence-based heart failure (HF) care may be decreasing in outpatient cardiology practices, deploying clinical decision support (CDS) and performance feedback may facilitate equitable improvements in HF in the outpatient settings, regardless of race, according to findings from the IMPROVE HF registry.

Families of Childrens National Medical Centers surgical patients will be able to receive real-time updates on their loved ones conditions via text.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Court overturned a district courts decision regarding a McKesson lawsuit against Epic, reopening the door for patent infringement litigation.

Finally! There were no healthcare data breaches to report on this week. Thats not to say there were no developments on the privacy and security front, however.

The average age of installed MRI scanners in the U.S. has increased from eight years in 2007 to 10.9 years in 2011, according to a market research report by IMV Medical Information Division. The findings suggest a potential impending buying spree as 22 percent of sites plan to purchase new systems in the next three years.