Philips Healthcare and three Dutch academic healthcare research institutionsUniversity Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University and Eindhoven University of Technologyhave signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a public-private consortium focused on developing new methods for disease diagnosis and treatment based on medical imaging.

The addition of a screening ultrasound or MRI exam to annual mammography in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in a higher rate of detection of incident breast cancers, according to a study published April 4 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The authors noted downsides to both modalities, reinforcing the notion there may be no easy answer to the question of how to best deliver supplemental screening to women with an increased risk of breast cancer. 

The University of Wisconsin (UW) is offering a new online Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management and Technology degree by a consortium of UW campuses and coordinated by University of WisconsinExtension.

Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Center in Las Vegas has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems Vantage Titan 3T.

A study by Regenstrief Institute and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigators provides some evidence that alert designs more closely match clinical pharmacist mental-models than the mental-models of physician and nurse practitioners in outpatient primary care and specialty clinics.

Smiths Medical is pulling a line of blood glucose monitors from the market because supplies of compatible test strips have run out and no alternatives exist.

Washington, D.C.-based Howard University Hospital has sent a letter to 34,503 patients informing them of a potential disclosure of protected health information that occurred in late January.

Fujitsu Frontech North America and Medi+Sphere Development, a healthcare facilities development company, are working on the establishment of an alliance to deliver customized NuVola Private Cloud appliances that will merge IT with hospital management and operational approaches for the healthcare market.