Data mining applications can greatly benefit all parties involved in the healthcare industry, according to an article published in the February issue of the Journal of Healthcare Information Management.

Accidentally leaving a surgical tool in the body of a patient is a nightmare scenario that surgical teams have traditionally tried to avoid simply by countingand recountingitems used during operations. The University of Michigan (UM) Health System has developed a more modern system which improves coordination with the radiology department in order to prevent such surgical mishaps.

Lawmakers in the commonwealth of Virginia are debating the implications of breast density notification legislation.

A network of eight northeastern Pennsylvania hospitals has united under the name Commonwealth Health. Cornelio Catenea, CEO, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, was appointed the CEO of the network, although each individual hospitals leadership will remain in place.

Job growth in the healthcare sector will outpace other sectors through 2020, according to statistics released in February by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

An analysis of MR scans of male and female athletes with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and similar athletes without a history of ligament injury found that injured athletes had shorter, more highly convex articulating surfaces than non-injured athletes, according to a study published Feb. 1 in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Diagnostic Imaging Northwest has installed the GE Optima 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner, a high-field extremity MRI system.

Pearls from HIMSS bestselling guidebooks on improving outcomes with clinical decision support (CDS) from its lead editor, followed by participants sharing their own success strategies. Goal is valuable, practical take-aways for all.