Image-guided therapy solutions provider IMRIS has received clearance from Australias Therapeutic Goods Administration allowing for the marketing of IMRISNV and IMRIScardio in Australia.

Multiparametric 3T MRI for detection of prostate cancer by using T2 weighted MRI, MR spectroscopy and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI can enable the detection of tumors with reasonable sensitivity and specificity values, said a study published in the March issue of Radiology.

When it comes to clinical informatics, nurses bring a lot to the conversation. In the course of their daily work, they're immersion users of technology, collectors of crucial data and firsthand observers of health ITs effect on patients. They provide much of the information necessary to improve patient care, show regulatory compliance and propel research.

Clinical data repositories are allowing facilities to improve patient care and move toward an integrated and interoperable health IT environment. The HITECH Act has spurred a need for CDR development in both academic and large-scale healthcare settings, and health IT professionals are getting the technology in place with an eye toward the features that are important to a well-designed CDR.

Electronic health records, claim-scrubbing software and computer-assisted coding help facilities net optimal reimbursement and gird for the switch to ICD-10.

With profit margins of 3 percent or less and costs rising, hospitals are looking for ways to collect what they're owed as quickly as possible. Numerous forward-thinking facilities are combining strategic finance and technology initiatives to streamline the business end of the caregiving process.

ScottCare, a non-invasive cardiology device developer, has launched its TeleSentry multi-parameter ambulatory monitoring capability for integration into its CardioView Dx suite--a cardiovascular diagnostic technology.

Sprint showcased a variety of technologies including 4G/WiMax applications, as well as partnerships in the converged networks, home healthcare, telemedicine, and business continuity and disaster recovery markets during the recent HIMSS10 conference in Atlanta earlier this month.