Our 2010 Compensation Survey offers interesting insight. CMIOs are generally satisfied with their compensation and happy with their career choice, according to those who completed our CMIO 2010 Compensation Survey. Does this sound like you?

Eastern Diagnostic Imaging and InfiMed have developed an original equipment manufacturer distribution partnership for the wireless technology in the portable x-ray environment, the i5 Mobile DR upgrade for GE Healthcare's AMX-4 and AMX-4+ portables.

When added to MRI, gadolinium-based contrast agents were found to substantially enhance the malignancy criteria for primary tumor visualization, as well as increase the accuracy in the detection of lymph node metastases, according to a meta-analysis published in the February edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

As hospitals start looking at how to break down the walls between acute and post-acute care, CMIOs would do well to consider the experience of Cleveland Clinic, a pioneer in building health IT bridges across the continuum of care.

CIOs and CMIOs are finding new ways to balance enterprise data storage challenges with providing electronic patient information and images where and when they are needed.

Speech recognition technology is well on its way to becoming one of the most widely adopted technologies in healthcare settings because it can save documentation time and can boost both the availability and accuracy of patient records.

Cordless gadgets and smartphones have undoubtedly changed the way we live. Now, more physicians and facilities are welcoming wireless technology as another toolset for delivering better patient care. Theyre tapping into time savings, low costs and easy access that wireless devices can offer. And with oncoming EHR adoption requirements, wireless technologies will play a greater role in clinical care as more patients remotely access their health data.

Providers and facilities will be sorting out the HHS/ONCs proposed rules for meaningful use and the Interim Final Rule for some time to come. Reading and digesting the 700-plus pages in these two documents is not for the faint of heart, and the drafts have spawned myriad questions since their release in late December.