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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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FIFA uses MRI to prevent age cheating at U-17 World Cup

To prevent age cheating, the International Association of Federation Football (FIFA) will use MRI on soccer players at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which starts Saturday in Nigeria.

ABII exam results in 65 new CIIPs

Sixty-five candidates are now certified imaging informatics professionals (CIIP) after passing the American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) exam in September.

GE expands extremity MRI capabilities with ONI purchase

GE Healthcare has entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets of the Wilmington, Mass.-based musculoskeletal MRI developer ONI Medical Systems.

Boston Sci hits stride in Q3, partly due to CRM, stent sales

Due to stronger sales, Boston Scientific has booked large (unaudited) net gains in the 2009 third quarter, which ended Sept. 30.

EMR access open to Indiana's emergency medical services

Supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security, informatics and healthcare research organization Regenstrief Institute has extended the use of EMRs to the ambulance setting in Indiana.

KLAS: Document, imaging solutions gain traction prior to EMR deployment

As healthcare reform and meaningful use put the focus on EMRs, many hospitals are looking to document management and imaging (DMI) solutions to ease the transition from paper records to electronic, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.

UVA opens MR-guided focused ultrasound facility

The University of Virginia (UVA) Health System has opened a new MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) facility on the university's Charlottesville, Va., campus, which will be used for research, education and delivery of MRgFUS.

Radiology: Strict gadolinium policies reduce NSF cases

Following the switch from gadodiamide to gadobenate dimeglumine and gadopentetate dimeglumine, and the adoption of restrictive gadolinium-based contrast agent policies, no nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) cases were observed at two university health centers, according to a study in the October issue of Radiology.

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