Bernie Monegain
Catholic Health Initiatives, a Denver-based healthcare system, announced in June it would hire more than 200 high-tech workers to help roll out its new clinical system across the country.
Chalk one up for the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase. Come 2013, the showcase, a popular draw at the Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference, will be on display and working on all things interoperable year-round in a new showroom in Nashville.
In July, Hospital CIOs across the country reviewed the final rule on meaningful use of health IT with some relief that the government had given up its all-or-nothing approach.
Because he thinks in stories, Atul Gawande - surgeon, author, professor - started his recent lecture about the costs and failures of the country's healthcare system with a story about a middle-aged car mechanic in Alabama.
A specialized imaging technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) may help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disorder caused by repetitive head trauma that today can only be definitively diagnosed at autopsy, according to a study presented Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
Radiologists are eligible for meaningful use government incentives, and Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare announced Monday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America that it would help its customers achieve meaningful use with its IMPAX RIS technology.
GE Healthcare announced Monday the 510(k) clearance of its next generation wireless, digital X-ray detector FlashPad at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. The technology is designed to help radiologists transition from film to digital imaging and increase access for patients worldwide.
Mobile health applications will be distributed predominantly through traditional healthcare channels by 2015 as opposed to app stores, according to a global survey by research2guidance.
The age that women should begin screening for breast cancer continues to be a hot-button issue, but a new study presented Monday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America concludes that women with a personal history of breast cancer should consider annual screening with MRI in addition to mammography.
The growth trend of computed tomography in emergency rooms across the country shows that by 2011, nearly 20 percent of all emergency department (ED) visits may involve a CT exam, according to a new study presented Monday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).