Mike Miliard
Providers have become more discriminating about radiation dose reduction, making that factor increasingly influential in new Computed Tomography (CT) purchases, according to a new report from KLAS.
3M Health Information Systems and IQMax have expanded their strategic agreement to develop new mobile solutions that improve physician workflow, streamline revenue cycle processes, and provide instant access to critical information to support patient care.
ScImage, an enterprise imaging and informatics company, has partnered with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to release a universal medical image integration module that provides NextGen users simultaneous access to patient-centric and study-centric images.
Royal Philips Electronics has announced a new service that provides Web-based remote monitoring follow-up services for patients with pacemakers. The new service, which was made available to cardiology practices in beta in August, is the first large-scale service of its kind in the United States.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded nearly $8 million for existing Community Health Center Cooperative Agreements, which will provide additional technical assistance and encourage the use of health IT for the organizations that support community health centers.
Dell's profits more than doubled in the third quarter and its revenue was up 19 percent, thanks in part to continued growth of the computer maker's healthcare operations.
Vangent has been awarded a $3.3 million contract with the Indian Health Service (IHS) to support meaningful use interoperability deployment. Its Health Information Exchange Open Source (HIEOS) technology will help IHS meet requirements for EHR certification.
Stat Health Services, of Scottsdale, Ariz., has announced the launch of STAT DOCTORS, an eHealth service that brings patients a modern day virtual house call.
IBM and Aetna subsidiary ActiveHealth Management, alongside Medens Corp., will deliver cloud services to help physicians in Puerto Rico share and exchange health information and make more accurate decisions about patient care.
As it seeks to increase electronic health data sharing, Verizon will begin in January to issue free medical identity credentials to 2.3 million U.S. physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.