February 2010

MHNC: Pre-treatment SUV predicts treatment outcomes in head and neck cancer ()
Toshiba provides contrast-free MR system to Illinois hospital ()
Circulation: Molecule can restore heart activity, help to control heart health ()
Cleveland BioLabs submits proposal for radiation countermeasure ()
JACR: Embedding Images in radiology reports can improve patient care ()
eRad PACS installed in Virginia facility ()
CRT: When is it economical to use DES? ()
Survey: New jobs, extended meaningful use deadline possible ()
Kaiser Permanente: Medicaid enrollment rising while states face fiscal challenges ()
NewCardio 3D ECG platform nets possible patent ()
Long named Zynx Health's chief technology officer ()
Connected Nation adds Ohio and Illnois to broadband mapping initiative ()
Voalt, Connexall ride the communication wave together with alliance ()
International Isotopes raises $3 million for uranium processing and fluorine extraction facility ()
Whitepaper: PACS use soared between 2000-2008 ()
CT vendors to install rad dose safeguards; ACR calls for mandatory accreditation ()
FDA accuses techs of falsifying mammo quality control records ()
AECL repair is 43% complete, restart in April ()
AHRQ: Health IT could be disruptive while reducing rehospitalization rates, costs ()
SCCT now accepting young investigators award applications ()
Health IT Standards Committee: Privacy & Security group present IFR language, EHR module concerns ()
Caliper files patent infringement suit against Carestream ()
FDA and NIH establish joint council for medical therapy advancement ()
76 patients overradiated at Missouri hospital ()
CML Healthcare reshuffles execs in medical imaging unit ()
Preventive policy lacks performance ()
High Hurdles for HITECH Dollars ()
Building the Fully Loaded HIE: Images on Board ()
HIE on the Horizon ()
Wide-open MRI ()
Viztek equips Florida orthopedic center ()
Barco introduces display tool for 3D imaging, digital mammo ()
Philips, Midwest radiology group sponsors National Rural Health Association ()
Intelerad scores Michigan contract ()
Health IT Standards Committee: Clinical Operations group seeks specificity in standards ()
STM: Personalized biomarkers from tumor DNA can help in cancer management ()
HIMSS: Rauland-Borg to showcase Versus' RTLS ()
Health Affairs: U.S. policy, spending neglects chronic diseases ()
CRT: Obese patients undergo more SPECT testing, have higher overall costs ()
FDA: Combining HIV drugs could cause life-threatening heart arrhythmias ()
AIM: Low-cost hospitalspenny wise and pound foolish? ()
A Business Like No Other ()
Implications of Reform for Hospitals: Seismic or Subtle? ()
Relationships Gone Wild ()
The 20 Largest Academic Radiology Practices ()
From Here to Eternity: Extending the Franchise Through Distributed-reading Solutions ()
Interoperability: An Open-source Toolkit ()
An Urgent Case for Quality ()
MRI: The Next Generation ()
When the FDA Sneezes... ()
The CIO Perspective: Issues in Image Management ()
Merge defends its commitment to purchase Amicasnails down funding ()
ACR launches online accreditation programs ()
IOM: Lifestyle changes can help curb hypertension, cut costs ()
IBA to supply proton therapy system for N.J. center ()
Radiology information exchange to be facilitated by Dutch health IT company ()
Survey: EMR adoption on the rise ()
McKesson automates pharmacy for Pennsylvania hospital ()
HIMSS: Zanett and St. Vincent Health present CODS ()
TriZetto introduces payor-based PHR ()
Study: Small molecule proves successful in blocking tumor growth ()
ASRT announces 2010 radiologic science advocacy award winners ()
Survey: USPSTF mammo recommendations lead states to deny coverage ()
CMS conducts imaging efficiency measures dry run ()
Lantheus appoints new VP of sales, marketing ()
HIMSS: Blumenthal to speak on ONC efforts ()
FDA greenlights Physio-Control external defibrillator ()
iCRco introduces image viewing app for iPhone ()
HIMSS: JAOtech releases new Smart Terminal devices ()
HIMSS: Medhost demos OpCenter decision support system ()
AMIA receives $630K for global e-health training program ()
IBA predicts losses for 2009 ()
Merge Healthcare Submits Higher Bid for Amicas ()
HIMSS: Compuware, DMC to discuss Stage 6 EMR achievement ()
Obama releases new healthcare plan ()
CDC: Mammo among women over 40 has decreased over last decade ()
Hologic settles with Ethicon for $12.5M ()
JNM: 18F-FDG PET+CT cost-effective in screening head and neck cancer patients ()
Johns Hopkins acquires Naviscans PEM scanner ()
Positron wins patent for PET technology ()
Study: Brain changes in birds may shed light on human learning process ()
Study: Researchers find genetic link between mammographic density and breast cancer susceptibility ()
NCOA: More communication needed involving medical imaging and implantable device safety ()
Grassley inquires about FDA medical device approval process ()
Study: Surgery without radiotherapy may benefit certain small cell lung cancer patients ()
New rankings provide county-to-county health snapshots ()
Miami Jewish Health Systems to deploy Motorola WLAN apps ()
Civco offers needle guidance for GE ultrasound platform ()
Amicas signs 55 contracts for financial software ()
United Theraputics revokes application to EMA for hypertension drug ()
CRF taps White as director of meetings and ed services ()
AJR: Complications rates are low with core-needle biopsies ()
Netherlands High Flux Reactor closes, to restart in August ()
Baylor nets $9.5M for macromolecular imaging center ()
Health Affairs: Sustained partnerships needed for global e-health ()
TomoTherapy posts losses for Q4, FY09 ()
IsoRay posts Q2 loss, but numbers up from a year ago ()
Circulation: Clopidogrel helps halt stroke recurrence after carotid stenting ()
Vital Images posts losses, but Medtronic partnership spurs optimism ()
JTO: Split-course RT results in symptom relief; no change to survival ()
VA seeks to update patient record tracking system ()
Philips opens remote support center ()
The bravest sight is to see a great man struggling against adversity. ()
Sorin gains FDA nod for heart-lung machine ()
Philips, Amsterdam provider collaborate on multimodality imaging ()
JACC: Vitamin C infusion improves microcirculatory reperfusion ()
NEJM: Even small salt reduction in U.S. would reduce CV events, medical costs ()
JAMA: Genetic risk score does not improve CVD prediction in women ()
Carestream scores seven U.S. RIS/PACS deals ()
Spectra Labs installs McKesson's LIS ()
CMS delays enrollment deadline for referring physicians until 2011 ()
NICE approves Novo's diabetes therapy, with caveats ()
N.J. hospital to deploy GE Centricity ()
iSOFT, iMDsoft ink distribution deal ()
Lumedx inks C-PACS deal with Iowa Health Systems ()
HIMSS: Carestream to unveil new clinical data archive ()
HIMSS: GE to highlight eHealth platform ()
AIM: Core-needle biopsy nearly as accurate, safer than surgical biopsy for breast cancer ()
Poland's reactor to supply Mo-99 to Covidien ()
Duke opens clinical research unit ()
AJR: Excess cancer incidence associated with pediatric thallium bone imaging ()
MGMA: Practices still frustrated with PQRI program ()
Acumen nabs ONC cloud computing contract ()
RTOG names Bradley as new lung cancer chair ()
Health Affairs: U.S. natives may accumulate more healthcare expenses than immigrants ()
Study: Web tool predicts molecular activity from mutations ()
Survey: 50,000+ health IT jobs could be created by 2015 ()
Study: IMRT bests conventional therapy for prostate cancer ()
New rural Texas RHIO launched, powered by Prognosis ()
New Templates for Recession-resistant Marketing ()
Radiology Practices Fight Declining Technical Revenues ()
Leveraging IT for Better Service ()
Radiology Assistants: A User’s Guide ()
Restructuring: The Way JVs Get Done ()
GE releases tiny, point-of-care ultrasound ()
Relationships Gone Wild ()
JCO: PET-FDG improves staging, management of head, neck cancer ()
VA sets up digital dashboard, 71% of projects on target ()
MacSpeech debuts voice transcription add-on ()
Payors launch N.J. initiative for 'one-stop' electronic info service ()
Civco unveils its needle guidance solution for imaging platforms ()
Ohio hospital taps McKesson EHR/practice management system ()
AJC: Women less likely than men to have calcified plaque ()
NEJM: Stent grafts best balloon angioplasty for renal disease ()
ACCA honors C. Ross Berry ()
Principio licenses molecular imaging agents from Johns Hopkins ()
Merge Healthcare posts losses for Q4, slight gains for FY09 ()
MDS divests early-stage pharma unit for $45M ()
AEM: Patients with CAC score of zero should be sent home ()
Report: Physicians' efforts to reduce racial, ethnic inequalities modest ()
Colorado hospital extends communications deal with NEC ()
McKesson releases new practice management software ()
Norwegian institute introduces cancer diagnostic iPhone app ()
Compressus helps integrate systems for Northwest provider network ()
FDA expands hypertension drug Benicar use for pediatric patients ()
As long as the heart beats, as long as body and soul keep together ()
Media-driven quality rankings leave out top-performing hospitals ()
Study: PET with Pittsburgh tracer sheds light on Alzheimer's treatment ()
NEJM: Hypfractionated radiation therapy effective in early-stage breast cancer ()
Franklin & Seidelmann ink service agreement with California network ()
Medicaid expansion could create challenges, reduce discrepancies ()
TomoTherapy inks deal with Nucletron, allowing sales Down Under ()
ACR launches radiology relief fund for Haiti ()
Volcano nets FDA clearance for IVUS catheter, adds distributor ()
Texas health system inks enterprise app deal with Lawson ()
Citrus Memorial upgrades HIS with McKesson ()
Sebelius asks Anthem Blue Cross to justify California premium rate hike ()
Philips sells its molecular diagnostic technology platform to Biocartis ()
Cancer: PET/CT may detect colonic pathology ()
Best Theratronics to manufacture cyclotrons ()
Health Affairs: Common ground scarce in global e-health adoption ()
Radiology: Breast arterial calcifications do not predict heart disease in women ()
UnitedHealthcare announces policy changes for Radiology Notification Program ()
MedHost releases OpCenter decision support software ()
JACC: Absence of coronary calcifications doesnt exclude obstructive CAD ()
Garden City Hospital integrates ED software ()
Agfa introduces CR system for mammo at ECR 2010 ()
Siemens develops functional imaging for interventional neuroradiology ()
Cerner to provide CSC, AORN perioperative EHR framework ()
FDA launches three-pronged initiative to reduce radiation exposure ()
Study: Nonspecific chest pain leads to unnecessary diagnostic testing ()
Study: Single-cell imaging can identify gene interactions ()
FDA OKs Astras Crestor for preventive care ()
SenoRx CEO takes leave medical leave for cancer treatment ()
ASTRO, ACR issue radiotherapy guidelines ()
Study: New CATCH rule standardizes CT use for pediatric head injuries ()
Bioheart launches stem cell trial for HF patients ()
HHS awards $119M+ for state, territory prevention programs ()
University of Colorado taps Epic for $67M EMR project ()
FDA issues final guidance to shorten medical device trials ()
St. Jude scores CE mark for two defibrillator devices ()
ASTRO commits to patient protection plan for radiotherapy ()
Washington facility selects Compuware EHR service ()
FDA greenlights Lupin's generic hypertension drug ()
Vital appoints Muduroglu to board ()
Volcano found guilty over OCT breach of contract ()
Stamford Hospital, Fujifilm donate portable digital x-ray to Haitian hospital ()
FDA approves Sorin's updated CRT-D ()
Trial launched to assess 320-slice CT ability to detect CAD ()
Study: Medicare plan to save money for cancer procedures produced opposite effect ()