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eHealth brings image exchange to HealtHIE Nevada
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical record services provider eHealth Global Technologies said that HealtHIE Nevada has launched its Image Exchange service.
August 28, 2012
Pitt. radiologists take back the night -- and reap the rewards
By Kate Madden Yee
In 2007, University of Pittsburgh radiologists decided that using residents for overnight coverage of emergency department CT scans was a medical anachronism. Instead, they began offering after-hours subspecialty coverage themselves, and reported on their experience in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 28, 2012
Prototype shows potential for patient-centered image sharing
By Erik L. Ridley
Current image-sharing methods based on CDs are burdensome to both patients and providers alike and also raise privacy concerns. However, researchers from Wake Forest University have developed a patient-controlled prototype image-sharing framework that aims to tackle those problems.
August 28, 2012
ACR notes concern over stage 2 meaningful use rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has expressed concern about the final stage 2 meaningful use rules released last week.
August 27, 2012
RamSoft adds to distributor lineup
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor RamSoft has inked a distribution agreement with IT provider Environmental Intelligence.
August 27, 2012
National Health IT Week scheduled for Sept. 10
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Organizers of the seventh annual National Health IT Week, which is scheduled for September 10-14 in Washington, DC, are encouraging healthcare professionals to attend and participate in the activities and educate those in the U.S. Congress about the value of health IT.
August 27, 2012
Saskatchewan finances broadband for health centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has budgeted $5.8 million (Canadian) over a five-year period to provide high-speed broadband communication services to 83 First Nations health centers in the province.
August 27, 2012
ONC launches stage 2 meaningful use Web page
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced it has created a new Web page on HealthIT.gov to provide information about the stage 2 meaningful use rule and requirements for adopting electronic health records.
August 27, 2012
AuntMinnie.com PACS Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
August 26, 2012
MMRGlobal recruits pro athletes to promote PHRs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Personal health record (PHR) provider MMRGlobal has entered into an agreement with Ron Brown and several other retired professional football players to promote the importance of having an electronic personal health record.
August 26, 2012
HHS postpones ICD-10 compliance deadline to 2014
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has postponed the compliance date by one year -- to October 2014 -- for healthcare organizations to convert to the ICD-10 guidelines for coding and reporting. The original compliance date was October 1, 2013.
August 26, 2012
MRI software from MGH offers better estimate of tumor volumes
By Erik L. Ridley
Software developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may offer a better way to estimate changes in tumor volume after treatment in soft-tissue sarcoma patients, giving physicians a better tool to track the effectiveness of therapy.
August 26, 2012
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