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Use of CT spikes in emergency department
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSC07-09 | Room S102DThe use of CT in hospital emergency departments has increased at a higher rate than the technology's use in other settings, according to researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
November 16, 2010
Report: iPad use surges in healthcare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The healthcare industry is among the leading adopters of Apple's iPad tablet computer for business use, according to an analysis of mobile technology firm Good Technology's user base.
November 15, 2010
HIMSS Analytics now tracks hospital meaningful use adoption
By Cynthia E. Keen
Market research firm HIMSS Analytics is now monitoring how well U.S. hospitals are adopting the elements of "meaningful use" utilization of electronic health records as mandated by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
November 15, 2010
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ContextVision joins forces with Neusoft
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image enhancement developer ContextVision has formed a strategic partnership with medical equipment manufacturer Neusoft Medical Systems of Shenyang, China.
November 9, 2010
Use of head CTA scans surges in Medicare patients
By Eric Barnes
The use of CT angiography (CTA) for head and neck indications has gone through the roof in the past few years -- rising by more than 800% between 2002 and 2007 in the Medicare population, according to a new study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 8, 2010
Using a risk analysis matrix to secure RIS/PACS
By Erik L. Ridley
Thursday, December 2 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | LL-INS-TH1B | Lakeside Learning CenterIn this poster presentation, a research team from Thailand will present a risk analysis matrix for analyzing and managing security risks to RIS/PACS.
November 7, 2010
PACS is used often and meaningfully
By Erik L. Ridley
Wednesday, December 1 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM12-05 | Room S102DIn this paper presentation, a team from Harvard Medical School in Boston will present data showing why enterprise PACS should, indeed, be considered "meaningful use" of healthcare IT.
November 7, 2010
New cardiac CT guidelines expand use for low-risk patients
By Eric Barnes
New guidelines published on the appropriate use of coronary CT angiography generally recommend broader use in low- and intermediate-risk patients, while discouraging use in high-risk patients or for multiple coronary calcium exams.
October 31, 2010
MarketStat #61: Radiation therapy treatment plans using images
Almost all radiation therapy treatment plans, 98%, use CT images. MRI images are used with 12% of the plans, PET images with 8%, ultrasound images with 1%, and other images with less than 1% of the plans.
October 27, 2010
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TriMedx names Vorphal as COO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare equipment manager TriMedx has hired Tom Vorphal as chief operating officer (COO).
October 19, 2010
ONC clarifies 'meaningful use' certification rules
By Cynthia E. Keen
"Meaningful use" has become the holy grail of healthcare IT -- the standard that providers must achieve to receive stimulus funds. U.S. regulators recently issued final rules that define how they view meaningful use, but the guidelines raise almost as many questions as they answer.
September 29, 2010
MRI can be used to follow great vessel stents
By Wayne Forrest
Using certain imaging sequences, MRI can be sufficient for the routine surveillance of certain great vessel stents commonly used to treat congenital heart defects in children and young adults, according to a study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 22, 2010
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