Electronic signature option makes donation easier.
No absolute duty imposed by state law, court finds.
Hospitals that use infection-tracking computer technology are better able to meet research-based infection control guidelines, according to a new study.
A new report says MRI is more accurate than CT scans for stroke testing.
Final rule offers flexibility in criteria for providers.
DOTmed News' Brendon Nafziger summarizes today's top news headlines.
Settlement resolves first of its kind HIPAA violations suit.
A case study presented at APIC suggests aggressive response can quell deadly, drug-resistant acinetobacter outbreak in the ICU.
Groups urge the FDA to implement codes that could help patients while saving health care dollars.
The diabetic drug will go to the FDA's advisory committee to determine its safety.
DOTmed News' Heather Mayer summarizes today's top news headlines.
Chalk River reactor not a 'magic bullet' to end radioisotope woes.
The $480 million purchase will add stroke-treatment products to the company's offerings.
A medico-legal update from DOTmed Business News.
Obstetricians can now show expectant mothers their babies in 3-D.
Report focuses on potential conflicts of interest in the academic institutional setting.
DOTmed News' Brendon Nafziger summarizes today's top news headlines.
The controversial ban will now go before a conference committee.
Public can comment on requirements for chain restaurants and other venues.
There are fewer than 10 centers in the country, and this new center is only the second in the West.
A medico-legal update from DOTmed Business News.
Changes made to definitions of covered entities, access to information.
Patients with hard-to-treat high blood pressure who tweak their medication schedules after self-monitoring saw a nearly 50 percent greater drop in blood pressure than those receiving typical office-based care, according to the results of a new trial.
A summary of potential beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act.
For anyone who has ever had a meal so delicious that it's been dreamed about ever since with the realization it could never be created exactly again, there's hope.
The radiologic organization works to keep health care providers in the loop.
Good news for the easing of the moly crisis.
A new mathematical formula will help calculate radiation doses more accurately.
DOTmed News' Olga Deshchenko summarizes today's top news headlines.
An implantable miniature telescope designed for patients suffering an age-related "blind spot" received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval Tuesday.
Hologic acquired Sentinelle Medical for $85 million.
The three-month long battle over contracts ended Tuesday night.
President Barack Obama issued three recess appointments today.
Dutch reactor progresses toward August re-start.
DOTmed News' Brendon Nafziger summarizes today's top news headlines.
The fund is an effort to provide support to pregnant and parenting teens and women.
Debt-ridden North General Hospital stopped accepting ambulances Tuesday morning as a new urgent care clinic taking its place began seeing patients, according to reports.
New research indicates that changes in practice management can reduce fragmented care.
