Nancy Makoben introduces the company's SpillSeal technology for medical grade computer keyboards.
American College of Radiology says "political elements" crept into FDA meeting to discuss ways to protect patients and practitioners from the dangers of medical radiation.
Bill would prohibit annual lifetime caps in coverage.
DOTmed News highlights this year's AORN products showcase.
Almost a third of general surgeons say they will opt out of participating in Medicare for the legally required two years, according to a new survey, as a 21 percent cut in Medicare reimbursements is set to go into effect April 1.
New strategic review suggests efficiency, cost savings, will ensure the market for products that check up on patients at home will become a $3.6 billion industry by 2012.
AMA says court decision in medical malpractice case will hurt access to health care.
DOTmed videographers provide a man-on-the-street style roundup of views at the recent meeting of perioperative nurses.
Final bill with revisions signed Tuesday morning.
DOTmed News met up with Carestream in Atlanta at HIMSS 2010 to take a look at their latest vendor-neutral clinical data archive software.
Confirming the suspicions of many observers, the National Research Universal Reactor's re-start date has been pushed back until the end of July.
Anticipated Congressional action did not take place before recess and will result in pay cuts effective April 1 as things now stand.
Attorneys general argue the law is unconstitutional.
Ron Minor and Robert Garment look at the hot topics in imaging
Researchers look at Medicare patients to study procedure utilization.
The House cleared the reconciliation package for the health reform bill a second time Thursday night, bringing months of legislative wrangling to an end and finalizing the largest expansion of government since Medicaid and Medicare.
A division of Philips re-brands itself and announces a collaboration with Microsoft.
DOTmed News reporter Olga Deshchenko provides highlights from the recent AMGA Conference in New Orleans.
Doctor claims brachytherapy, a technique that involves injecting radioactive seeds into the prostate to kill cancer, is "inadequate" more than half of the time.
Industry slammed with a tax that would bring in $20 billion to pay for health care reform.
In the final installment of DOTmed News' exclusive four-part video interview with HIMSS president H. Stephen Lieber at HIMSS 2010, we discuss why internal breaches of security are a hospital's biggest concern, and what's in store for HIMSS 2011.
While much of the buzz in bringing health care to the digital age has lately been tied to electronic health records, a large part of the process actually rests with electronic coding.
DOTmed News speaks with the Society of Nuclear Medicine to find out more about what they're calling "one of the most significant disruptions ever" in the molybdenum-99 supply.
Director of marketing, Lorrie Anderson, presents the new Vestex scrub wear apparel.
Indoor tanning parlors brace for a 10 percent tax from health reform bill as well as the possibility of tougher new restrictions from the FDA.
In the third installment of DOTmed News' exclusive four-part video interview with HIMSS President H. Stephen Lieber at HIMSS 2010, we discuss what it'll take to achieve true nationwide interoperability and whether America will ever get a Universal Healthcare Identifier.
On Tuesday, the greatest government commitment to health care since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid was signed into law.
Lars Thording, senior director of marketing, discusses benefits of reprocessed devices.
In the second installment of DOTmed News' exclusive four-part video interview with HIMSS President H. Stephen Lieber at HIMSS 2010, we discuss how health IT will be an "extremely strong" employment sector in health care.
IAMERS prepares to increase member ISO certification to 100%.
AT HIMSS 2010, DOTmed News sat down with HIMSS President H. Stephen Lieber for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of health IT, security of electronic health records and the future of HIMSS. Watch the first installment of our exclusive four-part interview.
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the nearly quarter million dollar fine is one of the largest ever proposed by the organization for a medical error.
Significant percentage of physician practice costs are for defensive practices.
Historic $875 billion health reform legislation that could expand health insurance to almost 32 million Americans passes House, as reconciliation package heads to a bitter fight in the Senate.
DOTmed News met up with Agfa at ECR 2010 in Vienna to look at two new mammography-focused applications. Watch our video double feature.
Sentence and restitution required.
Act has amendments to Senate health care bill. Read the important highlights.
Coverage in Senate bill, Reconciliation, costs $940 billion, reduces deficit by $138 billion.
Weekend vote is a possibility according to House Majority Leader.
DOTmed News stopped by Barco's booth to check out their upcoming medical tablets (developed by FIMI, Barco's recent acquisition) and their latest clinical displays that bring DICOM-compliant viewing outside of the radiologist's office.
