The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed three national coverage determinations (NCDs) to establish uniform national policies that will prevent Medicare from paying for certain serious, preventable errors in medical care.
D-THI application provides clearer images for more accurate diagnoses.
Developers can create and sell new applications online for the benefit of eFilm users worldwide.
Eric Silfen, M.D. to strengthen company's patient and provider focus.
Leading associations team on important effort.
New digital systems aimed at improving quality of care at world's second largest HMO serving nearly four million people.
First closed loop imaging research trial underway at University of Chicago Medical Center; and new 3.0T MRI system adapts to patients' bodies and is better equipped for challenging applications such as breast and liver imaging.
HIMSS offers education and exhibits in convenient on-demand format to meet schedules and budgets of healthcare information technology professionals.
Study concerns breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction.
Surprisingly, treatment may be more harmful than the disease in some cases.
A report released from The Joint Commission offers guiding principles and actions for the hospital of the future to meet the daunting challenges of older and sicker patients, patient safety and quality of care, economics and the work force.
Annual Report to the Nation finds declines in cancer incidence and death rates; wide variations in lung cancer trends across states.
Axess Ultrasound, a DOTmed 100 leader in after-market ultrasound services, recently met necessary requirements to become a Sonora-accredited probe repair laboratory in accordance with ISO 9001/13485.
Office and warehouse in Garden Grove, CA.
GE Healthcare to lead $5.3M initiative in home healthcare.
Extension of relationship with Agfa HealthCare will consolidate imaging in 21 hospitals and more than 150 clinics.
National Birth Defects Prevention Study shows impact.
Medicare comes out with information to help patients make informed decisions.
Americans are still constantly bombarded with dire warnings, says American Council on Science and Health. Take a look at what we're eating...
Company's Point-of-Care Computed Radiography System achieving rapid success in Chinese market.
Study of low grade glioma patients.
A critical mass? Recent data show consistent change of treatment for one out of three cancer patients, according to an article in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Teams with MedBuild on construction solutions for imaging facilities. Check it out at RSNA.
Physicians participating in the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) reported changing the treatment plan for 43.1 percent of their patients undergoing cancer treatment as the result of information gained from a PET scan.
Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai are the locations in the People's Republic of China.
Provides chemistry expertise to help life science researchers standardize and accelerate the study of disease and therapeutics.
A case in point from St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Cincinnati detects narrowed right carotid artery in one hour.
Hospitals' role as health care safety net and major employer even more important as economic stresses mount.
Siemens unveils GPS for interventional radiology.
Regulatory changes are putting the latest technologies on every hospital's must-have list.
The healthcare research alliances include NeuroNexus Technologies, West China Hospital in China, the University Medical Centers of Maastricht (the Netherlands) and Aachen (Germany), and the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, the University of Urbino (Italy) and King's College London (United Kingdom).
New company to offer fully integrated operating room technology.
President-elect Barack Obama will nominate former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to serve as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.
GE Healthcare selected as strategic supplier of medical equipment for advanced cancer centers in Europe and Middle East.
EnRhythm MRI SureScan Pacemaker System Now Commercially Available in Europe.
Single detector DR system increases workflow; provides superior image quality.
Shareholder urges action to stem precipitous fall in Tomo's stock since 2007. Read the entreaty along with TomoTherapy's response.
European studies confirm reduced exposure dose with top image quality.
The National Physical Laboratory has developed a device to ensure that the correct dose is administered during nuclear medicine procedures.
Online search activity provides a remarkable indicator of epidemiological trends.
Quick relief from winter blues.
NIH Annual Clinical Investigator Student Trainee Forum held recently in Bethesda, MD.
Beneficiaries can go to them to maintain their own personal health records.
More than 50 courses now available on patient safety and risk management topics.
Acquisition of Artida makes OIT first in the nation to offer 4D ultrasound training.
Cancer doctors stress need for greater awareness about lung cancer risk factors and symptoms.
Reverse after 2006 downturn.
Free vendor performance research to healthcare providers to assist in their vendor review process.
DOTmed News asked for your views on the U.S. presidential election and we received an overwhelming response, mostly negative. Read what those in our industry have to say.
PET impact found to be consistent across cancer types and imaging indications, according to the National Oncologic PET Registry.