Sue Siegel has been named a GE corporate vice president and will serve as CEO of GE's Healthymagination of Fairfield, Conn.

Adoption of EHRs might relate to leadership influence, change management methods and other organization-level variables, according to an article in the April edition of the American Journal of Managed Care.

William W. O'Neill, MD, has been appointed medical director of the new Center for Structural Heart Disease at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He will begin his new position on July 31.

The era of personalized medicine has dawned. At its best, personalized medicine promises to improve patient care and outcomes, while better allocating healthcare resources, by individualizing treatment to specific characteristics of a patients disease.

Virtual Radiologic (vRad) has named George Morgan as its CEO, effective immediately. Morgan brings more than 30 years working in the healthcare industry, most recently for seven years as COO of US Oncology.

Although research supports ultrasound as the initial imaging tool in the evaluation of pediatric patients with suspected appendicitis, physicians in general emergency departments continued to rely on CT and use of CT grew from 1999 to 2007, according to a study published online April 24 in Radiology. The findings point to the need for strong appropriateness and imaging use guidelines, the researchers said.

Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., is notifying patients of a data breach affecting patients' health information.

Colon cancer took the spotlight in Marchcolon cancer awareness month. This year, the imaging community and the general public witnessed several measures that could signify a changing landscape.