Vital Images featured its second generation thin-client product, the Vitrea Enterprise Suite 1.2, a cardiac imaging tool designed to integrate visualization tools and applications, at the 59th annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific sessions.

Blanket patient identification protection policies, such as Safe Harbor, leave different organizations vulnerable to re-identification at different rates and provide justification for locally performed re-identification risk estimates prior to sharing data, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Informatics Association.

Bederra has completed the acquisition of Houston-based Texas Mobile Health, which provides mobile diagnostic imaging services such as echocardiograms, stress testing and other diagnostic services to physicians, clinics and corporations.

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has put measures in place to prevent both malicious and accidental situations where personal information could be potentially compromised, Steve Kastin, MD, chief healthcare IT strategist with enterprise infrastructure engineering at the VA's Office of Information and Technology, said in an interview.

The Joint Commission has approved the revisions to Medical Staff Standard MS.01.01.01, formerly known as MS.1.20, to contribute to patient safety and quality of care through the support of a well-functioning, positive relationship between a hospitals medical staff and governing body.

The TriZetto Group has signed an agreement with 3M Health Information Systems, giving TriZetto certain exclusivity to include the 3M ICD-10 Code Translation Tool with services for payors under its TriZetto Advantage 10 Services line.

Merge Healthcare, a health IT provider, has commenced a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock in Amicas, a provider of image and information management systems.

RamSoft has partnered with ERadiology to offer a hosting application that leverages digital imaging technology for equipment purchase and maintenance.