Nuance Communications has released positive financial results for its fiscal 2009 second quarter, which ended March 31.

Medsphere Systems, an EHR provider, has appointed Irv Lichtenwald as chief financial officer (CFO) and newest member of the executive team.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has appointed three members to the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee as well as members of the HIT Standards Committee.

While Virginia state officials said there is no evidence that personal information was stolen by hackers who accessed a computer system that collects data on approximately 8.3 million patients, the State Police and the FBI have launched a formal investigation into the matter.

Although health IT developer Eclipsys showed an uptick in revenue for its fiscal 2009 first quarter (end-March 31), the firm posted a net loss for the period.

The application of advanced visualization technology in diagnostic imaging continues expand the possibilities of every imaging modality. CT, PET, SPECT, MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, mammography and x-ray have all been enhanced through the deployment of advanced visualization software. A group of researchers from Childrens Hospital in Boston have utilized advanced visualization technology for pediatric SPECT imaging that allows them to decrease scanning time, lower the radiopharmaceutical dose by half and delivers superior images compared with conventional techniques.

David Blumenthal, MD, the national health IT coordinator, and members of the health IT advisory panels created by the economic stimulus are gearing up to tackle how to best execute the $2 billion in health IT funds designated under funding provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Cascade Orthopaedics has selected SRSsoft's EMR for its three offices, which provide care to the Tacoma area of Washington State.