ORLANDO, Fla.In the next decade, imaging will become more data-driven, personalized and safe. Radiologists will harness new tools and technologies to be more responsive to referring physicians and patients, according to a panel of young radiologists who presented The Millennials Vision: The World as It Could Be, on June 7 at the annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).

Veritas Capital completed purchasing Thomson Reuters Healthcare business to the tune of $1.25 billion.

Researchers have created an open-source informatics toolkit to capture CT radiation dose information from an enterprise image archive, demonstrating that it is possible to create large-scale anatomy-specific radiation exposure data repositories using existing archival information, according to an article published online June 5 in Radiology.

Network and computing technology has evolved to the point where desktop computers and wired connectivity are becoming relics of the past and the focus has shifted to interoperability and anytime/anywhere information availability (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix). Customization at the individual user level has become a dominant theme in our socially connected cyber culture.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.Healthcare technologies are not just getting more sophisticated. As multiple areas of research, innovation and data management rise and converge, theyre leading toward exponential advances tooadvances that will challenge even the most tech-savvy healthcare technology managers to keep up. That was the crux of the June 2 welcome address and keynote session at the 2012 annual conference of AAMI, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.

A novel device that weds the capabilities of low-coherence tomography (LCT) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) identified bacterial biofilms, which have been linked to chronic otitis media (OM). The technology could inform understanding of chronic OM and enable early detection and treatment monitoring, according to a study published online May 28 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The American Board of Medical Specialties has approved the American Board of Preventive Medicine's application for subspecialty certification in clinical informatics.

SAP America has entered into an agreement to acquire Ariba, a cloud-based business commerce network, for an enterprise value of approximately $4.3 billion.