Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS), enterprise image systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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New imaging device may help unravel chronic ear infection mysteries

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.

New clinical informatics subspecialty is a go

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

SAP purchasing Ariba for $4.3B

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.

Omnicell buys med management developer for $156M

Supply management tools and analytics software developer Omnicell has completed the acquisition of MTS Medication Technologies, a medication management equipment and software developer, for $156 million.

ONC offers $150K to solve ophthalmology interoperability woes

Figuring out how to improve interoperability among office-based ophthalmic imaging devices would solve a lot of headaches related to data management within the specialty, and, thanks to a contest from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), it could also make a developer or team of developers $100,000 richer.

Agilents $2.2B acquisition expands penetration in cancer diagnostics

Agilent, a developer of biological, chemical and electronic analysis equipment that spun off from Hewlett-Packard in the late 1990s, is planning to buy Danish cancer-diagnostics concern Dako for $2.2 billion, in cash, from its current owner, a Swedish private equity firm called EQT.

Telemis tacks on cloud storage to its PACS

Telemis has added a cloud data storage to the options available for its PACS customers to provide storage and access to data such as PET/CT scans, and to meet patient-data handling requirements imposed by local or national authorities.

Quality Systems nabs The Poseidon Group

Quality Systems has acquired the Poseidon Group to support the growth of its NextGen Inpatient Solutions offering.

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Cardiovascular Business
GE HealthCare launches new cardiac CT scanner with advanced AI capabilities

GE HealthCare designed the new-look Revolution Vibe CT scanner to help hospitals and health systems embrace CCTA and improve overall efficiency.

Cardiovascular Business
Bracco updates HeartSee coronary flow capacity software with new diagnostic features

Clinicians have been using HeartSee to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease since the technology first debuted back in 2018. These latest updates, set to roll out to existing users, are designed to improve diagnostic performance and user access.

Cardiovascular Business
Key trends in diagnostic heart testing: CT on the rise as some traditional techniques fall out of favor

The cardiac technologies clinicians use for CVD evaluations have changed significantly in recent years, according to a new analysis of CMS data. While some modalities are on the rise, others are being utilized much less than ever before.