Widespread screening for the buildup of calcium in the arteries using CT scans could lead to an estimated 42 additional radiation-induced cancer cases per 100,000 men and 62 cases per 100,000 women, according to a computer modeling-based study in the July 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

ThinAir Data has closed new contracts in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Texas for its TeleRIS system.

Being connected in 2009 is a 24/7/365 proposition. While good connections in business relations can bring profitseffective IT-enabled connections across a multi-site healthcare organization allow significant reductions and efficiencies in operating and staff costs and better care for patients via expanded regional reach for many facilities. Faster clinical decision-making comes from quickly communicated results, more complete imaging history facilitates better decision-making, and improved physician satisfaction via tailored, comprehensive reports delivered swiftly in the means the physician prefers to review them ensures that referrals continue.

Recently, medical professionals and manufacturers have sought ways to reduce radiation exposure from coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams. Today, it is possible to perform a CCTA study that delivers a lower radiation dose than the gold-standard nuclear stress test. However, education and training are integral to establishing uniform coronary CT angiography scanning standards.

As the adage goes, you cant manage what you dont measureand IT is keeping track as we quest to improve the quality of healthcare delivery while reducing its overall cost.

Aurora Health Care located in Milwaukee, Wis., has signed with CodeRyte to provide E/M [evaluation and management] coding throughout its more than 100 clinics, as well as radiology, diagnostic cardiology and pathology departments.

Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, U.K., will install Siemens Healthcare's Somatom Definition Flash CT system later in the year.

Patients demonstrating positively remodeled coronary segments with low-attenuation plaques on CT angiography (CTA) were at a higher risk of acute coronary syndrome developing over time when compared with patients having lesions without these characteristics, according to a study in the July 30 issue in the Journal in the American College of Cardiology.