Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

Encentuate and Carefx enter technology integration partnership

Enterprise access security system provider Encentuate Inc. has announced a marketing and technology integration partnership with Carefx Corporation, a developer of healthcare clinical context management and web integration software.

New HSA Workgroup to develop best practices for health savings accounts

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Medical Banking Project (MBProject) are joining forces to form the HAS Workgroup, a new initiative to develop best practices for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

SourceOne, iCAD renew distribution agreement

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Inc. and iCAD Inc. this week announced that the companies have renewed their partnership and have inked an extended two-year national distribution agreement.

Prices skyrocket US health spending

Think your medical costs are too high? Well, you're right. According to a study published in Health Affairs, Americans pay nearly double in healthcare costs compared to similar costs faced by people in other industrialized nations.

Novadaq, Sorin Group and Kodak ink agreements for intra-operative imaging

Novadaq Technologies and CarboMedics of the Sorin Group, a world leader in medical technologies for cardiac surgery, this week announced that they have inked a North American agreement to distribute the SPY Intra-operative Imaging ("SPY") System, a real-t

Subimo, Allied team to boost consumer knowledge

Subimo, a provider of web-based decision-support tools, last week announced a partnership with Allied Benefit Systems, a national employee benefits provider, through which Allied will integrate Subimo's Healthcare Advisor and PharmaAdvisor into Allied's e

OnBase Healthcare wins endorsement

Hyland Software, Inc., developer of the OnBase enterprise content management (ECM) software suite, this week announced that it has been awarded an exclusive endorsement from the American Hospital Association (AHA) for its Integrated Document Management sy

Barco flat display integrated with ZONARE's z.one system

Barco has recently been chosen to develop and manufacture a custom 13" flat-panel display for ZONARE for its z.one ultrasound-platform for use in obstetrics, gynecology, vascular and other emerging ultrasound applications.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.