Research presented as a scientific poster at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., concluded that careful analysis of physician radiographic image viewing preferences and appropriate display monitor selection will help enhance patient care in the operating room, particularly when medical-grade monitors are unavailable.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has announced agreements with 45 commercial, federal and state insurers in seven markets across the U.S. to participate in the Comprehensive Primary Care initiative, a multi-payor model.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) launched its new standards and interoperability framework, Health eDecisions, last week.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is steering the FDA toward clearer policies for settling spats when review staffersmanagers as well as scientistsdisagree over device-clearance decisions. For its part, the FDA has agreed to act on the advice.

Responses from the first large, multicenter survey of patient attitudes toward CT colonography (CTC) in clinical practice demonstrate the procedure is preferred over traditional optical colonoscopy. The results showcase CTCs potential for increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening adherence, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

 ORLANDO, Fla.What does it take to improve performance? Some of the simplest strategies include competition and observation. Both angles apply to the American College of Radiology (ACR) dose index registry.

The California Department of Public Health is fining 13 hospitals a total of $825,000 over licensing irregularities that either caused or were likely to cause serious injury or death to patients.

 ORLANDO, Fla.Quantitative imaging represents imagings next great frontier, according to its proponents. Skeptics, however, question whether these techniques are ready for prime time. Luciano M.S. Prevedello, MD, of Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston, and Adam E. Flanders, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, shared the optimists and pessimists views on quantitative imaging during a June 8 session at the annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).