Overweight and obese women face greater risks of breast cancer recurrence or related death than women at normal weight, even after chemotherapy dose adjustment for weight, according to a study presented March 23 at the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference in Vienna.

Alegent Health has installed 14 Carestream DRX-1 systems and Carestream DRX-mobile retrofit kits as part of an enterprise-wide conversion from CR to DR systems.

Nearly three years after the HITECH Act was passed, the Office for Civil Rights has sent the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule to the Office of Management and Budget for review, one of the last steps rqeuired before it can be published in the Federal Register.

Researchers reported that performing angioplasty is safeand may be an effective way to treat the venous abnormalities found in those with multiple sclerosis (MS) and provide symptom relief. The findings, which refute a common misconception about the treatment, were presented March 25 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) scientific meeting in San Francisco.

Seeking to render the FDAs Feb. 2011 rule on medical device data systems (MDDS) in user-friendly language, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has crafted a new guide.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has outlined formal procedures for evaluating the usability of EHRs.

Lung cancers diagnosed in annual repeat rounds of CT screening are similarin volume doubling time and cell-type distributionto those detected in the absence of screening, according to a study published online March 27 in Radiology.

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a nonprofit standards development organization and accrediting body, announced the appointment of two new commissioners. Luigi Leblanc was appointed in December 2011, while Deborah Meisner was added in February 2012. They join 13 existing commissioners and consumer representatives from both private and public organizations and will serve the organization through 2014 and 2015, respectively.