How does someone become a meaningful user of certified EHR technology? The policy architecture required to implement meaningful use is comprised of three interdependent rulemakings, said Steve Posnack, policy analyst at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). Posnack made his comments last week during a webinar on the proposals included in the latest Certification Programs for health IT notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM.

Medical imaging company Telemis signed an OEM agreement with Maidis for an international hospital information system. The companies' first collaborative project is an integrated global HIS for the Oasis Hospital in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Perhaps a little like planning a house renovation or even a second marriage, the second time around can be more complex when it comes to PACS. Implementing a next-generation PACS can bring the same angina, but with calculated planning, the benefits are quite predictable. With concerns ranging from moving data from the old system to the new and avoiding system down time, replacing a PACS needs extensive planning and careful executionand a team approach to assure success.

Cloud computing technology—a market that Merrill Lynch values at $95 billion over the next five years—has recently begun to move  into healthcare. However, questions remain about how facilities and departments, including radiology, will fully take advantage of these zero footprint solutions.

Hospitals are more likely to have prepared a business case or strategic plan for unified communications than their counterparts in ambulatory and long-term care facilities, according to a tracking poll from CDW.

Blanket patient identification protection policies, such as Safe Harbor, leave different organizations vulnerable to re-identification at different rates and provide justification for locally performed re-identification risk estimates prior to sharing data, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Informatics Association.

Bederra has completed the acquisition of Houston-based Texas Mobile Health, which provides mobile diagnostic imaging services such as echocardiograms, stress testing and other diagnostic services to physicians, clinics and corporations.

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has put measures in place to prevent both malicious and accidental situations where personal information could be potentially compromised, Steve Kastin, MD, chief healthcare IT strategist with enterprise infrastructure engineering at the VA's Office of Information and Technology, said in an interview.