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HIMSS: Blumenthal to speak on ONC efforts

National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal, MD, will be the HIMSS 2010 keynote speaker on March 3, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., sharing his thoughts about the Office of the National Coordinators strategic efforts to advance rapid adoption and meaningful use of health IT.

HIMSS: JAOtech releases new Smart Terminal devices

JAOtech (Booth #6051) is debuting a range of new patient bedside Smart Terminals at HIMSS10 in Atlanta on March 1-4. JAOtech's 2010 Zivo, Jima and Obie terminals and Wyki wireless medical keyboards will be on display.

HIMSS: Medhost demos OpCenter decision support system

Health IT company Medhost (Booth #6303) will demonstrate OpCenter, its new executive decision support software, at HIMSS10 in Atlanta March 1-3.

AMIA receives $630K for global e-health training program

The Rockefeller Foundation has awarded a $630,100 project support grant to the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) to support the initial implementation of a global e-health training program in sub-Saharan Africa designed for primary care providers, technical staff and health policymakers.

Merge Healthcare Submits Higher Bid for Amicas

Merge Healthcare just released its competitive bid to buy Amicas for $248 millionupping a previous offer by an affiliate of Thoma Bravo, LLC for the Boston-based health IT and PACS vendor.

HIMSS: Compuware, DMC to discuss Stage 6 EMR achievement

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and technology company Compuware will discuss the challenges the organization faced in getting to Stage 6 EMR adoption at the HIMSS 2010 Conference in Atlanta on March 3 at 1:00 pm.

Grassley inquires about FDA medical device approval process

In a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) asked for an update on the implementation of new guidelines for medical device makers on when they need to file new information with the agency and seek clearance for the marketing and use of modified devices under the 510(k) system.

New rankings provide county-to-county health snapshots

People who live in healthier counties tend to have higher education levels, are more likely to be employed, have access to more healthcare providers and have more access to healthier foods, parks and recreational facilities, according to a report on the rank of overall health of every county in the U.S. from the University of Wisconsins Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.