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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Joint Commission Alert: Healthcare IT is not unequivocally beneficial

A new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert Thursday issued a warning that the implementation of technology and related devices is not a guarantee for success of healthcare, and may actually jeopardize the quality and safety of patient care.

NeoTool expands testing features, code set functionality of integration engine

NeoTool has released its latest version of NeoIntegrate, which continues to optimize the configure-test-manage-protect cycle for healthcare interfacing.

Technology at Work: What You Need to Compete

As 2008 winds down, were examining the years top technologies as identified by our readers, visiting with seasoned users across the country to discover how theyve tapped into top technologies and what theyve gained in the process.

DoD launches PHR pilot with Microsoft, Google

The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched MiCare, the Military Health System's prototype personal health record (PHR) at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) in Tacoma, Wash.

Survey: Healthcare tops list for IT growth in U.S. economic cloud

More than half of respondents to CDWs annual IT Industry Straw Poll reported that healthcare and energy industries were strong growth segments for next year for IT, which aligns with the stated national objective to prescribe IT as a cure for increasing healthcare costs.

GE, MERS International join forces to increase patient safety

GE Healthcare and Medical Event Reporting System (MERS) International today announced a joint venture that will combine a software solution that helps to drive patient safety with process improvement and change management methods to help hospitals enhance patient safety.

HL7, Health Story Project publish diagnostic imaging report guide

The latest development in the standardization of information flow between radiologists and EHR systems was announced at the 94th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) by Health Level Seven (HL7) and the Health Story Project (previously known as the CDA for Common Document Types, CDA4CDT project).

Aperio debuts digital slide sharing network

Aperio Technologies has introduced SecondSlide, a service for sharing digital slides from multiple sources, for multiple purposes.

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New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA

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.

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Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers

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.