Patient Care

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 DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

S-Cape bundles Matrox graphics extension units

S-Cape is bundling Matrox Equinox graphics extension units from Matrox Graphics with its image viewers.

FDA shifts toward electronic submissions

The FDA has announced that all electronic submissions to the Center forDrug Evaluation and Research division of the FDA must use theelectronic common technical document format, effective Jan.1,2008.

McKesson combines EHRs and practice management software

McKesson has introduced Practice Partner Complete, a service forphysicians that combines integrated EHRs and practice managementsoftware with billing and accounts receivable management services, atthe annual conference of the Medical Group Management Association heldin Philadelphia this week.

Sage unveils new practice management system

Sage Software Healthcare has unveiled Intergy On-Demand, an ASP versionof its Intergy by Sage practice management system, and Intergy EHR bySage EHR system at the annual conference of the Medical GroupManagement Association held in Philadelphia this week.

EZ Remedy launches new EHR suite

EZ Remedy, formerly EZ Healthcare, a subsidiary of the Sandy, Utah-based RemedyMD, has releasedits new EHR system, EZ Office Suite, this week at the Medical GroupManagement Association annual conference in Philadelphia.

ONCHIT seeks help to define key healthcare IT terms

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) has asked the National Alliance for Health Information Technology to help the create and secure definitions of key health IT terms.

Committee clears health IT bill for the House

The House Science and Technology Committee has passed healthinformation technology (IT) legislation, H.R. 2406, authored byRepresentative Bart Gordon, D-Tenn.

DoD, VA making progress in sharing e-health records

The Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) expect to beable to share all complete EHRs of military members and veterans withina year, representatives of the departments reported to Congress thisweek.

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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. 

CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.

The new technology shows early potential to make a significant impact on imaging workflows and patient care.