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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 DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Though a blockbuster on Wall Street recently, Cerner now has accounting woes

Cerner has had a fantastic year with great performance on the stock market, which has been seen as a great sign for health IT sector in general. But now some independent forensic accounting firms are questioning the company's accounting and disclosure pra

Report: Some health insurance companies promoting health IT

Many health insurers think health IT is a good thing, and are pushing the use of clinical IT systems which can boost patient care and bring down costs, according to a new report by the group American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) titled "Innovations in He

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Teleradiology: At Work Night and Day

Using teleradiology, institutions can upgrade their capabilities to enhance the healthcare they provide. HIIT profiles three groups for which this technology has spelled success.

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IBM grants standards bodies free access to patents to develop open standards

IBM's healthcare and education practices this week announced a major initiative to grant royalty free access to its patented technology to standards bodies in an effort to boost improve interoperability and IT developments through open software standards

RTI International to support interoperable electronic records initiative

RTI International has been awarded an $11.5 million contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support efforts to develop the National Health Information Network, a system in which electronic health records would be stored and

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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. 

Richard Heller III, MD, RSNA board member and senior VP of policy at Radiology Partners, offers an overview of policies in Congress that are directly impacting imaging.