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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.

Colibri Heart Valve concludes patient enrollment in first-in-human study of proprietary TAVI system in Dominican Republic

Colibri Heart Valve, LLC, a privately held medical device company, announced that patient enrollment has concluded in the first-in-human study of the Company's transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system in the Dominican Republic trial site. Analysis of the data from patients enrolled in this site yielded clinical outcomes that met the study's endpoints.

Medtronic LAUNCHES NEW DEVICE TO REMOVE coronarY thrombus

With more than a decade of market leadership in medical devices designed to remove thrombus from coronary arteries, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today the U.S. launch of the Export Advance aspiration catheter, which offers greater power and superior deliverability.

M3 Clinician Receives NCQA Approval for Its Mental Health Tool; First Tool Approved for Mental Health in the Medical Home Prevalidation Effort

M3 Clinician was approved this week by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as an approved Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH™) Prevalidation Vendor. M3Clinician is a validated, patient-rated, multidimensional, care coordination tool that screens for behavioral health conditions, including depression, bipolar, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and substance use disorders.

Calgary Scientific Inc. and Siemens Healthcare Partner to Roll out Enterprise Viewing Solution at Intermountain Healthcare

Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating transformative technology for the medical industry and beyond, announced that in partnership with Siemens Healthcare, they have begun rolling out ResolutionMD™ at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah.

ITelagen Named to the CRN Fast Growth 150 List

ITelagen, Inc., a leading provider of IT support and cloud-based hosting for healthcare, finance and small business, announces that it has been named to the 2013 CRN Fast Growth 150 list. The annual list features the fastest-growing solution providers in the technology industry based on two years' growth of net sales from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2012. ITelagen grew 144.45% through new partnerships, expanded services, and product offerings.

Research and Markets: North American Healthcare IT Market by Application Delivery Mode & Component - Forecasts to 2017

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8kktfx/north_american) has announced the addition of the "North American Healthcare IT Market by Application Delivery Mode & Component - Forecasts to 2017" report to their offering.

eClinicalHealth to Host 1st Clinical Trials Innovation Summit - a Collaborative, Global, Cross-industry Event to Accelerate Clinical Trial Innovation

eClinicalHealth Limited, a technology and consulting company dedicated to the provision of innovative clinical trial solutions, is hosting a unique summit in the clinical trials industry - an open ecosystem that will bring together leading innovators and key industry experts to catalyze and accelerate innovation within clinical trials by identifying practical initiatives rather than theoretical solutions.

Elsevier's ExitCare Collaborates With eClinicalWorks

Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ], a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that eClinicalWorks users will be able to take advantage of Elsevier's ExitCare [http://www.exitcare.com ] solution for evidence-based patient education and discharge instructions through the eClinicalWorks Electronic Health Record (EHR).

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Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

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.