This week, the Department of Health and Human Services revealed data showing more than 50 percent of doctors have demonstrated meaningful use of EHRs, joining 80 percent of hospitals.

Intermountain Healthcare plans to track patients’ radiation exposure and share it via electronic health record, the Wall Street Journal reported May 21. The data may help reduce unnecessary exams, according to the article. Read more at the link below.

As the massive F5 tornado struck Moore, Ok., the town and its hospital were devastated. NPR visited Moore Medical Center to learn more about how staff and patients weathered the storm. Read more below.

The newest diagnostic medical imaging monitors for radiology – Sony’s LMD-DM series -- are now available from Monitors Inc.  Covering every modality including CR/DR, CT, MRI, PACS, US NM, and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) studies, the displays are 510(k) cleared for diagnostic use and come with a 5-year “Hot Swap” warranty.

Although thrombolysis with alteplase is an effective therapy for ischemic stroke, few patients arrive at the hospital in the three to 4.5 hour time window required for use. Improved prehospital processes are essential to offering the therapy to additional patients with stroke, according to a review published in the June issue of Lancet Neurology.

Online access to medical imaging information makes it convenient and practical for patients to share results of exams with specialists and sub-specialists for second opinion and consultation.

Using eRAD's Radiology Information System (RIS), River Ranch Radiology and affiliate Sendero Imaging and Treatment Center (RRR), a full-service imaging practice with sites across Central and South Texas, has successfully completed attestation for federal Stage 1 Meaningful Use.

Leveraging the vast supply of information made possible by the burgeoning field of “big data” could result in annual savings of up to $450 billion in healthcare spending, according to a report from management consulting firm McKinsey & Co.