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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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Health IT reigns as "hot" career choice, UCSD study finds

A trend study carried out by the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Extension has determined that health IT is the top hot career choice for college graduates.

Study: Positive reviews of physician-rating websites warrant deeper look

Despite controversy surrounding physician-rating websites and limited use by patients, positive reviews warrant further study for utilization, according to an article published in the May 13 edition of Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Lexmark delves into ECM with $280M Perceptive Software buyout

Lexmark International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Perceptive Software in a cash transaction valued at approximately $280 million.

GlobalMedia unveils new remote care devices

GlobalMedia Group has introduced two new remote ambulatory and emergency care systems: TransportAV and FirstAV.

Pennsylvania provider names McCoy as inaugural CMIO

Health system Catholic Health East has selected Michael J. McCoy, MD, as the organizations first CMIO.

Nuance updates Dragon Medical to support Windows 7

Speech and voice recognition provider Nuance Communications has announced its desktop speech recognition technology Dragon Medical 10 can now support Windows 7.

Physician societies file lawsuit on FTC's Red Flags Rule

The American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association and the Medical Society of the District of Columbia have filed a suit in federal court seeking to prevent the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from extending identity theft regulations to physicians.

Cato to license Merges etrials software

Cato Research has signed a five-year technology transfer agreement to use Merge Healthcares etrials EDC [electronic data capture] technology to build and deploy custom clinical trial studies.

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Cardiovascular Business
Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

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

Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.