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Thumb MRI, Cleveland Clinic bring rad services to rural Michigan

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, July 21 2010
Thumb MRI and Cleveland Clinic subsidiary Clinical Medical Services have finalized an agreement to bring imaging technology and radiology services to rural Michigan.
 

SNM: Radiomicrosphere therapy+SPECT/CT targets cancer treatments

Conference News | Tuesday, June 08 2010
Written by Lisa Fratt
SALT LAKE CITY—Combining radiomicrosphere therapy with SPECT/CT may be more effective and lead to fewer complications than conventional planar imaging with a gamma camera, based on research presented at the 57th SNM annual meeting this week.
 

SNM: SPECT/CT helps diagnose renal transplant complications

Top Stories | Tuesday, June 08 2010
Written by Lisa Fratt
SALT LAKE CITY—At the 57th SNM annual meeting this week, researchers presented a study revealing that SPECT/CT can detect a broad range of post renal transplant complications, allowing clinicians to better diagnose and treat patients.
 

ASNC issues recommendations to reduce rad exposure with MPI

Top Stories | Tuesday, June 01 2010
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology has outlined new recommendations that could significantly lower radiation exposure for patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging procedures and have published the recommendations online on May 26 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.
 

Montefiore nabs CV imaging luminary Garcia to chair cardiology

Executive Announcements | Thursday, April 01 2010
Mario J. Garcia, MD, a cardiologist who helped develop and clinically implement cardiac CT angiography, has been recruited as co-director of the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center and as chief of cardiology within the department of medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
 

NEJM: Stereotactic radiosurgery can help to manage brain metastases

Industry News | Monday, March 29 2010
Stereotactic radiosurgery is an appropriate form of therapy for patients who have one to four brain metastases, no larger than 4 cm in diameter, from metastatic cancer, according to an article published March 25 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
 

Cleveland Clinic, Microsoft project: Home health tracks chronic conditions better

Industry News | Wednesday, March 03 2010
The use of at-home medical devices to connect doctors and patients via the internet can help patients and their physicians work more efficiently together to manage chronic conditions, according to research at Cleveland Clinic.
 

HIMSS 2010 Preview: Merging Imaging & IT

Features | Tuesday, February 02 2010
Written by Justine Cadet
When the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) hosts its annual conference from March 1-4, at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, it is sure to be abuzz with conversations about the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment, the HITECH Act, and the subsequent meaningful use proposals and definitions.
 

Cardiac Advanced Visualization: More than Just a Pretty Picture

Features | Tuesday, February 02 2010
Written by Michael Bassett
While the technology behind cardiac advanced visualization (AV) can create some amazing images, it provides much more than just a “wow” factor. Radiologists and cardiologists rely on it to help them increase productivity and workflow and reduce costs, diagnose more quickly and accurately, and better communicate results with referring physicians and their patients.
 

ASNC: Pharmacologic stress agent well-tolerated for MPI

Industry News | Tuesday, October 06 2009
Lexiscan, the pharmacologic stress agent for radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), is well-tolerated and as effective as the current standard, Adenoscan, according to study results presented this week at the 14th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) in Minneapolis.
 

New MRI/laser probe may help pinpoint, kill brain tumors

Industry News | Tuesday, August 25 2009
Gene Barnett, MD, of the Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center at Cleveland Clinic, is conducting research that uses laser and MRI technology to heat and kill brain tumors.
 

SCCT announces winners of Young Investigator Award

Industry News | Thursday, August 06 2009
The Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) has named Chirapa Puntawangkoon, MD, and Thananya Boonyasirinant, MD, as the winners of the third annual Young Investigator Award.
 

Cleveland Clinic names top ten medical innovations for 2009

Industry News | Friday, November 14 2008
A panel of Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists selected a top ten list of breakthrough devices and therapies, which were unveiled during Cleveland Clinic's 2008 Medical Innovation Summit this week.
 

Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities: Best Practices in Imaging & IT

Cover Story | Monday, July 28 2008
Written by A Staff Report
IT innovation and integration are alive and very well in 2008. This year’s Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities bring impressive resumes, tales of major cost savings and return on investment and excellence in patient care and patient and staff satisfaction.
 

SafeMed joins Google Health, Cleveland Clinic PHR program

Partnerships & Alliances | Tuesday, March 04 2008
SafeMed, a provider of analytical software for clinical decision support, has formed a collaboration with Google Health, a new product that is currently being pilot-tested with the Cleveland Clinic.
 

Allscripts joins Google, Cleveland Clinic's eHealth partnership

Conference News | Wednesday, February 27 2008
ORLANDO - Allscripts, a clinical software provider, has formed a collaboration between the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative and Google Health to provide physicians with a new means of sharing health information over the internet with their patients, which was announced today at the 2008 HIMSS conference after Google CEO Eric Schmidt made his keynote address.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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