e-MDs, a leading provider of electronic health records (EHRs) and practice management (PM) solutions, today congratulatedJennifer Brull, M.D., FAAFP, a solo family physician in Kansas and e-MDs customer since 2007, for being named a 2013 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champion. Dr. Brull was recognized along with eight other public and private practices across the country for success in achieving blood pressure control rates greater than 70 percent.

The global cardiovascular information system (CVIS) market is on a growth trajectory, a market research company reported in April.

UltraSPECT, provider of the only multi-vendor and most cost-effective imaging solution for meeting the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) low dose guidelines, announces today that Hamilton Cardiology Associates (HCA), Hamilton Township, New Jersey, will leverage UltraSPECT’s Xpress3.Cardiac software to reduce radiation exposure and shorten exam time for patients. HCA is a full service cardiology practice with 12 physicians including six board certified nuclear cardiologists, and has been serving Mercer County and its surrounding areas for more than 20 years.

eCardio Diagnostics, a leader in remote arrhythmia monitoring services, will highlight its expertise for integrating its services with customers' existing electronic medical records (EMR) systems at upcoming conferences.

Annals of Internal Medicine today launched a new interactive medical education tool designed to test physicians' decision-making skills. Annals Virtual Patients uses a unique "if this, then that" format, so each learner goes down his or her own path through a complex clinical simulation. Each simulation covers the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of a virtual patient. Upon completion of each case, physicians may earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits.

Corindus Vascular Robotics, a leading developer of precision vascular robotics and provider of the CorPath Vascular Robotic System, today announced a partnership with Sanford Health and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to launch a feasibility investigation for a remote robotics program.

Researchers at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., go the extra yard to test a device that measures cardiac output in space. This video, published in Stanford’s Scope blog, shows the team aboard a fixed-wing airplane that simulates an astronaut’s feeling of weightlessness.

Scripps Green Hospital has become the first hospital in the United States to implant the world’s smallest implantable cardiac monitoring device. Scripps Clinic cardiologist John Rogers, M.D., successfully completed the first implant of the Reveal LINQ™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) in 71-year-old San Diego resident Chuck Beal on Saturday.