Clinical Decision Support
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for clinical decision support, CDS, used for diagnostic aids, workflow enhancement, and to select appropriate use criteria (AUC).
Feature | Clinical Decision Support | November 04, 2015 | Greg Freiherr
If Congress gets its way, in 14 months, referring physicians will consult appropriateness criteria before ordering...
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Technology | Clinical Decision Support | November 02, 2015
November 2, 2015 — Infinitt North America announced a marketing agreement with Elsevier that will enable Infinitt PACS...
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Blog | Clinical Decision Support | October 30, 2015
Not many pharmacists will call up doctors and question their choice of medication. It’s not hard to make a good case...
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Blog | Clinical Decision Support | October 23, 2015
The idea behind clinical decision support (CDS) is simple — ensure that tests or procedures ordered by referring...
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Blog | Clinical Decision Support | October 16, 2015
“Survival kit contents check. In them you'll find: One .45 caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days’...
Feature | Computed Tomography (CT) | October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015 — Computed tomography (CT) chest scans of emergency-room patients with blunt trauma could be reduced...
Blog | Clinical Decision Support | October 07, 2015
Thinking horses not zebras frames the problem. Details coming from diagnostic tests give physicians the ammunition to “...
News | Clinical Decision Support | October 05, 2015
October 5, 2015 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) is one of 39 healthcare collaborative networks selected to...
News | Computed Tomography (CT) | September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015 — A new decision rule will help emergency department physicians determine when to use radiography in...
News | Clinical Decision Support | September 09, 2015
September 9, 2015 — SRI International and DataSpeaks Inc. announced that SRI has licensed the Science of Individuality...
Technology | PACS | August 28, 2015
HealthMyne, an imaging informatics company, today announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
News | PACS | August 06, 2015
August 6, 2015 — IBM announced that its Watson Health Cloud will gain the ability to “see” following the planned...
Technology | Clinical Decision Support | August 05, 2015
August 5, 2015 — ImageSmart, a clinical decision support (CDS) tool from Altarum Institute, is effective in reducing...
News | Radiology Imaging | July 13, 2015
July 13, 2015 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS...
News | June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015 - A research team from New York has announced advances in automated echocardiography decision systems...
Feature | June 04, 2015
June 4, 2015 - Using tools that help physicians decide whether to use expensive imaging studies can help reduce the...
Technology | June 03, 2015
June 3, 2015 - Nuance Communications Inc. announced the general availability of PowerScribe 360 Reporting version 3.0,...
Technology | May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015 — McKesson Specialty Health announced the availability of Clear Value Plus – Guideline Explorer to iPad...
News | May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015 — Minnesota healthcare providers can now access a free online tool to help ensure patients get the right...
Patient engagement plays a key role in the Stage 3 MU rules, where patients are more involved in their health management and treatment decisions. Part of Stage 3 requires electronic patient access to all their medical records, enabled by patient portals, as in this example of Carestream's Vue Motion software.
Feature | May 07, 2015 | Dave Fornell
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gathered public comments on its Stage 3 Meaningful Use (MU)...
