Federal Requirements for Clinical Decision Support for Imaging

Healthcare providers will need to start preparing for the next big healthcare information technology (IT) implementation — clinical decision support (CDS) software. Under congressional legislation based on a compromise between numerous medical societies to accept required CDS documentation for Medicare reimbursements, large scheduled cuts in reimbursements were suspended in the 2014 Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA). A deadline was originally set for providers to begin required use of CDS starting in 2017, but it is likely this will be pushed back to 2018 or later. 

Each year radiology vendors use the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting as a springboard to unveil their latest technologies. 
Agfa, digital x-ray, digital radiography, DR

Now more than ever, hospitals and imaging clinics are trying to maximize the value of their imaging equipment, and digital radiography (DR) solutions in particular are proving to be a tremendous source of profit for many organizations.

Patient presented to UH Case Medical Center’s emergency department with severe chest pain, suggesting either a pulmonary embolus or aortic dissection. 

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How we store, access, and manage imaging information has never been more important, and complex, than it is now.

Time is brain. The longer a brain injury goes untreated, the higher the chance of permanent damage or death. 

Novacap, one of Canada's leading private equity firms, announced that it has finalized a significant investment in Intelerad Medical Systems. The transaction is being financed through the NOVACAP TMT IV Fund, which specializes in partnering with companies that have high growth potential in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found that a set of easily measurable risk factors can predict the magnitude of survival benefit offered by radiation therapy following breast cancer surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

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