Feature | Dave Fornell
Congress has passed legislation that eliminates the threat of annual cuts in Medicare payments to providers that were required under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) to control skyrocketing Medicare costs. The legislation, H.R. 2, lays the framework to allow Medicare to transition from its current fee-for-service payment system to a value-based reimbursement system.
April 15, 2015
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A Mayo Clinic study has identified a familial association in spontaneous coronary artery dissection, suggesting a genetic predisposition to the condition. The results are published in the March 23 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine.
April 10, 2015News
Pingmd Inc. announced an extension of the company’s partnership agreement with Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children’s) for integration of the pingmd 2 platform, featuring three new capabilities to further strengthen communications between doctors, networks and patients. The announcement was made during the HIMSS 15 (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) annual conference and exhibition, April 13-15 in Chicago.
April 10, 2015Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
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eClinicalWorks released recent survey findings examining public attitudes towards advances in patient engagement tools, and also conducted a separate study looking at physician opinions on this topic.
April 10, 2015
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Health information exchange enables clinicians to have secure access to a patient's medical record including details on care received at other locations, but detailed identification of those locations is typically not available. Regenstrief Institute investigator Brian Dixon, MPA, Ph.D. will highlight this interoperability problem and propose strategies in a presentation to the 2015 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's Conference and Exhibition.
April 10, 2015News
A study including more than 20,000 adults in China found combined use of the hypertension medication enalapril and folic acid significantly reduced the risk of first stroke. All of the patients included in the trial had high blood pressure but no history of stroke or heart attack. The study appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in coordination with its presentation at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session.
April 09, 2015Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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Nearly half of interventional cardiologists responding to a survey conducted by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) reported at least one work-related orthopedic complication. The findings, published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, indicate that occupational health issues are on the rise among interventional cardiologists.
April 09, 2015
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Medtronic plc announced the first patient enrollment in the GOLD AF Registry, a prospective, observational clinical study of its Phased Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation technology for treating patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF). The multicenter registry will provide real-world insights into the procedural use and treatment outcomes of the Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (PVAC) GOLD, multi-electrode ablation catheter and other catheters that comprise Medtronic's Phased RF technology.
April 09, 2015
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Maquet Cardiovascular USA announced publication of a manuscript comparing the clinical and economic impact of percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD) with intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP) for high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The paper, titled "Clinical and Economic Effectiveness of Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices for High-Risk Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention," appears in the March 2015 volume of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology.
April 09, 2015Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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Lexmark will debut its new healthcare banner, Lexmark Healthcare, at the 2015 Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference, April 12-6 in Chicago.
April 08, 2015
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A new non-profit association, the Organization for Occupational Radiation Safety in Interventional Fluoroscopy (ORSIF), was recently launched to generate awareness of the potential serious health risks linked to the use of and exposure to fluoroscopy. The association is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
April 08, 2015News
Enterprise imaging vendor ScImage Inc. will show Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2015 annual conference attendees how it seamlessly integrates picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), electronic medical records (EMRs) and other clinical information systems and stores data in a vendor neutral archive (VNA) to create a full electronic health record.
April 08, 2015Sponsored Content
Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
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Calgary Scientific Inc. announced a partnership and distribution agreement with Apollo PACS. Calgary Scientific’s ResolutionMD enterprise image-viewer will be integrated with the Apollo Enterprise Patient Multimedia Manager (Apollo EPMM) to extend Web and mobile image access. The integration will help physicians make more informed decisions by enabling quick and secure access to medical images using desktop, Web or mobile devices.
April 08, 2015
Feature | Jeff Zagoudis
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is quickly establishing itself as an essential tool in the interventional cardiologist’s daily toolbox. An alternative to the more traditional transthoracic echo, TEE provides higher quality images due to the esophagus’ location directly behind the heart. With the introduction of 3-D/4-D TEE, the technology has become a primary imaging modality to guide new, complex transcatheter structural heart procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve repair (TAVR), MitraClip, transcatheter mitral valve replacements (TMVR), left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusions, and septal defect closures.
April 08, 2015
News | Analytics Software
Vital Images Inc. announced the release of VioSuite Image Management and Vitality Solutions Business Intelligence, giving healthcare administrators a robust set of tools to improve system-wide image access and image data analytics. Vital will introduce the VioSuite and Vitality Solutions portfolios at the 2015 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual conference (HIMSS15), April 13-15 in Chicago.
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