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March 1, 2010 - Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin landed for a meet-and-greet, one-hour photo opportunity session for media at Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2010 in Atlanta.
February 28, 2010
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March 1, 2010 - “Meaningful use” is poised to be the major driver of healthcare information technology (IT) spending in 2010, in addition to other supporting factors, such as recovering economy, suggests results of the 21st Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Leadership Survey.
February 28, 2010
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March 1, 2010 - By empowering healthcare organizations to automatically extract unstructured clinical documentation, healthcare organizations will increase the amount of meaningful data that can be used for clinical decision making, leading to improved patient care and a reduction in overall healthcare costs.
February 28, 2010Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
March 21, 2024
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February 26, 2010 - Beginning in 2012, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) will require accreditation of ambulatory care facilities that bill Medicare for advanced imaging exams (MR, CT, PET and nuclear medicine exams). However, MIPPA does not apply to hospital providers of these services and does not include radiation therapy.
February 27, 2010
Case Study
The Washington Hospital (TWH), a 239-bed not-for-profit community hospital in the highly competitive cardiac market of western Pennsylvania, gained an edge against the competition by automating the charge management process of its cardiovascular service line.
February 26, 2010
Feature | Cristen C. Bolan
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CAD), heart attacks and death in both men and women in the United States. However, advances in diagnosing and treating coronary artery disease have concentrated on lowering mortality rates in men and less so in women.
February 26, 2010Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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Feature | Dave Fornell
The intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) have been the gold standard for minimally invasive circulatory support for 40 years, but they were joined in recent years by percutaneously deployed ventricular assist devices (P-VADs).
February 26, 2010
Feature | Nadim Daher, senior industry analyst, Medical Imaging and Imaging Informatics, Frost & Sullivan
As the volume of cardiovascular imaging procedures continues to grow, cardiology imaging IT is representing the fastest growth area for revenue among both the advanced visualization providers and vendors. The clinical areas that medical imaging providers are capitalizing on are also the main areas served by advanced visualization technology.
February 26, 2010
Feature | Dave Fornell
Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology (DAIC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010. It began as part of the broad coverage in Medical Electronics and Equipment News (MEEN). As medicine became more specialized, so too have our publications. The cardiac technology was spun off into Cardiology and Critical Care Technology in 1999.
February 26, 2010Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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Technology
February 26, 2010 – The VitaLogik 6000 patient monitor was released this week by Mennen Medical. The preconfigured, multiparameter system has a 15-inch flat screen display, supported by an internal battery for uninterrupted vital signs' monitoring.
February 26, 2010
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February 26, 2010 – During ACC 2010 Agfa HealthCare will showcase IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions for cardiology at booth 1833.
February 26, 2010News
February 26, 2010 – The field of cardiovascular therapy is being transformed continuously due to the emergence of new anti-platelet agents possessing unique properties. During ACC 2010, the session “Bleeding: Why Does It Matter?” will discuss these therapies from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13.
February 26, 2010Sponsored 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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February 26, 2010 – Diagnostic medical imaging applications and cardio PACS solutions maker TomTec is participating for the first time at Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2010 exposition, exhibiting its multimodality CPACS solution Image-Arena.
February 26, 2010
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February 26, 2010 - Gadolinium-based contrast agents, the most common contrast agents used for MRA, have been directly linked to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis or nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NSF/NFD) a sometimes fatal skin disease that occurs in patients with renal insufficiency.
February 25, 2010News
February 25, 2010 — Medical device manufacturer Guidant LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, was charged today with criminal violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act related to safety problems with some of its implantable defibrillators.
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