Competing timelines to meet federal requirements, complex systems integration, uncertainties surrounding accountable care organizations (ACOs), and other issues continue to pose challenges to the adoption of health information exchanges (HIEs). However, progress is indeed being made, reveals a recent survey of 225 HIEs by the eHealth Initiative, a

BR38, a new microbubble-based blood pool agent for contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging, offers promise for non-cardiac and cardiac applications, including myocardial perfusion imaging, according to a study in the August issue of Investigative Radiology.

Nuance Communications Inc., a Burlington, Mass.-based provider of transcription services, has acquired Webmedx Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., Webmedx offers transcription and editing services and clinical documentation technology for hospitals and clinics.

The ability to access online decision support solutions from within a PACS environment increases radiologists’ use of these tools, reveals a study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. However, integrated access must be provided upon system deployment rather than down the road.

The creation of state health insurance exchanges under new rules released this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will likely prove a boon to radiologists.

Medicsight PLC, a provider of computer-aided detection (CAD) and medical image analysis software headquartered in London, England, has entered into a technology integration agreement with Ziosoft, Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based vendor of functional imaging visualization software. The combination of the companies’ two solutions will enable

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday proposed a framework to assist states in building Affordable Insurance Exchanges, state-based competitive marketplaces where individuals and small businesses will be able to purchase affordable private health insurance and have the same insurance choices as members of Congress.

Following breast cancer screening guidelines suggested in a study published in the July 5, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine may negate “the significant, and proven life-saving benefit of mammography in women ages 40 and over and result in thousands of unnecessary breast cancer deaths each year”, according to the American College of