Girls who are exposed to low doses of radiation therapy to the head while being treated for a brain tumor or other form of cancer may experience difficulty in bearing children when they are older, according to a study conducted at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

A framework to assist states and Washington, D.C., in creating self-sustaining, effective networks for the exchange of EHRs has been announced by the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

INFINITT Healthcare, a global player in picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and 3D Visualization software, yesterday announced that that it has signed a three-year contract extension to provide Enterprise-wide PACS solutions for The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NUTH), one

The Medicare Shared Savings Program and competition from other organizations, not pressure from employers, comprise key catalysts for the development of commercial accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Imaging in cancer clinical trials will be the focus of a CME course to be jointly hosted by the Blinded Reader & Investigator Training Institute (BRITI) and the International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education (ICPME) on April 16 at the Doubletree Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. The first CME course of its kind, the seminar will feature

Royal Philips Electronics yesterday announced that it has acquired Dameca, a global provider of anesthesia machines and operating room accessories. The acquisition marks a critical step in the execution of Philips’ plan to grow its portfolio with integrated, advanced anesthesia care solutions.

Healthcare reform is perceived as having a negative impact on patient care, reveals the 2011 Healthcare Reform Study conducted by Beacon Partners at last month’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting.

A recent federal appeals court decision that dismissed a suit focusing on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) so-called Red Flags Rule "validates" its long-standing argument that physicians who bill after providing services are not subject to that rule as creditors, the American Medical Association (AMA) said Monday.