The Colon Cancer Alliance and the American College of Radiology are both calling on Medicare to cover virtual colonoscopy procedures after a recent study showed they were just as good as standard colonoscopy.

After promises to see official drafts of the proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use EHR rules today, the scuttlebutt from HIMSS12 was that some technical hang-ups in the federal release process would delay the document at least another day; possibly until Monday. Then, just before the end of the working day on the East Coast, the Office of the Federal

Canadian scientists think they have a solution to producing an important medical imaging isotope without a nuclear reactor.

Siemens Healthcare and Dell announced this week a key partnership to deliver a cloud-based vendor-neutral image sharing solution.

The Colorado Legislature is considering a bill that would limit the amount hospitals can charge uninsured patients with low to moderate incomes. In addition, hospitals would be required to disclose prices of various services.

It’s not a lack of financial resources that are a barrier to implementing health information technology. Rather a concern over staffing levels top the perceived obstacles to a well-established IT system, based on the 23rd annual HIMSS Leadership Survey.

The ECRI Institute’s Patient Safety Organization has identified over-crowding and long wait times in emergency departments as key factors in delays in treatment, patient dissatisfaction and in some cases unnecessary mortality.

The annual HIMSS conference kicked off Monday in Las Vegas with more than 300 exhibitors. Keynote speakers to the five-day conference are expected to address the future in health information regulation and what to expect after the upcoming 2012 election.