February 14, 2018 — The U.S.
Clinical Decision Support
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for clinical decision support, CDS, used for diagnostic aids, workflow enhancement, and to select appropriate use criteria (AUC).
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The American College of Cardiology, along with the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society, published new guidelines for the treatment of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and...
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In a series of proposed rule changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) released July 13, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pushed back the start date for when...
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Rami Doukky, M.D., system chair, Division of Cardiology, professor of medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Chicago, discusses the new CMS requirements for clinical decision support (...
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Technology | Clinical Decision Support | April 30, 2018
April 30, 2018 — Point of Care Decision Support (PCDS) announced the release of a new version 2.0 of their...
Technology | Clinical Decision Support | February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced marketing clearance for Viz.AI’s Contact...
National Clinical Decision Support Company (NDSC) has an exclusive deal with the American College of Radiology (ACR) to provide medical imaging appropriate use criteria (AUC).
Feature | Clinical Decision Support | January 18, 2018
January 18, 2018 — Change Healthcare announced the acquisition of National Decision Support Company (NDSC), a leader...
News | EP Lab | October 30, 2017
October 30, 2017 — The American College of Cardiology, along with the American Heart Association and the Heart...
News | Clinical Decision Support | October 16, 2017
October 16, 2017 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC), along with several partnering societies, recently...
News | Clinical Decision Support | October 11, 2017
October 11, 2017 — Radiologists can enhance the quality and effectiveness of care with the newest release of the...
News | Clinical Decision Support | July 18, 2017
July 18, 2017 — National Decision Support Company announced the full qualification of its CareSelect Platform as a...
News | Clinical Decision Support | July 14, 2017 | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor
July 14, 2017 — In a series of proposed rule changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) released July 13...
Videos | Clinical Decision Support | June 29, 2017
Rami Doukky, M.D., system chair, Division of Cardiology, professor of medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals...
News | Artificial Intelligence | May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 — Partners HealthCare and GE Healthcare announced a 10-year collaboration to rapidly develop, validate...
News | Clinical Decision Support | April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017 — Siemens Healthineers plans to expand its...
Physicians will need to use a CMS-certified appropriate use criteria (AUC) clinical decision support software that documents the appropriateness of an imaging order to receive full reimbursement for Medicare patients starting Jan. 1, 2018.
Feature | Cardiac Imaging | April 18, 2017 | Dave Fornell
As part of U.S. healthcare reform efforts, starting Jan. 1, 2018, physicians will be required to document they are...
Matthias Götberg, principal investigator for the iFR-SWEDEHEART study, and Justin E. Davies, lead investigator for the DEFINE-FLAIR trial, share key points of their study with DAIC editor Dave Fornell at ACC.17. The trials showed iFR is equal in outcomes to FFR in assessing coronary lesions.
Feature | FFR Technologies | March 20, 2017
March 20, 2017 — For patients experiencing angina (chest pain) or a heart attack, instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR...
