Information Technology
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for healthcare information technology (HIT) as it relates to cardiology reporting systems, cardiac PACS, electronic medical records, electronic health records, EMRs, EHRs, radiology PACS integration, clinical decision support, advaned imaging visualization, analytics software and cybersecurity.
Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | April 14, 2017 | Dave Fornell
April 14, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to Abbott/St. Jude Medical (SJM)...
Sponsored Content | Videos | Analytics Software | April 13, 2017
The shift to value-based payment models requires focused attention on quality and cost. Lumedx’s Cardiovascular...
News | Clinical Decision Support | April 03, 2017
April 3, 2017 — The newest release of American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria covers 230 topics...
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The IntelliSpace Cardiovascular CVIS from Philips Healthcare, being used in the cath lab.
Blog | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | March 29, 2018
Cardiologists need information from multiple sources to make accurate diagnoses and plan interventional therapies. The...
News | Radiation Dose Management | March 30, 2017
March 30, 2017 — The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) and Bayer announced an alliance to establish the United...
News | Hypertension | March 27, 2017
March 27, 2017 — Participants in web-based lifestyle counseling reduced their systolic blood pressure by 10 mmHg,...
News | Information Technology | March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017 — Safe implementation of new technologies and therapies accompany classic patient safety challenges on...
News | Cardiac Imaging | March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017 — At the 2017 American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session & Expo (ACC.17), Philips...
News | Advanced Visualization | March 21, 2017
March 21, 2017 — EchoPixel recently announced progress in the clinical adoption of its True 3D virtual reality software...
Technology | Enterprise Imaging | March 20, 2017
March 20, 2017 — Agfa HealthCare announced the release a new version of its Enterprise Imaging for Cardiology platform...
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)...
Videos | Analytics Software | March 15, 2017
Pam Rush, RN, MS, clinical program director, cardiovascular service line, and Craig Strauss, M.D., MPH, medical...
News | Medical 3-D Printing | March 13, 2017
March 13, 2017 — Stratasys Ltd. announced last week enrollment is now open for 3DHEART, an investigator-initiated trial...
An example of artificial intelligence from the start-up company Viz. The image shows how the AI software automatically reviews an echocardiogram, completes an automated left ventricular ejection fraction quantification and then presents the data side by side with the original cardiology report. The goal of the software is to augment clinicians and cardiologists by helping them speed workflow, act as a second set of eyes and aid clinical decision support.
Feature | Artificial Intelligence | March 10, 2017 | Dave Fornell
Artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the imagination and attention of doctors over the past couple years as...
A view through a HoloLens augmented reality visor showing an overlaid brain image co-registered with a live patient on a table at HIMSS 2017.
Blog | HIMSS | March 10, 2017
Information technology (IT) is among the least sexy areas to cover in medical technology advances, and is often...
Videos | HIMSS | March 10, 2017
ITN Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the most innovative new technology that was displayed on the expo floor...
