Patient Portals are a trending item in the healthcare industry, but what does the term "Patient Portal" really mean?

Medtronic announced a partnership agreement between its Cardiocom business and LHC Group.

Ostar Healthcare Technology announced the North American launch of their Cellular P201 telehealth blood pressure monitoring system. This advanced chronic disease remote monitoring system aids in reduction of 30-day readmission rates for heart patients, in particular those with congestive heart failure (CHF).

A new computer program allows doctors to assess blood flow as they are using flow-diverter devices to treat life-threatening aneurysms, suggests a preliminary study being presented at the 27th annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET).


Boston Scientific Corporation announced the launch and first U.S. implant of its line of Extended Longevity (EL) implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), including Dynagen EL and Inogen EL device models.


Samsung Electronics America introduced the Samsung WS80A with Elite performance package, its flagship ultrasound product for women’s healthcare designed to streamline exam workflows and deliver image clarity.

Perhaps the biggest trend health information technology today is the movement away from traditional picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) and cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) to enterprise imaging and data management systems. This migration is important, because it will fundamentally change how clinicians have been accessing images and patient information for the past 20 years. 
 
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