To the gratification of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT have heard concerns from health stakeholders and extended Meaningful Use Stage 2 by one year.

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Boston Scientific Corp. has received CE mark approval of its X4 line of quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) systems, including the AutoGen X4, DynaGen X4 and InoGen X4 CRT-Ds, a suite of Acuity X4 quadripolar LV leads and the Acuity Pro lead delivery system.

Digisonics and Medis have partnered to provide a single system solution for image analysis and structured reporting of pediatric and adult cardiovascular magnetic resonance (MR) studies.

A University of Alabama at Birmingham surgical team has performed the first surgery using a virtual augmented reality technology called VIPAAR (Virtual Interactive Presence in Augmented Reality) in conjunction with Google Glass, a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display.

FFR, Volcano

Comprised of the cardiologist and the heart surgeon, the heart team collaboratively assesses and determines the best course of treatment for cardiac patients. ECHI has a large and successful surgical and percutaneous valve program built on the heart team concept. This approach is also used for treating patients with coronary artery disease by applying the use of fractional flow reserve (FFR). 
nuclear imaging spect spect/ct IMV

A report released by IMV Medical Information Division found that providers of nuclear medicine (NM) services are consolidating as procedure volume dropped in the subspecialty from 2008 to 2012. 
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