iRhythm Technologies Inc. announced the launch of new patient engagement tools to enhance the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias. Patients using the ZIO continuous cardiac monitoring service from iRhythm can now conveniently log heart symptoms with the new myZIO app for iPhone or at myZIO.com.

Healthcare research firm KLAS released its annual rankings of the best-performing medical equipment vendors. The 2015 Best in KLAS: Medical Equipment and Infrastructure report ranked companies in 21 market categories.

Fujifilm SonoSite Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for iViz, its newest ultrasound medical visualization solution. First commercialized in Europe, iViz was developed from the ground up to meet the needs of the highly-mobile clinician.

Konica Minolta Inc. announced that it has developed the SPFS Immunoassay System, capable of highly sensitive measurements based on the fluorescent antibody technique. A prototype will be on reference exhibit at MEDICA 2015, the world’s largest international medical equipment fair in Dusseldorf, Germany, Nov. 16-19, 2015.

Today, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows more gentle, precise and cost-effective heart disease diagnosis. However, the method has limitations when examining children and patients with cardiac arrhythmia. A joint project of the Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS and the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry promises a solution for these limitations. Experts were able to accelerate the image acquisition process and expand the method’s applicability.


There is a growing need to exchange and share imaging studies with outside entities. Hospitals that have foregone the traditional merger and acquisition route to become affiliates, for example, have a need to share both individual patient and population health data, though their modalities for exchange and viewing may be very different. Patient transfers between facilities, specialty and professional consultations and even telehealth opportunities have created a new way of thinking about the delivery of images between two related, yet independent points of care.
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