The European PACS market will grow by about 5.9 percent annually through 2015, according to a report published by GlobalData, a market research firm.

Adoption of EMRs goes hand-in-hand with improved practice management strategies, gained either through software programs or organizational initiatives.

CIOs are concerned about their ability to implement the standards recommended by the Health IT Standards Committee in time to meet currently established deadlines, according to a recent survey conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Medrad (Booth 4209) is highlighting its Certegra product platform, including Certegra P3T products and Certegra Connect.PACS, at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago this month.

The first draft of criteria for behavioral health EHRsboth standalone and as an optional add-on to comprehensive ambulatory EHR certificationas well as add-on certifications for clinical research and dermatology, has been opened for public comment by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT).

Clinicians are experiencing data overload, exacerbating the potential to stall decision making, and, thereby, negatively impacting patient care. Experts agree that a shortage of intensivists, cardiologists and nurses in the U.S. will only worsen in the next five to 10 years as the need for their services increases. Advanced wired, wireless and telemedicine monitoring technologies are helping to meet the increasing demands of an aging population and decreasing healthcare resources, while leading to improved outcomes and reduced lengths of stay.

The urgency to transition the U.S. healthcare system to a paperless system has increased as the government has offered incentives to get connected and penalties for those who lag behind. Advances in image and report IT capabilities allow cardiologists to now provide seamless access to all patient data across hospital departments and facilities.

Clinical trial sites that do not adhere to the language written in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requiring facilities to divulge privacy breaches to their patients, could pay up to a $50,000 penalty per violation.