March 14, 2016 — Writing in the March 14 online issue of Nature Materials, researchers at University of California, San ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC HIT) announced a new initiative to improve interoperability between Medicaid providers.

The 2016 HIMSS Connected Health Survey paints an optimistic picture surrounding the emerging trend of connectivity within the healthcare ecosystem. With more than 50 percent of respondents indicating their hospital currently uses three or more connected health technologies, the high adoption rates (and other supportive statistics in the report) underscore the growing importance these technologies play in the hospital setting.

Xifin Inc. announced that two leading children’s hospitals and affiliated clinics have successfully implemented Xifin ProNet to facilitate a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach for the prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse and neglect for pediatric patients.

March 11, 2016 — New scanning technology which will give a much clearer picture of lung disease has taken a major step ...

According to the latest research study released by Technavio, the global medical imaging market is expected to reach close to $37 billion in revenue by 2020.

New research suggests a high coronary artery calcium score puts people at greater risk not only for heart and vascular disease but also for cancer, chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The research was part of a 10-year follow-up study of more than 6,000 people who underwent heart computed tomography (CT) scans.

The use of diabetes treatment, whether by diet or pills such as metformin, decreases mammographic density (MD), one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer, whereas taking insulin appears to increase it. These findings were part of a presentation at the 10th European Breast Cancer Conference.