HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 8 - A study on the increased use of imaging in the emergency department raises questions about how to best provide quality, cost-effective care to patients, and at least one expert sees implications for comparative-effectiveness research and value-based insurance design (VBID). The use...
PRNewswire.com | October 5 - When Baylor College of Medicine wanted to improve transmission times across their teleradiology network, they found that Dicom System's solution was "a win for teleradiology sites, for our teleradiologists, for IT and, most importantly, for the patients" (Executive Director, BCM). At...
Ocala.com | October 7 - The emergency department, despite the chaos that can ensue there, is the front door of any hospital. "Insist on Munroe Regional," one ad reads. "Call 9-1-1 and ask to go to Ocala," reads a competing ad. With the main emergency rooms just across...
AuntMinnie.com | October 6 - For children with traumatic brian injuries potentially serious enough to warrant a head CT scan, a small change in the clinical guidelines used to perform follow-up head CT led to a significant drop in rescan rates and costs - all...
The New York Times | October 3 - There is no silver bullet for reforming America's health care system, but medical experts have long agreed that digital patient records and electronic prescribing can help improve care and curb costs. It seems straightforward. Just combine technology skills...