Digital Health

Lehigh Valley Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa., will create "neighborhood cancer centers" through a new affiliation with the National Cancer Institute, according to a report by the Express-Times.

A new study from Research and Markets highlights the driving factors in the U.S. anesthesia devices market, including new technologies and the need for upgrades and replacements at surgical facilities, according to a Research and Markets news release.

Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital is using text messaging to reduce wait times at its ED, according to the hospital's Web site.

Manchester, N.H., and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire have launched a program which offers financial incentives to city employees who choose to receive healthcare in lower-cost facilities for a range of high-volume, elective healthcare services, including…

The recent decision of Revolution Health to stop offering electronic personal health records is a sign that demand for this once promising consumer tool did not materialized, according to a report from iHealthBeat.

North Canyon Medical Center's $17 million replacement hospital in Gooding, Idaho, will be opening on time and under budget, according to a report in the Times-News.

McKesson has announced the general availability of Horizon Practice Plus 12.0, a comprehensive practice management system for hospital-employed and mid- to large-sized physician practices, according to a McKesson news release.

As orthopedics device manufacturers begin to release their fourth quarter results, analysts for the market expect to see demand increase and the market stabilized over the first and second quarters of 2010, according to a report in Reuters.

St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has become the first hospital in North America to acquire VectorVision flex, a computer-assisted surgery system that features Digital Lightbox with TraumaCad, a pre-operative planning and digital templating software solution, according to a…

New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City has established its Center for Digestive Care, which aims to provide high quality patient care, research and education for all aspects of digestive diseases, according to a Weill Cornell news…