ACC cancels 2020 meeting in Chicago
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has announced the cancellation of...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: ABR cancels April exams amid coronavirus outbreak SIR cancels 2020 conference due to coronavirus More vendors pull out of HIMSS 2020 HIMSS cancels 2020 conference Coronavirus fears prompt rescheduling of ECR 2020 to July (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 9, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

SXSW is Latest to Be Canceled Because of Coronavirus Fears
South by Southwest (SXSW) joins the list of conferences canceled due to concerns of the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which is a music, tech and film festival was slated to be held in Austin, TX from March 13 to March 22. In a statement on its website SXSW organizers said, “We are devastated to share this news with you. “The show must go on” is in our DNA, and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place. We are now working through the ramifications of this unprecedented situation.” Organizers said they were exploring ...
Source: MDDI - March 7, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news

Report: Radiology seminar linked to COVID-19 spread
Public health authorities in New South Wales, Australia, believe that a radiology...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: ABR cancels April exams amid coronavirus outbreak SIR cancels 2020 conference due to coronavirus More vendors pull out of HIMSS 2020 Coronavirus fears prompt rescheduling of ECR 2020 to July Vendor cancellations imperil March trade shows (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 7, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

ABR cancels April exams amid coronavirus outbreak
Add the American Board of Radiology (ABR) to the list of healthcare organizations...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: More vendors pull out of HIMSS 2020 HIMSS cancels 2020 conference Coronavirus fears prompt rescheduling of ECR 2020 to July Vendor cancellations imperil March trade shows Nvidia reworks GTC into online event due to coronavirus (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 6, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Major Healthcare Conference Cancelled for First Time in 58 Years
Cancelling a major industry event like the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting could not have been an easy decision, but event organizers said Monday that it was "unavoidable" at this point. So far, attendees and vendors seem to be understanding of the news. “It is for sure a better case scenario of canceling instead of spreading and creating an epicenter for an epidemic across the U.S.," Ryan Basschief operations officer at TrackMy Solutions, told MD+DI shortly after he received word that the event was cancelled. "Hard to cancel a show of s...
Source: MDDI - March 5, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news

Coronavirus forces cancellation of HIMSS20
After monitoring the situation for weeks, CEO Hal Wolf says the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference& Exhibition will not proceed as hoped, given the health risks posed to attendees. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 5, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

HIMSS cancels 2020 conference
Just days away from the start of its annual conference, the Healthcare Information...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: More vendors pull out of HIMSS 2020 4 imaging features that define severe COVID-19 WHO ups coronavirus mortality rate to 3.4% Coronavirus fears prompt rescheduling of ECR 2020 to July Vendor cancellations imperil March trade shows (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 5, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

More vendors pull out of HIMSS 2020
Amid concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, more vendors continue...Read more on AuntMinnie.com (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 5, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

COVID-19 Shutters HIMSS 2020 Global Health Conference
Annual meeting canceled amid global viral outbreak. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - March 5, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Whitney J. Palmer Tags: Coronavirus Conferences/HIMSS Source Type: news

Gaming for health: How tech can help young people come to terms with illness
Dom Raban, CEO of Xploro, and Pamela Kato, CEO of HopeLab, will be talking about their efforts at the HIMSS& Health 2.0 European conference this May.   (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 2, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Medical Devices and the Ransomware Menace
The first ransomware attack on a medical device was reported on a precision appliance during the 2017 WannaCry attacks. Since then, cybercriminals haven’t slowed down. Over the past 12 months, ransomware perpetuators have been relentless in their efforts to solicit payments from unsuspecting victims, even going as far as threatening to publish data if the ransom is not paid. This new tactic, in addition to the emergence of newer and prolific ransomware variants like Ryuk and Sodinokibi, has proven to be successful, too. In Q4 2019, the average ransomware payment increased by 104 percent from the previous ...
Source: MDDI - February 24, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sam Roguine Tags: Software Source Type: news

Study: RSNA should tackle air travel carbon footprint
Airplane travel-related carbon dioxide emissions caused by the RSNA's annual...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Philips sets new carbon dioxide emission goals Carestream reduces its environmental impact Irish radiology department finds it's not easy being green HIMSS: Clinton sees healthcare IT as global game changerComments: 2/21/2020 12:24:14 PMDoctorDalai Seriously? Wonder what the city of Chicago might have to say about the impact of NOT having RSNA...   The latest figures I could find with a fast google search were from 2007 (no doubt there are more recent numbers but I was too lazy to sea...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 21, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

American Well, Stanford physicians to share lessons learned from Apple Heart Study at HIMSS
American Well General Manager for Strategic Solutions Dr. Jeff Kosowsky and Stanford Associate Professor of Medicine Dr. Mintu Turakhia will talk lessons learned from the Apple Heart Study next month at HIMSS20.   (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - February 10, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

HIMSS, Forrester Research partner to explore digital adoption; Eli Lilly integrating Dexcom's CGMs and more digital health deals
Also: Sutter Health and Aetna ' s joint venture partners with house call startup Heal; SideKickHealth announces strategic partnership with Bayer. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - December 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

My Online Therapy and Pilloxa raise funding, Ieso Digital Health and Flow announce clinical studies, and more news briefs
Also: Mustafa Suleyman takes on new role at Google; HIMSS appoints senior VP for  international analytics.  (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - December 11, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news