Siemens Healthcare will become a separate company in 2015, as previously planned. But the highly profitable company won't list on the public markets next year, the company's CEO told a German publication. Prior to this, the conglomerate was keeping its options open as to what to do with the unit, after committing this year to sell [...]

As policymakers attempt to curb healthcare costs, the use of advanced imaging -- MR, nuclear medicine, and CT -- has been shifting from private offices to hospital outpatient departments. So how might this trend affect patients? Read more here

The healthcare industry will continue to be a vulnerable and attractive target for cybercriminals in 2015, according to the second annual Data Breach Industry Forecast conducted by Experian. Read more here.

Mobile devices and apps increasingly are being used in healthcare settings, and with that comes greater risk to the security of patient information. To that end, hospitals and healthcare organizations are implementing a variety of systems and safeguards to ward off hackers and ensure the privacy of patient data. Read more here.

Get ready for a revolution in radiological communications was the message of a panel of presenters on “Web Technologies: The New Healthcare IT Standard,” on May 15 at the 2014 meeting of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine in Long Beach, Calif. The revolt will be accomplished with technologies, architectures and concepts from web computing, [...]

Ongoing healthcare reform and the move toward a value-based payment system will hinder the U.S. diagnostic imaging system market over the next decade, according to a new report from market research firm Decision Resources Group. Read more here.

Employee confidence in the healthcare sector in the third quarter of 2014 fell to its lowest level in more than a year and more workers intend to look for a new job in the upcoming year, according to the Randstad Healthcare Employee Confidence Index. Read more here.