Mayo Clinic Software Answers Cardiology’s HIT Need Kardia Health Brings Technology to the Market With cardiologists spread thin and reimbursements for their services declining, the key to survival is improved efficiency. That’s according to Doug Marinaro, the chief operating officer of Minnesota-based Kardia Health Systems. The three-year-old company is working to put cardiology-focused health information technology developed by the renowned Mayo Clinic into the hands of providers. Click Here for More ... SHARON H. FITZGERALD

Are Physician-Owned Hospitals Doomed? Healthcare Reform Not Death Knell Nail, But Close Even though colonial doctors pioneered the establishment of hospitals in the United States when they could no longer provide the level of care required of their patients inside office walls, physician-owned hospitals may soon be history.  Click Here for More ... LYNNE JETER

AHIMA Introduces New CEO Alan Dowling, PhD, Takes the Reigns On Jan. 13, Alan F. Dowling, PhD, took over leadership of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). In light of healthcare reform and stimulus money to implement electronic health records, the next few years are anticipated to be crucial ones for AHIMA’s membership. Click Here for More ... CINDY SANDERS

Mysterious Orexin Burnham Team Investigates How the Hormone Impacts Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer ORLANDO—Devanjan Sikder was studying how metabolism impacts sleep and weight control when he stumbled across some very interesting research involving orexin. Sikder began investigating how orexin—a hypothalamic neuropeptide—regulates metabolism, sleep patterns and feeding behavior, and the role that hunger plays in the regulation of fat metabolism and insulin secretion.  Click Here for More ... LYNNE JETER

RAC ‘n’ Roll Recovery Audit Contracting Rolled Out Nationwide After several years of anticipation, the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program was set for nationwide rollout last month. Despite the notice, many Medicare providers still are not adequately prepared to respond to a request for records.  Click Here for More ... CINDY SANDERS