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FujiFilm Medical Systems USA introduced its flat panel DR cassette, the FDR D-EVO, at the 2010 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting.
Digital x-ray detectors are finally untethered and, in some cases, surprisingly easy to implement, according to a report issued today from healthcare market research firm KLAS.
Fujifilm Medical Systems has reported that its Digital Radiography (DR) AcSelerate system has been cleared by the FDA and will now be made available for sale in the U.S.
Fujifilm Medical Systems has announced a series of changes to its executive team.
Fujifilm Medical Systems brought multiple new offerings for both women’s healthcare solutions, as well as its premium solutions to this year’s Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference in Chicago earlier this month.
Fujifilm Medical Systems (Booth 6238) is featuring products, works in progress and updates from various modalities, including imaging informatics, x-ray, advanced visualization and cardiovascular imaging at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago next week.
Healthcare group purchasing organization Novation has awarded Fujifilm Medical Systems with three contract extensions.
Franklin & Seidelmann, a radiology interpretations provider, has appointed Clayton T. Larsen as senior vice president of marketing for the firm.
Many hospitals are considering new vendor-neutral solutions for archiving and accessing medical images to avoid being locked into closed, proprietary software, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.
Healthcare market research firm KLAS has released its annual "Best of Medical Equipment" list for 2009, including technologies such as CT, digital mammography, CR, digital x-ray, ultrasound and MRI.
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Brentwood, Tenn.-based HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP has inked a three-year contract with FujiFilm Medical Systems USA for its line of Fuji CR (FCR) products, effective April 2010 through March 2013.
Through a partnership of Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn., Fujifilm Medical Systems and AmeriCares, a portable digital x-ray system is being donated to the Haitian relief effort and will be sent to a hospital where currently x-ray capabilities are not possible.
Fujifilm Medical Systems will fund educational travel grants to send two radiology residents or fellows to the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Annual Meeting in San Diego this May. Valued at $2,500 each, the grants provide funding for the complete registration and all courses, as well as lodging and travel for the meeting.
The FCR Go portable digital x-ray system from Stamford, Conn.-based Fujifilm Medical Systems has been selected as the official portable digital x-ray system of the Bowl Championship Series 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, as well as the 2009 Insight Bowl college football games.
Research and development organization Raytheon BBN Technologies has licensed its stereo digital mammography technology to Fujifilm Medical Systems.
Fujifilm Medical Systems has deployed its Synapse PACS at the European Regional Medical Command.
Although a third of healthcare providers plan to continue a freeze on all imaging equipment purchases in the midst of a tough economy, many more are once again looking to buy--with MR equipment topping the list of planned purchases--according to a new report from market research firm KLAS.
Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota has installed the FDR Dual Velocity SpeedSuite from Fujifilm Medical Systems.
With many hospitals and imaging centers still struggling to reconcile technology budgets, digital mammography has proven to be a solid return on investment (ROI) for many healthcare providers. Although a switch from traditional film mammography to digital technology can present a learning curve for clinicians, a new report from healthcare research firm KLAS found that many providers experience improvements in workflow that allows digital mammography to pay for itself when implemented and used correctly.
DR Systems has reached a settlement with eRad, leaving NovaRad as the last defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit over a feature on a PACS diagnostic reading workstation.
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The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
During the Health IT Standards Committee meeting on Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C., the Clinical Operations Workgroup sought to gather comments on proposed recommendations on implementation specifications for content exchange, vocabulary and code set standards for the Interim Final Rule of meaningful use.
In 2006, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a branch of the FDA, began examining the number of medical device reports they received. Over the past two years, the number of submitted reports has increased, sparking a demand for the CDRH to make a move to electronic reporting.
A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.