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PACS


Symantec's cloud-based storage compatible with Siemens’ PACS

Partnerships & Alliances | Tuesday, August 31 2010
Storage management systems developer Symantec Health and Siemens Healthcare have completed compatibility testing for Symantec’s cloud-based medical image archiving offering and Siemens’ PACS technology.
 

TomTec partners with ScImage, Agfa for cardio PACS

Partnerships & Alliances | Friday, August 27 2010
Medical imaging software provider TomTec has partnered with healthcare IT companies ScImage and Agfa Healthcare for the integration of its quantification tools into the companies’ PACS technology.
 

MinXray introduces portable DR offering

New Products | Wednesday, August 25 2010
MinXray has released its CMDR-2S portable direct radiography (DR) system, which is comprised of MinXray's HF120/60HPPWV PowerPlus portable x-ray unit, a Varian PaxScan 4336R imaging panel and the Dell Latitude laptop computer.
 

Charting a Course for Interoperability: Connecting Data, Connecting Patients

Cover Story | Wednesday, August 25 2010
Written by Lisa Fratt
With the feds brandishing more than $20 billion dollars to encourage health IT adoption and usher in a new era of streamlined healthcare, interest in integration stands at an all-time high.  The ability to integrate, share and route data among disparate systems is essential. And the rationale extends beyond dollars. “This isn’t just another way to deliver information. It’s a way to stay connected to the communities where you do business, so patients can get the best possible care,” says Susan Hollabaugh, project manager, clinical information at RadNet, Inc., in Los Angeles.
 

NovaRad helps N.Y. center go digital

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 25 2010
 NovaRad has installed its NovaRIS and NovaPACS technology at Park Avenue Radiologists, a New York City-based imaging center.
 

Report: Euro RIS/PACS market moves away from homegrown systems

Industry News | Tuesday, August 24 2010
The European RIS/PACS market was valued at $679.4 million in 2009, and is estimated to reach $1.35 billion in 2016 as hospitals move toward RIS installations from prominent vendors and away from homegrown, legacy systems, according to a report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
 

KLAS: RIS gains ground through interoperability, functionality

Industry News | Monday, August 23 2010
While RIS purchases traditionally have taken a back seat to EMR and PACS decisions, new products entering the RIS market and vendors expanding their EMR and PACS client bases with integrated technologies suggest that RIS are taking a renewed priority in purchasing decisions and being included in discussions surrounding meaningful use’s electronic information exchange requirements, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.
 

NextComputing introduces portable rad workstation

New Products | Monday, August 16 2010
Computing services provider NextComputing has released a portable radiology workstation, the NextDemension TravelRad.
 

PACSGear acquires NAI Tech

Top Stories | Friday, August 13 2010
PACSGear has acquired all assets of NAI Tech Products, a Auburn, Calif.-based developer of digital video capture of medical images, for an undisclosed sum.
 

JACR: Advanced EMR search tools could improve radiology services

Industry News | Tuesday, August 10 2010
Automated retrieval of topic-specific and event-specific data according to schedule and care unit census can improve the efficiency of services delivered in radiology and may potentially improve the quality and safety of those services, according to an article in this month's Journal of the American College of Radiology.
 

Orion Healthcare scoops up Aspyra

Mergers & Acquisitions | Tuesday, August 10 2010
Orion Healthcare Ventures has completed the transaction to acquire the assets of Aspyra for an undisclosed sum.
 

Intelerad shifts Washington rad practice from film to digital

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Intelerad Medical Systems has assisted radiology practice InHealth Imaging, based in Poulsbo, Wash., in moving to a filmless PACS environment, with the installation of its IntelePACS.
 

eRad lands Southeast PACS install

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Cherryhill Radiology in Jackson, Tenn., has gone live with eRad’s PACS.
 

NovaRad scores Midwest PACS contract

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, August 03 2010
Lincoln Medical Education Partnership in Lincoln, Neb., has selected PACS from NovaRad.
 

Philips buys Israeli PACS developer

Mergers & Acquisitions | Monday, August 02 2010
Royal Philips Electronics has agreed to acquire the business of CDP Medical, a Petah Tikva, Israel-based developer of PACS and a subsidiary of medical device distributor Medtechnica.
 

Study: Digital tomo improves accuracy, lowers rad dose for pulmonary lesions

Clinical Studies | Friday, July 30 2010
Digital tomosynthesis can improve diagnostic accuracy and confidence of suspected pulmonary lesions on chest radiography, according to a study published online June 30 in Academic Radiology.
 

Georgia hospital selects Digisonics’ cardiology management system

Contracts & Installations | Friday, July 30 2010
Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia, Ga., has installed Digisonics’ image management and structured reporting system for cardiology, the DigiView CVIS/PACS.
 

ScImage integrates PACS with Philips' ultrasound technology

Thursday, July 29 2010
ScImage has upgraded its PACS, PicomEnterprise PACS, now offering integration to Philips Healthcare’s QLAB 2D and 3D ultrasound image processing software.
 

NDS Surgical Imaging releases surgical visualization platform

New Products | Thursday, July 29 2010
NDS Surgical Imaging has released its next-generation visualization and informatics platform—the ConnectOR G2.
 

AJR: FDG PET/CT useful in evaluation of T-cell lymphomas

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, July 27 2010
FDG PET/CT should be part of primary staging in patients with T-cell lymphoma and may potentially change disease stage and patient management, according to a study published in the August issue of American Journal of Roentgenology.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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