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RIS


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.
 

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.
 

UPenn selects ThinAir’s TeleRIS

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, August 03 2010
The department of community radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has selected ThinAir Data’s TeleRIS to provide its unified worklist.
 

MedInformatix, ZirMed provide reimbursement services for Conn. rad practice

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, July 22 2010
Russo Radiology of Fairfield County, Conn., has deployed MedInformatix’s RIS, as well as its revenue cycle management partner ZirMed, for reimbursement services across its six-location network.
 

Agfa releases two DR systems in U.S.

New Products | Thursday, July 15 2010
Agfa HealthCare has released its DX-D 500 and DX-D 300 direct radiography (DR) systems in the U.S.
 

Agfa lands multi-site installs in Ireland

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, July 06 2010
Imaging and health IT developer Agfa HealthCare has installed Impax 6 PACS and its fifth generation RIS at four of Alliance Medical's 11 sites across Ireland.
 

IMV: Peripherals, upgrades dominate mature PACS market

Top Stories | Friday, June 25 2010
The PACS market has reached maturity with the lion's share of the market shifting from first-time PACS projects to upgrades,  according to a report issued last week by marketing research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division. For many facilities, investment plans through 2012 are focused on expansions in image storage capacity and network/bandwidth infrastructure, deployment of additional workstations and flat screen monitors and investments in wireless networking and advanced visualization software.

 

Two providers go digital with NovaRad's RIS/PACS

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, June 15 2010
Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital in Central City, Neb., and Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick County in Stuart, Va., have selected NovaRad RIS/PACS.
 

SIIM: GE previews Centricity Dashboard

Conference News | Monday, June 07 2010
MINNEAPOLIS--GE Healthcare offered a sneak peek at its Centricity Dashboard as a work in progress in advance of a release slated for late 2010, during the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual conference this week
 

eRAD PACS selected by Texas hospital

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, June 01 2010
RIS/PACS and teleradiology provider eRAD’s software has been selected by Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Specialty Hospital at Arlington in Arlington, Texas.
 

Radiology: CT-identified appendicitis should not dismissed

Clinical Studies | Thursday, May 27 2010
Patients with CT results positive for appendicitis and benign or atypical clinical findings, a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent appendicitis may be considered, said the results of a study published in the June issue of Radiology.
 

Agfa lands multi-install contract in Brazil

Association News | Wednesday, May 19 2010
Diagnostic imaging and Healthcare IT solutions provider Agfa healthcare has signed an agreement with the Sao Paolo, Brazil-based Fundação Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudo de Diagnóstico por Imagen (FIDI) for the delivery and installation of its solutions across the facility's 25 sites.
 

XRI to distribute CoActiv technologies in New England

Partnerships & Alliances | Tuesday, May 18 2010
Health IT and software provider CoActiv Medical has signed a distribution agreement with medical equipment sales and service provider XRI for the marketing of its digital image management technologies.
 

Visbion debuts 30MP mammo workstation

New Products | Tuesday, May 11 2010
Medical image management solutions provider Visbion has released a 30 megapixel (MP) workstation, with dual mammography screens from Ishikawa, Japan-based display monitor manufacturer EIZO.
 

NovaRad selected by Southern California imaging center

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, May 11 2010
NovaRad has inked an installation contract with Southern California Diagnostic Imaging, providing the clinic with its NovaPACS and NovaRIS.
 

Merge completes Amicas merger

Top Stories | Wednesday, April 28 2010
Merge Healthcare successfully closed the merger agreement with Amicas Wednesday, creating a medical imaging software and health IT technologies provider.
 

Agfa lands installs at Dutch university hospital

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, April 22 2010
Diagnostic imaging and health IT provider Agfa Healthcare has signed an agreement with Academic Medical Center Amsterdam in the Netherlands, to upgrade its existing PACS, and install a RIS and nuclear information system.
 

Four radiology groups renew Zotec license

Contracts & Installations | Monday, March 22 2010
Practice management company Zotec Partners has renewed five-year licensing contracts with four U.S. radiology groups.
 
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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