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SIIM Tech Preview
Online Radiology Medical Group
Online Radiology Medical Group is highlighting its expanded service offering which includes dictated reports for mammography screening procedures.
Virtual Radiologic
Virtual Radiologic is presenting vRad Enterprise Connect, its enterprise-class distributed workflow platform, as well as its vRad Connect, a workflow engine for small- and mid-sized radiology practices.
Industry News
HIEs need state funding to survive
For a state health information exchange (HIE) to be successful, lobbying in the legislature plays an integral role, reported Gina Perez, executive director of the Delaware Health Information Network and Devore Culver, executive director of Maine's HealthInfoNet, at a Dallas conference sponsored by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology.
Carestream CR, PACS help Field Museum uncover secrets from the past
CR and PACS from Carestream Health play a role in helping The Field Museum of Chicago discover, analyze and manage secrets hidden within its collections.
Clinical Studies
Volcano completes first human trial with OCT imaging catheter
Dutch researchers have completed the first human procedure using the Volcano Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging catheter.
New Products
INFINITT introduces web-based mammo PACS
INFINITT North America, a provider of RIS, PACS and 3D imaging, has released its Mammo PACS, a web-based, multi-modality PACS solution designed to display, read, archive and distribute breast imaging studies.
Contracts & Installations
Las Vegas imaging center buys Toshiba Aquilion One CT system
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its Aquilion One dynamic volume CT system at Nevada Imaging Centers in Las Vegas.
NHIC wins $148M Medicare claims payment contract with CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded the National Heritage Insurance Corporation (NHIC) a contract for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Alabama hospital first in the U.S. to use Varian RapidArc radiotherapy
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health will now be the first in the United States to treat cancer patients with RapidArc radiotherapy from Varian Medical Systems.
Brussels women's health clinic adopts Sectra mammo solutions
Brussels Menopause Center, a private clinic for women's health, has chosen Sectra MicroDose Mammography to offer women mammography examinations at a low radiation dose.
Ohio hospital selects Allscripts EHR
St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, has selected the Allscripts integrated EHR and practice management solution to automate and connect clinical and administrative processes for its 100 physicians.
Financial News
Vital Images posts losses for Q1
Vital Images, a provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and analysis solutions, has reported losses for the first quarter of 2008, which ended March 31.
athenahealth sees Q1 profits rise
athenahealth, a medical billing, practice management and EMR service provider, posted gains in revenue and profit for its fiscal 2008 first quarter, which ended March 31.
Immunomedics widens loss for Q3
Immunomedics, a biopharmaceutical company, has reported widening losses for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, which ended March 31.
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