Industry News

ACR to accredit all U.S. VA radiation oncology facilities
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has chosen the American College of Radiology (ACR) as the accrediting organization for all VA hospital radiation oncology facilities across the United States.

N.Y. RHIOs could gain state accreditation
The state of New York is considering evaluating and accrediting its regional health information organizations (RHIOs).

Clinical Studies

MRI holds promise for earlier Azheimer diagnosis and treatment
Increases in the size of the brain ventricles are directly associated with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, according to research from Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario in Canada, published online July 11 in Brain.

Web-based questionnaire enhances radiology safety
Notes on paper have a way of getting lost or misplaced. In the world of healthcare, lost or misplaced paper-based notes or instructions can critically impact patient care and safety. In addition, paper-based instructions hinder the efficient and timely transfer of information from department to department within a healthcare enterprise.

New Products

Philips releases portable, patient monitor series for emerging Indian market
Royal Philips Electronics has released its Philips SureSigns VM3, a series of new portable, compact patient monitors, which are now available to healthcare providers in India and are designed for emerging markets.

MediNotes upgrades MediNotes Clinician
MediNotes has released a new upgrade for its MediNotes Clinician, a .Net-based, EHR and practice management system.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Atirix to offer speech technologies with Provox acquisition
Atirix Medical Systems, a Minneapolis-based medical software provider, has purchased Provox, a voice recognition software provider that will be operated as a division of Atirix.

Partnerships & Alliances

TeraMedica aligns with Hyland Software
TeraMedica Healthcare Technology is partnering with Hyland Software to integrate Evercore with Hyland's OnBase enterprise content management system.

Contracts & Installations

Siemens furnishes London hospital with Somatom CT scanner
BMI The London Independent Hospital has installed the United Kingdom's first Somatom Definition AS+ CT scanner from Siemens.

QuadraMed signs $10.6M deal with Saudi National Guard
Saudi Arabia National Guard Health Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has signed a $10.6 million contract with QuadraMed for its QuadraMed CPR service expansion, migration to InterSystem's Cache database and interface licenses.

NightRays wins regional VHA teleradiology contract
The Department of Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Oklahoma/Arkansas regional office has selected NightRays as its preferred provider for teleradiology services.

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