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Health Imaging News Highlights | Nov. 21, 2008

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In this edition:
  • Toshiba is buying Barco advanced visualization business
  • Vast majority of U.S. hospitals do not use EHRs
  • Study: PHRs could save $21B annually in the United States
  • Hospital employees in Iowa punished for patient data breach
  • Daschle accepts Obama’s invitation to become HHS Secretary
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CMS guards $400M in improper Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP payments

Fri, Nov 21 2008
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said it protected roughly $400 million of taxpayer dollars as improper payments for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS), a 3.9 percent decrease from 2007 to 3.6 percent, or $10.4 billion, in FY 2008.

Joint Commission issues health IT recommendations for ‘hospitals of the future’

Fri, Nov 21 2008
 
The Joint Commission has released a report offering guiding principles and actions for the hospital of the future to meet the challenges of older and sicker patients, patient safety and quality of care, economics and the work force.

Toshiba is buying Barco advanced visualization business

Fri, Nov 21 2008
 
Barco announced this morning it is selling its advanced visualization business to Toshiba Medical Systems of Tokyo, Japan, via its newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary, Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems Europe (TMVS), located in Edinburgh, Scotland. For Toshiba, the acquisition will build in-house critical core competencies—the development of 3D volume rendering and advanced visualization capabilities for all Toshiba modalities.

Daschle accepts Obama’s invite to become HHS Secretary

Thu, Nov 20 2008
 
Former Senator Tom Daschle, D-S.D., has accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s request to become the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Radiologist demand is on the rise in Pennsylvania

Industry News | Fri, Nov 21 2008
A series of factors, including low insurance reimbursement rates, high risk of getting sued, an aging roster of practitioners and a high demand for services, have converged to make radiologists a highly sought commodity in Pennsylvania.

New imaging techniques could detect subtle brain injuries

Clinical Studies | Fri, Nov 21 2008
Researchers have shown that three new imaging techniques can detect mild brain damage not visible using traditional methods, which could help scientists better define the type of damage that can lead to long-lasting memory and emotional problems, as well as help identify those who are most vulnerable to further trauma, according to research presented this week at the Society for Neurosciences conference in Washington, D.C.

Patients with low-grade glioma have better survival rate with chemo/radiotherapy combo

Clinical Studies | Fri, Nov 21 2008
Adult patients with low-grade glioma had a better chance for survival if they received chemotherapy, in addition to their course of radiotherapy, according to new research from the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) presented this week at the Society for Neuro-Oncology's 13th annual meeting in Las Vegas. 

Vital, Toshiba extend advanced viz distribution deal

Partnerships & Alliances | Fri, Nov 21 2008
Vital Images, a provider of advanced visualization and analysis software, and Toshiba Medical Systems have agreed to renew their global distribution agreement for another five years, through Dec. 31, 2013.

Aspyra becomes IMIX DR reseller

Partnerships & Alliances | Fri, Nov 21 2008
Aspyra has entered into a non-exclusive reseller agreement with IMIX Americas, allowing the former to resell and promote IMIX’s digital radiography (DR) technology product line in the United States to new and existing Aspyra PACS customers.

CHILI implements hardware features of the Matrox Xenia Series

Partnerships & Alliances | Fri, Nov 21 2008
CHILI of Heidelberg, Germany, is tapping into several new hardware-based image processing functions using the features of the Xenia Series display controller boards from Matrox Graphics.

SonoSite launches vascular ultrasound for emergency departments

New Products | Fri, Nov 21 2008
SonoSite, a provider of hand-carried ultrasounds, has released its S-Fast Vascular Access option, a solution for hospitals that want to incorporate ultrasound into their emergency departments to facilitate interventional emergent procedures.

FDA clears Aktina radiotherapy system

Regulatory News | Fri, Nov 21 2008
Aktina Medical has recently received FDA 510(k) clearance to market and sell Aktina pinPoint system, a frameless non-invasive localization and fixation system for cranial SRS and SRT, as well as radiotherapy of the head and neck area.

Nucletron nets 510(k) clearance for Oncentra RT viewer

Regulatory News | Fri, Nov 21 2008
The FDA has granted Nucletron 510(k) clearance for its Oncentra RT viewer, the latest addition to its Oncentra family of treatment planning solutions.

German university hospital selects IntraOp Medical’s Mobetron

Contracts & Installations | Fri, Nov 21 2008
IntraOp Medical, a provider of technology solutions for the treatment of cancer, has received an order from University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, located in Marburg, Germany.

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