For cardiology PACS, the explosion of cardiac-related advances across imaging modalities has created demand for expanded capabilities beyond simple image storage and distribution, providing physicians with access to patient-specific information related to images and reports within the facility or externally. Meanwhile, with this increased volume of image data, cardiologists also need to have access to more extensive patient data, such as hemodynamic monitoring, EKG and electronic medical record (EMR) information to create structured reports.

Cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) are providing the means to integrate the business of cardiology with the practice of cardiology at the point of care—with great results for managers.

AcerMed, an ambulatory EMR provider in Irvine, California, has gone out of business, and its president, Richard Younis, blames a lawsuit with MedInformatix for the company's demise.

With new and improved CVIS, electronic reporting and connectivity is now readily available to cardiology departments.

Eastman Kodak has integrated Siemens Medical Solutions’FUSION7D software that enhances visualization of cancerous tumors andlesions into the latest version of its KODAK CARESTREAM PACS platform.

The terms Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Computerized Patient Record (CPR) and Electronic Health Record (EHR), are used interchangeably when people speak of an electronic patient health record, however, they have different meanings representing their evolution.