Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) and Sony Corporation (“Sony”) today announced that the two parties recently received all necessary regulatory approvals and now expect to establish the medical business venture company (the “medical business venture”) on April 16, 2013 in accordance with the business alliance agreement executed on September 28, 2012.

Salt Lake City- April 9, 2013– AMIRSYS® previews its new RADPrimer® Learning Portal for Radiology Residents with the release of Version 3.0.  This new release previews the transformation from RADPrimer 2.0, a case-based learning tool focused on making the right diagnosis to RADPrimer 3.0, a comprehensive radiology learning system with topic-driven lessons containing learning objectives, reading assignments, self-study assessment and pre- and post-learning quizzes. RADPrimer 3.0 now includes Physics & Safety assessments in addition to the 11 traditional radiology disciplines.

World class healthcare. It’s everyone’s vision and the ultimate goal. Getting there will be hard work. Gregory Goldstein, MD, president of MetisMD, detailed three strategies to help primary care providers tap into the wealth of expertise lurking behind the reading room door in in HuffPost Healthy Living April 3. They are: ask questions of radiologists, communicate with imagers before the exam and leverage technology for collaborative image viewing. Though the advice targets clinicians, the savviest radiologists are taking steps to assist clinicians with these strategies.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Sen. Stan Bingham and Sen. Wesley Meredith have introduced a bill in the North Carolina legislature that will require individuals to secure a license before performing medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures.

Thought leaders aim to re-invent performance evaluation and measure factors like collaboration and patient satisfaction. 

Imaging faces ongoing measures aimed at reining in utilization. Smart practices have tapped into a variety of strategies to boost appropriate use.

Learning Objectives: Technologies and tools for boosting radiologist productivity; Action plans for improving imaging workflow; Tactics for thriving in today's healthcare environment; Strategies for optimizing service to referring physicians; A look into the future of image sharing, accessibility, diagnostic reporting, multi-ology archiving and reimbursement

Rutland Regional Medical Center in Vermont, is a 188-bed rural hospital that effectively weds high-tech imaging with patient-centric care. This high-tech hospital with a hometown touch utilizes an integrated RIS-PACS-reporting solution in its radiology department that is delivering benefits across the health system.