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MedQuist wins NJ contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MedQuist Holdings, the parent company of speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist, has won a contract with a New Jersey hospital to provide computer-assisted coding technology and outsourced coding services.
April 13, 2011
Speech recognition improves report TAT in Karachi hospital
By Cynthia E. Keen
Does a large radiology department consisting entirely of non-native English language speakers improve productivity by using a conventional speech recognition system? It does at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
April 13, 2011
Emails, notebook computers speed report turnaround time
By Cynthia E. Keen
Timely email notifications sent to notebook computers enabled radiology faculty to shave hours off the average turnaround time of radiology reports prepared by residents at a university hospital in Florida.
April 13, 2011
Merge nets Mich. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has received a contract from Regional Medical Imaging of Flint, MI.
April 12, 2011
Zotec scores Wash. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing services provider Zotec Partners has been awarded a five-year contract by Radia, a radiology and vascular group based in Everett WA, to manage its accounts receivable.
April 12, 2011
Sg2 names Lefar as president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare analytics firm Sg2 has named Steve Lefar as president, a new position at the company.
April 12, 2011
Health IT group opposes MedPAC vote
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Instead of requiring preauthorization for clinicians who order too many imaging tests, Medicare should utilize existing decision-support tools to promote appropriate use of imaging, according to lobbying alliance Imaging e-Ordering Coalition.
April 11, 2011
Mostashari tapped to lead ONC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Farzad Mostashari has been named to succeed Dr. David Blumenthal as the new head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), the agency coordinating the U.S. government's policy on healthcare IT.
April 7, 2011
ACR releases updated clinical guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an updated version of its evidence-based guidelines to help healthcare providers choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam for a patient's clinical condition.
April 6, 2011
Carestream ships new PACS results module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it has begun shipping a module for its PACS software that delivers embedded critical results notification.
April 6, 2011
Siemens launches clinical image sharing system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has launched syngo.share, which allows hospitals to manage and share clinical imaging data across multiple specialties, the company said.
April 6, 2011
Program targets radiologists with high mammo recall rates
By Cynthia E. Keen
Researchers are testing the ability of a Web-based program to reduce recall rates of radiologists who perform mammography screening. While results are still pending, if successful, this type of program shows potential to reduce screening-related costs and improve radiologists' performance.
April 6, 2011
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