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Regional networks deconstruct PACS in France
By John Brosky
NANCY, FRANCE - "Take archiving and communications out of PACS, and what is left?" asked Frédéric Lefevre, of the University of Nancy, in a session at the Volumetric Scanner Symposium on whether France can ramp up its effort to build a national network for sharing medical images.
January 27, 2011
Carestream wins MD Anderson contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it has won a contract for its RIS system with MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas.
January 26, 2011
Zotec wins Calif. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing services provider Zotec Partners said it has won a three-year billing service contract with a California radiology group.
January 26, 2011
Novarad debuts dashboard app
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS and PACS vendor Novarad has released NovaDash, a dashboard application for radiology practices.
January 25, 2011
Survey tracks pace of cardiac PACS and CVIS integration
By James Brice
Hospitals are not just acquiring cardiac PACS and cardiovascular information systems (CVIS). More facilities are integrating images and data to give cardiologists a more convenient presentation of test results that factor into diagnosis and patient monitoring, according to a new report from IMV Medical Information Division.
January 25, 2011
Survey forecasts hospital EHR adoption costs, challenges
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new survey of senior IT executives of large "wired" hospital organizations suggests that hospitals needing to adopt electronic health records (EHRs) to achieve "meaningful use" face major costs and challenges, according to management and consulting firm Accenture.
January 25, 2011
PeerVue debuts new QICS feature
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer PeerVue has added new coding issue management capability to its Qualitative Intelligence and Communications System (QICS).
January 24, 2011
Nuance releases Dragon Medical 11
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition and software developer Nuance Communications has released Dragon Medical 11, an upgraded version of its real-time speech recognition software.
January 24, 2011
Siemens execs assume senior MITA positions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare said that two of its senior executives have been elected to leadership positions of the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).
January 24, 2011
Merge installs iConnect in Mass.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has completed an installation of its iConnect Access viewer at UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, MA.
January 23, 2011
'Meaningful use' of PACS: Yes, it does exist
By Erik L. Ridley
A research team from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is making the case that PACS does indeed qualify as "meaningful use" of healthcare IT under the U.S. government's IT stimulus program. The study helps support the claim that radiology should be eligible for up to $1.5 billion in meaningful use funds.
January 23, 2011
France goes online with national patient record initiative
By John Brosky
PARIS - Earlier this month, France went online with the long-awaited Dossier Médical Personnel program by opening a portal to enable physicians in five pilot regions to create electronic health records for patients.
January 20, 2011
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