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Canadian radiologists pursue lossy compression research
By Cynthia E. Keen
Although radiologists around the world utilize lossy compressed images, there's no consensus or uniform set of what constitutes acceptable standards. But the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) aims to change that.
February 15, 2006
GE to bring large-scale PACS to Intermountain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received a contract to provide its Centricity Radiology RIS/PACS network to 21 institutions across Intermountain Healthcare's network.
February 14, 2006
Medical Insight debuts integration suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Danish image and information management software developer Medical Insight has released its In/View EMR Viewing Suite.
February 14, 2006
ScImage debuts PicomRIS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image and information management firm ScImage has introduced PicomRIS, a Web-based radiology information system.
February 14, 2006
HIT assets help define scope of EMR efforts
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - The adoption of the electronic medical record (EMR) is no longer an "if" proposition for many U.S. healthcare institutions -- it has become a "when and how" situation with an implementation price tag ranging from millions to tens of millions of dollars. But facilities can adopt certain healthcare information technology (HIT) strategies to help cushion the fiscal blow.
February 14, 2006
The latest from this week's HIMSS show
By Brian Casey
February 13, 2006
HxTI taps Kates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information technology provider Hx Technologies (HxTI) has named David Kates as COO.
February 13, 2006
Siemens, Vocera partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, and wireless voice communication technology provider Vocera Communications have formed a partnership.
February 13, 2006
Agfa launches Impax Mobile
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare is introducing Impax Mobile at this week's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting in San Diego.
February 13, 2006
Amicas releases integration toolkit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Amicas has released a Web-based integration toolkit designed to provide connectivity and integration to third-party applications.
February 13, 2006
Integrating disparate systems key to EHR deployment
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - A multifacility independent delivery network (IDN) in Santa Barbara, CA, has begun rolling out an electronic health record (EHR) that integrates more than 130 information technology applications, developed by various vendors, in its enterprise. Rather than attempting to forklift a monolithic, one-size-fits-all EHR onto the institution, the IDN chose to integrate its existing clinical systems and databases.
February 13, 2006
Standards, interoperability drive cardiac PACS, IS implementation
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - A cardiology image and information management system (CIIMS), a combination of a cardiology information system and cardiology PACS, has data objects and processes that are unique to the specialty. As such, although many of the precepts gleaned from radiology RIS/PACS integrations and installations are valuable for facilities implementing CIIMS, there are modality elements and data types that make these systems unique.
February 12, 2006
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