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Wise scores U.K. RIS/PACS order

Wise Healthcare Systems has received an order for its Virtual Radiology technology from Benenden Healthcare Society in Kent, U.K.

December 9, 2003

iAtrogenix lands Carondelet

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare informatics firm iAtrogenix has completed an agreement with Carondelet Health Network in Tucson, AZ, to provide its referral management communications application.

December 9, 2003

WebMD division names new president

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

WebMD Envoy, the billing management services division of healthcare services and information technology developer WebMD, has named Tony Holcombe as president.

December 8, 2003

Nanosignal completes DICOM testing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI technology firm Nanosignal (formerly Canonsburg, PA-based MicroSignal) reported that it has successfully completed testing of DICOM print-class software that enables its MRI data processing tool, Slices, to function as a service class user (SCU) under the standard.

December 8, 2003

IDX to launch national service center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare information systems provider IDX Systems will be forming a national service center as part of a multiyear plan to enhance customer success and satisfaction.

December 7, 2003

Guardian to buy Wise Systems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Information systems firm Guardian Technologies has agreed to purchase radiology information systems provider Wise Systems of Corsham, U.K.

December 7, 2003

RIS-PACS integration delivers improved interpretation, reporting times

By Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - While it’s well understood that integrating RIS and PACS networks can improve workflow, productivity, and patient care, quantifying those achievements can prove success as well as identify areas requiring additional process reengineering, according to researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital (CHUM).

November 30, 2003

Mantis, CoActiv partner for RIS/PACS offering

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare informatics developer Mantis Technology of New York City and CoActiv Medical Business Solutions of Ridgefield, CT, are debuting their respective RIS and PACS products as a fully integrated RIS/PACS solution at this week’s RSNA conference in Chicago, the firms said.

November 29, 2003

RadInfo Systems completes VHA install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RIS/PACS provider RadInfo Systems has installed its CD PowerPACS CD-based DICOM image distribution system across the entire Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VISN 16) hospital system.

November 27, 2003

VitalWorks closes Amicas deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Information systems provider VitalWorks has completed its acquisition of Amicas.

November 27, 2003

Workflow analysis can ease scheduling woes

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

It’s been said that first impressions are lasting impressions. For a radiology department providing outpatient services, the first impressions of referring physicians and their patients are formed when appointments are scheduled. If customers have to wait too long for their call to be answered, wait too long to get an appointment, or undergo a difficult and lengthy process to book one, chances are their impressions will be negative.

November 27, 2003

Provox adds CA center to client list

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Voice-recognition software developer Provox Technologies of Roanoke, VA, has made a sale of its speech recognition-based radiology reporting workflow software to Stockton MRI and Molecular Imaging Center in Stockton, CA.

November 25, 2003

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