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HIPAA TCS standards float in compliance limbo
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Much of the U.S. healthcare industry is still struggling with HIPAA transactions and code sets (TCS) standards, according to an independent survey on HIPAA compliance. And although the recent deadline extension for TCS enforcement is a welcome reprieve, it's no panacea for healthcare providers struggling to bring their IT systems into compliance.
October 16, 2003
Siemens expands syngo to OR suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, plans to expand its syngo software platform to the operating room at next week’s American College of Surgeons meeting in Chicago.
October 15, 2003
Agfa lands large Norwegian RIS/PACS orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium has landed a multimillion-euro order for its Impax RIS/PACS product at several healthcare facilities in Norway.
October 15, 2003
GE to acquire remaining Instrumentarium shares
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems reported that as a result of its tender offer for all shares and options of Instrumentarium on October 6, it intends to acquire all the remaining shares and options in the Finnish firm.
October 13, 2003
Kodak to bring RIS to U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Imaging will make its RIS 2010 radiology information system available to U.S. medical facilities in 2004. RIS 2010 is currently available in Europe and Australia, and will debut in other countries at a later time after the U.S. launch.
October 13, 2003
DeJarnette sets release date for BreakAway
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer DeJarnette Research Systems of Towson, MD, plans to begin shipments on November 1 of BreakAway, a new software product designed to help imaging facilities deal with the massive quantities of data produced by multislice CT scanners.
October 12, 2003
Ferrania lands large U.K. RIS/PACS deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ferrania Imaging Technologies has received a contract to supply the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust with its LifeWeb integrated RIS/PACS network.
October 8, 2003
Medical Insight, Ferrania partner in RIS/PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical equipment and informatics developer Ferrania Imaging Technologies of Cairo Montenotte, Italy, and PACS developer Medical Insight of Denmark, Copenhagen, have teamed up to sell a packaged RIS/PACS solution.
October 6, 2003
AccuSoft brings ImageGear MD to Linux
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer AccuSoft has released a Linux-based version of its ImageGear MD medical imaging toolkit. ImageGear MD provides support for loading, storing, and manipulation of DICOM images.
October 5, 2003
Agfa signs Sint-Maartenskliniek
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has landed a multimillion-euro order for a digital imaging network at Sint-Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
October 1, 2003
Rimage adds Wigger
CD and DVD publishing systems provider Rimage has hired Luke Wigger as vice president of business development, medical markets.
October 1, 2003
VitalWorks adds Florida install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology information systems firm VitalWorks of Ridgefield, CT, has installed its RadConnect RIS at SunCoast Imaging of Port Orange, FL.
September 30, 2003
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