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IDX to launch national service center

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

Bycast adds VA install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Archive and image distribution provider Bycast has signed on the VA Eastern Colorado Health System in Denver as a customer.

December 4, 2003

The PACSman's opinionated view from RSNA 2003

By Michael J. Cannavo

CHICAGO - PACSman Michael J. Cannavo shares his thoughts on the RSNA 2003 show and doles out his PACSman awards to the worthy -- or not so worthy -- PACS vendors.

December 3, 2003

Large-scale PACS initiatives require on-site DICOM testing

By Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - Preparing imaging modalities to operate in a PACS environment can consume significant human and financial resources. And that task is complicated by the use of imaging systems of varying age and DICOM conformance, according to researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital (CHUM).

December 3, 2003

UCLA’s strategy on long-term image storage yields results in pricing negotiations

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

CHICAGO - Conventional application service provider (ASP) archive pricing strategies based on a fee-per-use model are not structured to leverage the declining cost of storage over time. For a large facility such as the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, negotiating a non-linear cost structure for its healthcare informatics ASP-based storage needs required ingenuity and perseverance.

December 3, 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

McKesson makes executive moves

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

McKesson Information Solutions has hired Greg Arnsdorff as vice president and deputy general manager for its Medical Imaging Group.

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

Cedara partners with Chinese systems integrator

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cedara Software has signed an agreement with Beijing Invention & Technology (BITC), which will market the Mississauga, Ontario-based vendor’s I-Suite PACS family in China.

November 26, 2003

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