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Raypax, Merry X-Ray ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS provider Raypax North America and its master U.S. distributor Ultimate Medical Services (UMS) of Lake Charles, LA, have negotiated a distribution agreement with Merry X-Ray of San Diego.
November 3, 2003
Philips, Epic create IT partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, and healthcare informatics developer Epic Systems of Madison, WI, have signed an agreement to integrate enterprise software, medical imaging, and patient-monitoring IT solutions.
November 3, 2003
GE adds Centricity enterprise site
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies has installed a Centricity enterprise image and information system at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Denver.
October 30, 2003
Analysis of PACS audit logs proves fruitful
By Erik L. Ridley
Maintaining HIPAA-compliant security and privacy practices in a PACS environment isn’t easy, with myriad healthcare personnel requiring access to images and reports. But a new solution -- analyzing audit logs with a multidimensional online analytical processing (OLAP) tool -- has proved highly efficient in identifying security problems and analyzing departmental benchmarks.
October 30, 2003
Soarian goes live at Baptist Health
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has completed the installation of its Soarian healthcare information software at Baptist Health System of Birmingham, AL.
October 29, 2003
Kodak launches healthcare IT services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Imaging has launched a new family of services to the healthcare IT market, including disaster recovery, data migration, and managed storage.
October 29, 2003
RIS Logic deal boosts Merge’s Q3 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An influx of revenues from its acquisition of RIS Logic helped Merge eFilm report sharply higher revenues for the third quarter (end-September 30).
October 29, 2003
Algotec signs deal in France
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm Algotec has signed a distribution agreement with Alliance Radiologie, a consortium of 250 radiologists and 120 imaging clinics in France.
October 29, 2003
IDX closes new deals, continues growth in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare informatics developer IDX Systems has signed Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, NC, as its latest Imagecast RIS/PACS client.
October 23, 2003
Kodak medical sales edge up on global growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Imaging turned in second-quarter worldwide sales of $571 million, up 1% compared with the $565 million reported for the same period a year ago.
October 22, 2003
HIPAA security and privacy compliance concerns

Compliance efforts with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security and privacy standards are adding to already long workdays around the U.S. for many IT administrators. Ensuring that the right protocols are in the right place at the right time is a critical compliance component. However, equally important is implementing a system that has minimal impact on the day-to-day processes of a radiology practice.
October 22, 2003
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StorComm adds Russian distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS provider StorComm of Jacksonville, FL, has signed an agreement with St. Petersburg, Russia-based Petromed.
October 21, 2003
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