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Small investments in imaging ergonomics yield major gains
Many larger medical facilities offer ergonomic training and assessments to help employees use the right tools in the right way. However, for those who don't have access to a specialist, ergonomic furniture expert Cathy Filgas, and a few PACS administrators, offer some pointers.
May 20, 2003
Agfa consolidates R&D, equipment service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has consolidated its PACS research and development operations and Equipment Repair U.S. unit.
May 18, 2003
StorComm participates in JaxCare project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm StorComm of Jacksonville, FL, is participating in a two-year pilot project designed to use information technology to help deliver healthcare to low-wage, uninsured individuals in northeast Florida.
May 14, 2003
Fuji, Novation ink contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has signed a deal with group purchasing organization Novation of Irving, TX.
May 13, 2003
Cedara Q3 revenues plunge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sales at PACS software developer Cedara Software dropped 22% in the company’s fiscal third quarter (end-March 31) due to what the firm called a "temporary overhang" of software licenses held by customers.
May 13, 2003
SCAR debuts TRIP initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) has launched TRIP: Transforming the Radiological Interpretation Process, an initiative designed to spearhead research, education, and discovery of approaches to the problem of information and image data overload.
May 11, 2003
Cedara returns to Nasdaq compliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging and PACS software developer Cedara Software has been notified by the Nasdaq Stock Market that it has regained compliance with the exchange’s SmallCap Market minimum bid price requirement.
May 11, 2003
Web-based integration of PACS and RIS systems improves workflow, patient care
By Kate Madden Yee
If you’ve ever come to the end of a map before you arrived at your destination, you know what it’s like to run out of diagnostic data at an inopportune moment. It’s the same with the radiological studies that are part of a patient’s medical record: When an image is added, it becomes a key part of the patient’s care, contributing detail to the particular map of the person’s body. If part of that map is missing, it’s easier to take a wrong turn.
May 11, 2003
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Separating HIPAA facts from fiction
By Erik L. Ridley
Ensuring compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is no easy task, due to the complexity of the legislation and a lack of training among front-line staff. The challenges can be especially daunting for radiology departments, according to Herman Oosterwijk of Dallas-based consulting firm OTech.
May 11, 2003
Eclipsys signs Valante, Mahler
Healthcare information systems firm Eclipsys has added two PACS industry veterans to its ranks.
May 8, 2003
Filmless ED can open the door for enterprise-wide PACS
By Erik L. Ridley
Converting emergency departments to filmless operations yields time savings and workflow improvements, and can serve as a stepping stone for the introduction of hospital-wide PACS, according to Dr. John Wandtke, medical director for PACS at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY.
May 8, 2003
Currency effects hamper Agfa’s Q1 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare reported first-quarter sales of $384.6 million (U.S.), down 6.4% compared with the $410.7 million booked in the same period last year.
May 7, 2003
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