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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

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