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Agfa inks Nordic PACS deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Agfa HealthCare has received several large contracts from hospitals in Sweden and Finland.
February 20, 2003
PACS sparks increase in hospital revenue
By Erik L. Ridley
To test the economic impact of PACS, a team led by researcher Sang Kim from Yonsei University in Seoul obtained inpatient and outpatient revenue data from all 212 general hospitals in South Korea from the Korean National Health Insurance Corporation.
February 20, 2003
ContextVision gets FDA OK for image enhancement system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ContextVision of Randolph, VA, has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its SharpView stand-alone PC-based image enhancement workstation.
February 20, 2003
FDA clears another Barco display system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Belgium-based BarcoView received 510(k) clearance in January from the Food and Drug Administration for its MeDis 5MP2 Aura dual-head CRT display for Windows NT PACS workstations.
February 20, 2003
HIPAA security: best practices drive implementation roadmap
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Tom Walsh, a consultant on e-security practice with CTG Healthcare Solutions of Overland Park, KS, offers his insights on HIPAA best-practice security implementation, including risk assessment and analysis.
February 19, 2003
Legal ground rules guide international teleradiology practice
Initially conceived as a convenience tool for radiologists on night call, international teleradiology has become a means to extend the virtual workday at a time when imaging volume is rising at U.S. facilities. But the prospect of having images read by radiologists overseas has raised new questions about the legality and ethics of teleradiology.
February 19, 2003
StorageTek, Stockell to offer HIPAA services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
StorageTek has joined forces with healthcare consulting firm Stockell to help customers achieve compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountatiliby Act (HIPAA).
February 17, 2003
IMCO, Swearingen ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pewaukee, WI-based PACS developer IMCO Technologies and radiology information systems provider Swearingen Software of Houston have formed a relationship.
February 17, 2003
ScImage brings Vital Health on board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image and information management provider ScImage of Los Altos, CA, will install its image acquisition, distribution, and archive products at Vital Health Diagnostic’s Riverside Medical Clinic in Riverside, CA.
February 13, 2003
Samsung signs U.S. distributor for Raypax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Korean PACS firm Samsung SDS America has signed a multiyear distributor agreement with Ultimate Medical Services (UMS) of Lake Charles, LA.
February 12, 2003
Agfa lands $30 million PACS, CR deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare will be providing its Impax PACS technology and ADC computed radiography systems to the Florida division of Adventist Health System.
February 12, 2003
Fujifilm signs YNHHS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has received a contract to provide its Synapse PACS offering to Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) in Connecticut.
February 12, 2003
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