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Speech recognition speeds reporting at Vienna hospital

By Brian Casey

VIENNA - Speech recognition has dramatically improved report turnaround times at a Vienna hospital, according to a presentation today at the 2002 European Congress of Radiology. Since it was installed four years ago, the system has become so popular that nobody wants to work without it.

March 2, 2002

Misys delivers RIS to Bermuda hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Misys Healthcare Systems has signed an agreement to deploy its Radiology Information System to a Bermuda hospital.

February 28, 2002

Merge unveils MergeNet

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Merge Technologies has debuted MergeNet.

February 27, 2002

Philips HCP debuts e-Logistics

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems' Health Care Products unit has rolled out e-Logistics.

February 26, 2002

Sectra teams up with IMM

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Sectra-Imtec has signed a cooperation agreement International Medical Multimedia.

February 26, 2002

Voice recognition technology saves time, money

Voice recognition systems get mixed reviews depending on the audience. Referring physicians and patients benefit from report turnaround times measured in hours rather than days. Hospital administrators value voice recognition for its dramatic cost savings. However, radiologists often complain about the systems, or question their benefits.

February 25, 2002

Negotiating PACS, from prenuptials to partnership

So you’re ready to buy a PACS. The research has been done, the budget is approved. Why are your palms getting sweaty when you look at that contract, and spy the dotted line for your signature?

February 21, 2002

Emageon releases new software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Application service provider Emageon has released version 3.0 of its enterprise image archive and distribution management software.

February 21, 2002

Merge posts record Q4

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS and connectivity firm Merge Technologies reported record fourth-quarter revenues of $4.6 million, up 30% compared with the $3.5 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2000.

February 20, 2002

Howtek to merge with ISSI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digitizer manufacturer Howtek of Hudson, NH, plans to expand its product line by merging with computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Intelligent Systems Software (ISSI) of Boca Raton, FL.

February 19, 2002

Agfa promotes Tucker

Agfa HealthCare has named Douglas Tucker as COO and vice president of product development at its Mitra subsidiary.

February 18, 2002

PACS: The best thing to happen to RIS?

By Frost & Sullivan

The RIS industry in the U.S. is currently plagued by market saturation and marginal revenue growth. But thanks to new strategies by PACS vendors, the outlook for the RIS sector may be improving, according to a Frost & Sullivan analysis.

February 17, 2002

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