Enterprise Imaging: Page 1028

Witt adds to installed base
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image and information management firm Witt Biomedical has received several new multimillion-dollar contracts for its Calysto for Cardiology PACS network.
May 23, 2004
Security in the wired or wireless world: users are the weakest link
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VANCOUVER - No matter how many layers of digital security are employed by a conscientious RIS/PACS manager on their system, given enough resources, a determined intruder can still hack a protected network. More often than not, this is accomplished through the unwitting accomplice of the network users.
May 23, 2004
Stentor adds 12 new clients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stentor added 12 new customers in the first quarter of 2004.
May 23, 2004
Tablet PCs show promise as mobile PACS workstations
By Erik L. Ridley
VANCOUVER - Wireless-enabled tablet PCs can yield equivalent performance to high-resolution monitors for clinical image review, according to a limited study presented Saturday at the 21st annual meeting of the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR).
May 22, 2004
Parsing PACS components can lower the price
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VANCOUVER - By taking advantage of commercial off-the-shelf hardware, and scaling a project appropriately, PACS does not have to be a budget buster, PACS expert Paul Nagy, Ph.D., assured his audience Friday at the 2004 Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) meeting.
May 21, 2004
EMR integration with PACS enhances information access
By Erik L. Ridley
VANCOUVER - The integration of PACS workstations with electronic medical record (EMR) systems can enhance imaging interpretation workflow, and is of vital importance in maintaining the future clinical relevance of radiologists, according to researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
May 20, 2004
Agfa RIS gets OK from German payors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Agfa Healthcare RIS system has been certified by the German National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.
May 20, 2004
SR evangelist touts technology's benefits, drawbacks
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VANCOUVER - Speech recognition (SR) has matured to the point where it is user-friendly for most people, as long as they maintain realistic expectations of the technology, according to a presentation Thursday at the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) meeting.
May 20, 2004
SCAR report: Doctors must be agents of change
By Brian Casey
VANCOUVER - The U.S. healthcare system faces serious challenges ahead, as costs are increasingly shifted to patients, many of whom lack the ability to pay. Information technology has the potential to solve the looming crisis, but only if physicians take the lead in pushing medicine to become more automated through the adoption of healthcare IT.
May 20, 2004
Healthcare IT, practice automation crucial for meeting rising costs
By Erik L. Ridley
VANCOUVER - The adoption of information technology will be critical for keeping healthcare costs under control, and physicians must play an important role in driving that change, according to Dr. Leo Black, retired CEO of the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (MCJ) in Florida.
May 19, 2004
Vital Images introduces PC software, partners with Sectra
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software provider Vital Images has introduced ViTALConnect, a tool that allows physicians to access 2D, 3D, and 4D visualizations on a PC or notebook computer.
May 19, 2004
WebMD provides management tools to MR center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elk Grove Open MRI will implement WebMD Intergy, a practice and clinical management system from WebMD Practice Services of Van Nuys, CA.
May 19, 2004
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