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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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IHE pursues user adoption, product development, IT expansion
By Deborah R. Dakins
The quest involved in Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) is not so different from the daunting mission that consumes the characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Both involve a long journey by a hardy band of individuals, tasked with the near-impossible. The partnerships seem unlikely, and yet, in both cases, the teams ultimately prevail. For the five-year IHE project, what would seem to be journey's end is turning out to be another new beginning.
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
InStar inks TX, LA deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology information systems provider InStar Systems has added three new customers.
May 8, 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
Kodak to gain rights to DIVArchive medical software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Imaging of Rochester, NY, has signed an agreement to purchase exclusive rights to Front Porch Digital's DIVArchive software in the medical imaging and information market.
May 7, 2003
VitalWorks inks new orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology information systems provider VitalWorks will be installing its RadConnect RIS and Practice Manager Radiology system at The Radiology Center at Harding in Harding Township, NJ.
May 7, 2003
Kodak rolls out Web distribution offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Imaging has released its new DirectView Web image distribution system.
May 6, 2003
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