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Will CDA replace HL7 version 2 messaging?
By Herman Oosterwijk
CDA, or Clinical Document Architecture, is a new information exchange standard under HL7 that is mandated by the U.S. government's meaningful use program. In this article, radiology informatics expert Herman Oosterwijk of OTech explains CDA and how it differs from previous HL7 standards on messaging.
July 17, 2013
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CMS: Meaningful use driving EHR adoption
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that federal incentive payments under the meaningful use program are driving the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), which are reducing errors and communicating data to patients.
July 16, 2013
Zotec nabs Kan. contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has won a contract with two Kansas imaging centers.
July 16, 2013
HIMSS unveils Health IT Value Suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has unveiled Health IT Value Suite, a "knowledge repository" that aims to classify, quantify, and articulate the clinical, financial, and business impact of healthcare IT.
July 16, 2013
Sink or SWIM; Amyvid heart imaging; EMRs cut radiology costs
By Brian Casey
July 15, 2013
Carestream adds veterinary PACS sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received an order for its Vue Motion viewer from the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine in St. Paul, MN.
July 15, 2013
Novarad expands global reach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS firm Novarad has installed its PACS at three international hospitals.
July 15, 2013
Electronic health records trim outpatient radiology cost
By Erik L. Ridley
Thanks in large part to reductions in ambulatory radiology spending, ambulatory electronic health records can slow the growth rate of outpatient care costs compared to traditional paper records, according to a pilot study published in the July 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
July 15, 2013
Clinical validation advances SIIM's SWIM initiative
By Erik L. Ridley
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is trying to make it easier to compare quality between radiology sites by developing a lexicon of common terms for describing the workflow of a patient moving through an imaging facility. But how well does the SIIM Workflow Initiative in Medicine (SWIM) work in the real world?
July 15, 2013
Pass the sanitizer: Bacteria common on radiology workstations
By Erik L. Ridley
Are toilet seats cleaner than the workstations radiologists use every day? They may be, if results from a pilot study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology are any indication. Fortunately, this unappealing problem can be easily solved.
July 11, 2013
Sorna to support RADinfo customers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS technology developer Sorna has entered into an agreement to assume all service and support responsibilities for RADinfo Systems' CD PowerPACS customers.
July 10, 2013
VidiStar to incorporate Philips' Qlab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS developer VidiStar is offering an interface to the Qlab proprietary ultrasound software from Philips Healthcare.
July 9, 2013
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