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Mayo pares PACS limitations with intelligent image routing

By Wayne Forrest

While the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ, for the most part has been satisfied with its PACS, the facility has experienced some technical limitations that have hampered workflow and image transmission. As a result, Mayo is utilizing new technologies to balance the workload of incoming images and distribute data in a timely way to the appropriate destination.

June 10, 2008

Agfa to proceed with Chinese RIS/PACS project

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium, has received the go-ahead for phase II of a RIS/PACS project at the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University in Shanghai.

June 9, 2008

Technology Imaging Services, InSite One partner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Technology Imaging Services (TIS) and archiving services provider InSite One are teaming up to offer InSiteOne's InDex Bundle offering for the cardiology and imaging center market.

June 8, 2008

Zotec adds Florida customer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical billing services provider Zotec Partners said it will perform billing and accounts receivable management services for Radiology Specialists of Florida.

June 8, 2008

Video game technology speeds beating-heart surgery

By Eric Barnes

Intracardiac reconstructive surgery can be used to repair defects in the beating heart while avoiding the need for cardiopulmonary bypass, but progress has been limited by a lack of reliable imaging tools. A new study introduces a solution based on video gaming technology to improve the results of real-time 3D echocardiography.

June 8, 2008

McKesson signs VCU

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare information systems firm McKesson has installed its Horizon Medical Imaging PACS offering at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health System in Richmond.

June 8, 2008