Imaging Informatics: Page 1788

Canon introduces portable DR system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon Medical Systems is preparing to take digital radiography (DR) to the portable realm. The Irvine, CA-based firm is showcasing its work-in-progress CXDI-31 flat-panel DR system at this week's American Healthcare Radiology Administrators conference in Las Vegas.
July 30, 2001
Merge books profitable Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and connectivity firm Merge Technologies moved into the black in its second quarter. The Milwaukee-based firm had revenues of $3.8 million, up 8% compared with the $3.3 million posted in the second quarter of 2000.
July 30, 2001
Misys completes Sunquest purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
British software developer Misys has completed its tender offer for Sunquest Information Systems. The tender offer, made on June 29 for all of Sunquest's shares, valued the Tucson, AZ-based company at approximately $404 million.
July 30, 2001
ITL releases ITLPACS 2.1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS developer Image Technology Laboratories has released version 2.1 of its ITLPACS software. The new release has been put into use at Kingston Diagnostic Center in Kingston, NY.
July 30, 2001
New CPT code could open door for greater CAD adoption
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer aided detection (CAD) vendor R2 Technology has received a category 1 common procedural terminology (CPT) code for the use of its ImageChecker CAD system.
July 30, 2001
RF ablation for genitourinary carcinoma aces strict cost-effectiveness criteria
By Shalmali Pal
With as few as 10% of liver or colorectal cancer patients meeting eligibility for surgical resection, percutaneous radiofrequency ablation is an appealing alternative -- but at what cost? Investigators from several Massachusetts institutes set out to determine the cost-effectiveness of RF ablation.
July 30, 2001
Data-Ray launches flat-panel monitor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monitor manufacturer Data-Ray of Westminster, CO, has launched Precision 3M, a new 3-megapixel flat-panel display monitor.
July 29, 2001
HIMSS, CHIM to reunite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Center for Healthcare Information Management (CHIM) will reunite following a bylaw change to allow corporate members to join HIMSS.
July 26, 2001
What every radiologist should know about medical billing
The effectiveness of the medical billing staff has such a huge impact on the profits of a practice that it can't be ignored. Consultants from Dominion Medical Management offer the formulas and benchmarks radiologists need to gauge the performance of their billing operations.
July 26, 2001
Accuray gets $42 million in orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided radiosurgery developer Accuray has received several new orders for its CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery system from customers in Asia.
July 25, 2001
A roadmap for implementing HIPAA in radiology
Bringing HIPAA to radiology will indeed be challenging, but modeling the department and mapping the regulations to information flow is an important first step in planning for HIPAA compliance.
July 25, 2001
Web weaves improvements in the business of radiology
Radiology practices today need to nail down a decade's worth of hard-won gains in productivity and imaging volume. Unfortunately, many of the easy fixes for coping with declining reimbursement have been tapped. Some market analysts believe the Internet offers solutions to many of these challenges.
July 25, 2001
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