Eizo Inc. released two 27-inch ColorEdge models, the ColorEdge CG277 and CX271 color management monitors.
CliniComp expanded into outpatient and ancillaries with its CliniComp EHR, showcased at HIMSS 2014. The solution integrates order entry (CPOE) and order/results management, which includes order tracking. The solution allows creation of radiology specific CPOE templates based on rules defined by the facility, based on guidelines, protocols, CPT codes, reimbursement or other parameters.
DR Systems exhibited capabilities designed to increase the quality and efficiency of patient services at HIMSS 2014. Also on display was Health Companion, a patient portal for secure messaging and patient engagement.
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Aycan and Chimaera GmbH received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of Chimaera FusionSync, a software tool for more efficient handling and diagnosis of multi-modal and follow-up medical data. Available with Aycan workstation OsiriX Pro, Chimaera FusionSync was launched in Europe in 2013 with CE marking.
Barco announced the launch of Eonis 24” – a 24-inch clinical display, which comes either standard (black) or with a fully cleanable front glass panel (white). The 24” is designed to provide healthcare specialists with consistent image quality and healthcare IT professionals with management tools for centrally controlling their clinical display fleet.
Agfa HealthCare teamed with Dell to integrate Agfa’s ICIS platform with Dell Drive Plus to offer medical image management within an Epic or other electronic health record (EHR). Highlighted in conjunction with the HIMSS 2014 annual conference, the collaboration is part of Agfa HealthCare’s and Dell’s focus to streamline customer workflows by providing easily integrated enhancements for the EHR, including seamless access to medical images within a patient’s electronic health record.
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Agfa HealthCare unveiled enhancements to its ICIS at the 2014 annual meeting of the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
AFC Industries Inc.’s latest ergonomic workstation solution is the ErgoTier TS, an electronic sit to stand workstation with the following features:
Royal Philips’s IntelliSpace Portal was named a Category Leader in Enterprise Advanced Visualization Software in the 2013 Best in KLAS: Software and Services report.
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Hologic Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, with an emphasis on serving the healthcare needs of women. It will showcase its portfolio of products for breast cancer screening and diagnosis, breast biopsy, osteoporosis risk assessment and extremity imaging at the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology, in Vienna, Austria, March 6-10. Hologic is offering three tomosynthesis-related events at ECR.
The majority of certified breast imaging facilities now have full-field digital mammography (FFDM) imaging systems. This is according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) data on the Mammography Quality Standards Act’s (MQSA) program and facilities.
The EOS imaging system will be installed at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. This is the fourth installation within the Shriners Hospitals for Children system, a group of hospitals focused on caring for children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions and other specialty healthcare.
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ContextVision will showcase its US PLUSView Family and GOPView Mammo2 at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), March 6-10. The US PLUSView Family includes four packages: women’s health, general imaging, cardiovascular and point of care. Each package is optimized for individual application areas, providing medical professionals with enhanced diagnostic confidence.
Evena Medical, a developer of high-definition imaging for precision venous access, announced an agreement with a major distribution partner to distribute its products in 15 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Evena also received a $5 million tranche of the company’s planned $15 million Series B financing. Evena featured its Eyes-On Glasses at HIMSS14 in Orlando, Fla.
Honeywell expanded its Captuvo line of encasements for Apple devices at the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando, Fla. The Captuvo SL22h and SL42h are designed for healthcare environments and equip iPod touch (5th generation) and iPhone (5, 5c and 5s) devices. The barcode data collection can increase productivity and support healthcare “Converged Device” strategies.
Accusoft released the Barcode Xpress Mobile software development kits (SDKs) for iOS and Android devices. The SDK empowers developers to integrate mobile device barcode recognition into existing apps, or to build apps based on the sample code included with the kit.
Determining the appropriate use of cardiovascular imaging requires analyzing the “complex interplay” among care processes and their quality, patient health outcomes and medical costs, according to a health policy statement released by the American College of Cardiology and endorsed by 14 other relevant medical societies.
February 28, 2014 — Lexmark’s Perceptive Software demonstrated its Universal Clinical Platform solution for enterprise clinical content management at the 2014 meeting of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
February 28, 2014 — A 6-year-old with a highly malignant medulloblastoma brain tumor is the first pediatric patient treated using the Mevion S250 proton therapy system at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. This milestone event marks the first pediatric case ever treated on the world’s only single-room proton therapy system.
IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), a provider of proton therapy solutions and radiation therapy dosimetry for the treatment of cancer, announced the delivery of its 250th Blue Phantom. system in North America to Melbourne, Fla.
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