July 22, 2009 – Before implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system, providers must first gain control of the number of records, forms and files flowing through the organization, and a recent Xerox Corp. study explained issues involved.

July 21, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Acuros capability offered initially in its brachytherapy treatment planning system, which will be on display at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) at Anaheim, Calif., from July 26-30.

July 21, 2009 – PACSGEAR, a provider of document and multimedia connectivity solutions for hospitals and healthcare facilities today announced the expansion of its European Office, located in Munich, Germany. The new office supports PACSGEAR’s continued growth in the EMEAR region, including Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia.

July 20, 2009 – St. Joseph Medical Center has selected McKesson’s Revenue Management Solutions (RMS) group to manage its medical billing processes to streamline operational and revenue challenges.

July 17, 2009 – PETNET Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, announced today that it is a registered supplier of investigational 3’Deoxy-3’[18F] Fluorothymidine (F-18 FLT) to the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s Clinical Trial network.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided further clarification on the existing physician supervision regulation that affects diagnostic and therapeutic services, including radiation oncology and interventional radiology services in the 2010 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule released on July 1, 2009.

July 17, 2009 - TeraRecon is highlighting its goal to meet the mission of SCCT’s recently-released reporting guidelines for interpreting and reporting coronary CTA, by augmenting the workflow and reporting capabilities of Aquarius iNtuition 4.4 software to achieve increased productivity and enhanced compliance.