Medicalis recently announced that Mercy, the fifth largest Catholic health system in the U.S., has completed its enterprise-wide deployment of the Medicalis Workflow Solution in just under six months.
April 14, 2017 — Carestream Health will demonstrate the potential for gains in both productivity and profitability ...
Kentucky and Iowa both this week joined the ranks of states with laws requiring mammography facilities to inform patients about the impact of dense fibroglandular breast tissue and its impact on cancer diagnosis and detection.
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
Anne Le Grand, general manager of Watson Health Imaging, will explore the potential of cognitive imaging to aid radiologists in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care as this year’s Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) Summit keynote speaker.
April 13, 2017 — IDS recently announced Women’s Imaging Associates, a premier teleradiology firm located in Birmingham ...
The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) and its partners Nordion and General Atomics (GA), announced in March that MURR’s License Amendment Request (LAR) has been submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This marks a critical step towards implementing domestic U.S. production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). Once operational, production from this facility will be capable of supporting nearly half of U.S. demand for Mo-99, which currently must be imported from outside North America.
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
The volume of computed tomography (CT) imaging exams continues to grow in the United States,[2] adding pressure to hospitals and radiology departments to control costs while meeting demand. In the CT suite, productivity and workflow can be impacted in several ways, but a new syringe-less, multi-dose multi-patient power injector is making waves at healthcare facilities with its efficiency-improving performance.
Reno Diagnostic Centers (RDC) in Reno, Nev., recently expanded its radiology picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to the latest version of Carestream’s Clinical Collaboration Platform. This enterprise imaging management solution enables enhanced productivity for radiologists, collaboration with referring physicians and streamlined system management.
April 12, 2017 — Client Outlook recently announced the latest release of its flagship diagnostic and clinical image ...
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
Theraclion announced results of a study evaluating the long-term assessment of breast fibroadenoma (benign tumor) volume reduction following treatment with the company’s Echopulse, a non-invasive treatment employing ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound.
In contrast to other U.S. racial/ethnic groups, Asian Americans have experienced steadily increasing breast cancer rates over the past 15 years.
April 12, 2017 — JPI Healthcare has completed the installation of a CareRay dual panel X-Vue digital radiography (DR) ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
April 12, 2017 — Providers can now offer enhanced care and safe imaging to patients with a compact and economical ...
Parascript LLC announced a new partnership with Volpara Solutions, creator of Volpara Density automated breast density assessment software. Independent research has associated an increased risk of cancer for patients with high breast density, which can also make cancer harder to detect on conventional mammograms. Together, Parascript AccuDetect CAD (computer-aided detection) and VolparaDensity provide complementary early cancer detection solutions.
IBA Molecular announced that it has merged with previous acquisition Mallinckrodt Nuclear Medicine LLC to form the new company Curium.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Somatom go. computed tomography (CT) platform from Siemens Healthineers, designed for highly diverse sets of user needs.
Positron emission tomography (PET) and other brain assessments are becoming staples of the legal system. That isn’t good ...
The ongoing attacks directed against screening mammography remain a source of bitter disappointment for those of us who are focused on another war on a daily basis — that against a real killer known as breast cancer. We have a powerful weapon in the high-quality mammogram used as a screening method: We know this based on real science, stemming from the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted over the past 30 years that tested the impact of early detection on the breast cancer death rate.
President Donald J. Trump and the Republican-led Congress have made it loud and clear that they want to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) signed into law in 2010 by former president Barak Obama. This historic legislation, more commonly called “Obamacare,” enabled 20 million more Americans to be covered by healthcare insurance. Even those individuals who had a pre-existing medical condition would now be covered under the ACA. The private insurance market in some states, like California, could no longer deny coverage because of a previous medical history. To gain the support of the private health insurance companies, the ACA promised millions of additional new enrollees to spread the financial risk.
The 2016 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) show floor offered a plethora of picture archiving and communication system (PACS) vendors. But with so many vendors out there, how do you make the best decision on which system to choose? It is actually quite simple. Just consider the following guidelines when narrowing down your list. Here are 11 things you should consider when purchasing a PACS.
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