Editor's note: This blog was reprinted with permission from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, and can be viewed in full here.

 

Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.
–Aaron Levenstein

 

Richard Duszak, M.D., Guest Blog Author

Submitted by mtaschetta-millane on Thu, 08/27/2015 - 08:02

Richard Duszak, M.D., is chief medical officer, Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, and vice chair for Health Policy and Practice, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine.

Elekta announced that Providence Health and Services in Renton, Wash., the nation's third largest not-for-profit health system, has ordered multiple Elekta cancer management solutions, including radiation therapy systems and upgrades, oncology information systems and multiyear service contracts for its hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities in Washington, Alaska, California, Montana and Oregon.

BC Technical, a non-OEM provider of medical imaging solutions, has acquired Atlas Medical Technologies. This strategic acquisition allows BC Technical to add valuable diagnostic imaging service resources and knowledge.

 

OncoPeer Developer Cloud is a place for developers and the Varian research team to come together to support and advance non-clinical projects. Within Developer Cloud you will find discussions, groups, events and polls. 
 
There is also education material covering Varian research tools and interfaces, TrueBeam Developer Mode, Monte Carlo Solutions for our linacs and the Veritas research interface for xml building. Other API Toolkits are coming soon. Have fun exploring the site, meeting community members, and planning your next project.

Life Science Industry Research adds 2-D X-ray Equipment: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021, research report that says use of portable (mobile) devices is expected to enhance the business opportunities in the Global 2-D X-ray market.

 

Kubtec announced the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has issued Patent No. 14/503,130 for the technology incorporated into the Mozart System with TomoSpec Technology. This patent recognizes that the Mozart System with TomoSpec Technology, the world’s first portable 3-D Digital Specimen Tomosynthesis Imaging System, is unique in its field.

Accuray Incorporated has received a multi-system order from 21st Century Oncology for one CyberKnife M6 and four TomoHDA Systems. These are the latest generation CyberKnife and TomoTherapy Systems, and are used worldwide to provide extremely precise radiation treatments for cancerous and non-cancerous tumors throughout the body. The TomoTherapy Systems will replace conventional linear accelerators in single vault freestanding centers, reinforcing the TomoTherapy's value as a mainstream radiation therapy device. Accuray booked the order in its first fiscal quarter of 2016.

Merge Healthcare Incorporated was recently recognized as a top vendor in the KLAS 2015 Midterm Performance Review: Software & Services report. Merge Healthcare ranked second in the Software Performance by Vendor category, receiving an overall score of 81.9.

Ascendian Healthcare Consulting, a national healthcare IT consultancy, has partnered with Yuma Regional Medical Center to modernize and optimize the organization’s enterprise imaging information systems and operations for advanced patient care and Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) efficiencies.

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