The FDA approved Covidien’s contrast delivery system with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, integrating the technology to create a system that is designed to enhance patient safety by reducing the risk of medical errors in radiology departments.

May 8, 2008 - The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) launched dataQ, a next generation pharmacy data solution that reportedly provides healthcare stakeholders with the most up-to-date and in-depth
pharmacy information available.

May 8, 2008 – Capsule and B. Braun Medical entered into a partnership to connect B. Braun's Outlook Safety Infusion System into clinical information systems (CIS), and add B. Braun's system to the library of medical device drivers that Capsule supports.

May 8, 2008 - The VHA Foundation formally launched the Health Care SafetyNetwork, a national program to open dialogue among hospital CEOs in an area where most have little formal training, creating a two-year initiative to provide a forum where CEOs can learn from peers and patient safety experts about ways to create a culture that emphasizes safety.

May 8, 2008 - 3M Health Care and Materials Management Microsystems demonstrated this week connectivity between Microsystem’s SPM sterile processing information system and the 3M Attest Auto-reader at the International Association of Health Care Central Service Materials Management (IAHCSMM) Annual Meeting in Reno, NV.

May 8, 2008 - Draeger Medical released at AACN the Innovian Anesthesia Version 2.2, featuring expanded capabilities for IT performance in the perioperative suite.

Innovian Anesthesia integrates near real-time, life-critical information from patient monitoring, medical therapy devices and other ancillary information systems. It reportedly gives clinicians fast access to patient data, which can minimize the duplication of effort that often occurs with paper record systems.

May 8, 2008 - The day may be getting a little closer when robots will perform surgery on patients in dangerous situations or in remote locations, such as on the battlefield or in space, with minimal human guidance, according to engineers at Duke University.

May 8, 2008 - Women's Healthcare Associates (WHA) of Portland, OR has implemented a wireless solution from MERU Networks to give clinicians seamless wireless access to patient records on their mobile devices as they move from room to room in the system's six facilities.


Would accessibility from anywhere at the expense of basic visualization tools offered by a thin-client configuration satisfy your radiology needs? Or would you rather have the full functionality a slim client supports at the cost of more bandwidth? You make the call. Or can you have the best of both worlds?

Every hospital and imaging center wants to maximize capital equipment and technology investments in today’s cost-constrained healthcare market. Lowering reimbursement and rising costs require hospitals to maximize utilization of existing equipment and technology.
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