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.

or the first time in over a decade, sales of PACS have not kept pace with the market’s consistent growth. With few exceptions, most companies are finding that PACS sales have slowed considerably. Even the major vendors aren’t immune to the impact the FUD factor (fear, uncertainty and doubt) has had in this marketplace, yet most are doing a terrible job of addressing consumer fears and falling back on that old reliable — price cutting .

There are several reasons quoted when health-imaging professionals are asked why they pursue PACS administration certification such as the ones provided by the ABII and PARCA organizations. Some people just like the sense of accomplishment, which coincides with reaching a milestone requiring a lot of hard work, similar to finishing a marathon for a runner, and are happy to have the certificate on the wall in their office. Some are looking for career advancement, a raise or looking to change jobs and want to make sure that their credentials stand out amongst other candidates.

At the Yellowstone Breast Center of St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, MT, the commitment to “total quality care” encompasses two key factors: providing state-of-the-art technology and state-of-the-art patient care.

EDDA Technology offers IQQA-Chest software V2.0 featuring enterprise CAD solution for digital X-ray.
EDDA Technology offers IQQA-Chest software V2.0 featuring enterprise CAD solution for digital X-ray.

Computer-aided detection (CAD) is a valuable tool in the radiologist’s armamentarium. However, the path of technological advancement has not been without bumps in the road. Issues surrounding “the doubt” have included the effect upon false positive rates, callbacks, biopsy rates, overall detection rates, clinical decision-making and patient outcomes. For the many studies supporting the efficacy of CAD applications for breast, lung and colon, there are many others that have produced unfavorable results, casting a continued shadow of doubt over its utility.
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