Talk about data mining - some of the leading IT trends in healthcare and radiology were unearthed at this year’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference (HIMSS 2008). Now, as radiologists head to their next stop, the annual Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting, they can track those developments with ITN’s list of the Top 12 IT Trends to Watch.

April 9, 2008 − MediNotes Corp. this week released its latest version of its Web-based integrated electronic medical record (EHR) practice management (PM) solution MediNotes Clinician Spring R2.

MediNotes offers e-prescribing, patient portals, patient kiosks and image management. Among the new upgrades to MediNotes include payment links, electronic billing of secondary claims, an inventory control module, and a lab report sorting function.

April 9, 2008 - Matrox display controller boards and graphics extension units created for TOTOKU’s European distribution will now be available and supported by TOTOKU Europe GmbH, providing Matrox MED, AuroraVX and RAD Series display controller boards, also extending the Matrox product offering by including Matrox’s operating room solutions, Equinox and Onyx.

April 9, 2008 – Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, NY, purchased IDC’s X2200, X1590 and X1600 direct digital radiography (DR) systems to replace conventional film X-ray equipment in its three radiography rooms, aiming to match the increasing needs of the hospital’s physicians and patients, and looking to provide information at a faster pace.

April 8, 2008 – Students at Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington, IN, will be the first in the nation to be offered a highly specialized training program in proton therapy, an alternative to traditional radiation therapy that is emerging at treatment centers across the country, creating a demand for credentialed therapists.

The college has formed a partnership with ProCure Treatment Centers Inc. to develop a certificate program that will train and credential students enrolled in the college’s Radiation Therapy Program, with courses beginning next fall.

Tanita’s PW-630U scale for acute, bariatric and geriatric care markets is designed with an ultra-low platform in order to provide stability and comfort for patients while getting on the scale.

At AACN 2008, Vital Signs Inc. will display its new 500 and 1,000 mL InfusaScan fluid pressure infusor bags, which are designed to help reduce medication errors.

The ACCUVIX V10 includes 2D, 3D and 4D imaging technologies and features an articulating arm with a 17-inch, high-resolution, flat-panel display.

Technologies included in the system are speckle reduction filter, full spectrum imaging and DynamicMR, aiming to provide improved contrast resolution for more confident diagnoses.
The system also includes Sensitive Doppler performance, multiplanar imaging, 3D extended imaging, a multislice view, multiple oblique view and live 3D/4D.

The new AccuSITE transverse needle guide coupled with the use of ultrasound is designed to improve clinical confidence in line placement. The AccuSITE needle guide incorporates user flexibility and advanced features to increase productivity and first-time success rates during catheter placement procedures. Utilizing a two-part system, the AccuSITE needle guide consists of a reusable bracket and sterile snap-on needle guide.

Based on Zone Sonography technology, the z.one ultra system now features advanced software, hardware and transducer technology, including a new multi-transducer port (MTP). The convertible ultrasound platform aims to provide premium image quality and performance, together with greater portability. Clinicians are able to convert the z.one system from a full-featured, cart-based system into a compact ultrasound system reportedly without sacrificing image quality or performance.

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