Source: European Commission

The integration of radiology information systems (RIS) with picture archiving communication systems (PACS) has rapidly become a defining trend in the European RIS market. This latest development has been welcomed by IT professionals in the healthcare sector and as a result sales of RIS systems are expected to increase. A recent study by consultants Frost & Sullivan shows that the market was worth $125 million (US) in 2006 and this is expected to increase to $181 million by 2013.

July 6, 2007 – SonoSite Inc. recently announced it is filing a patent infringement lawsuit against GE Healthcare and certain GE affiliates, acting as a counterclaim to the complaint GE and its affiliates filed against SonoSite on May 15, 2007 in the same court, claiming that SonoSite had infringed on GE’s patents for compact ultrasound technology.

SonoSite is filing its answer to the complaint denying all of GE’s claims and alleging that the asserted patents are either invalid, not infringed, or both.

July 6, 2007 – The Women's Imaging 2008 Conference (formerly Women's Health and Imaging) will focus on contemporary diagnostic and therapeutic methodologies for providing the most advanced healthcare technologies available in women's imaging – a multi-modality program that will appeal to radiologists, gynecologists and radiology technologists as well as other healthcare professionals, February 3-6 in San Antonio, TX.

July 5, 2007 -- Kronos Inc. has announced the general availability of Workforce Central Version 6. This release of the product suite offers new and enhanced capabilities in three key areas that will have a direct impact on healthcare analytics, advanced scheduling and intuitive user interface.

July 6, 2007 - Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare purchasing organization, will serve as the sole-source purchasing agent for the members of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) (formerly Illinois Free Standing Surgery Center Association) based in Chicago.
“We chose Amerinet because of their proven record of success, and ability to deliver, not just the benefits of group purchasing, but unique cost-saving solutions,” said Mark Mayo, executive director of ASCA.

July, 5, 2007 - The David Ellenbogen Center for Health Sciences Education located at Hologic’s corporate headquarters in Bedford, MA is now open. The 13,000 square foot education center is specifically designed as a hands-on facility for healthcare practitioners looking to expand their knowledge and expertise in diagnosing and treating diseases. Courses and course formats, according to company Web site, have been planned in accordance with ASRT and AACME standards and will be taught by field experts.

July 5, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare presented its completely integrated CVIS-radiology PACS with full-featured echocardiography image and reporting capabilities at the 18th annual American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Scientific Sessions in June 2007 in Seattle, WA, USA.

July 5, 2007 – Covidien Ltd., formerly known as Tyco Healthcare, recently spun off from Tyco International, began trading on July 2 at the New York and Bermuda Stock Exchanges, marking its debut as an independent diversified healthcare products company.

July 5, 2007 –The U. S. Food and Drug Administration recently warned that a commonly used contrast agent used to improve MRI images has been linked to a potentially fatal disease and patients who have had an MRI Scan and been diagnosed with NSF/ NFD should review the latest FDA warnings, and Injury Claim Filing information at the NSF/NFD MRI Website.

July 5, 2007 - Touro University President Bernard Lander today announced that particle beam therapy for cancer, including proton beam and heavy carbon ions, is expected to be offered at the school's future $1.2 billion health science research campus on Mare Island in Northern California, using integrated software systems and advanced equipment from Siemens Medical Solutions.

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