With more than 550,000 core needle biopsy procedures performed annually in the U.S., there is a real need to match the right biopsy device – one that is both effective and efficient – to a given procedure.


With heightened need for higher resolution, three-dimensional color imaging and the advent of smaller, beefed up video cards that rival what’s packed in gaming consoles, it doesn’t take rocket science to forecast active matrix liquid crystal displays quickly are becoming the healthcare industry standard.
Demand spikes and dropping prices for these sleek and slim visual monitors contribute to the technology shift among healthcare facilities to flat panels from the bulkier traditional cathode ray tube (CRT) displays.

SAN ANTONIO – What is the value of a truly multimedia-enabled electronic health record? For some, it is worth millions; for others, it is the foundation for something of much greater value – decision support.
Radiologists and CIOs debated this topic at an EHR Panel titled “How EHR Will Increase Your Revenue in a PACS Environment” that was organized by Imaging Technology News (ITN) magazine and sponsored by Emageon, held Monday, March 19, in San Antonio, TX, on the eve of the PACS 2007 conference.


Being the only privately owned diagnostic imaging center in an entire state – albeit one of the smaller ones – can generate considerable competitive pressure on an outpatient facility and its staff.

The first thing you should know about remarketed or used equipment is that it’s not about picking up someone else’s junk or problems. At least not for the educated buyer.
By filtering out the vendor stereotypes and marketplace stigmas and doing your homework, you can locate a gem in the rough that not only will suit your needs, but also deliver the performance, bolster the volume and generate the revenue you seek.

In another one of those signs of the times, the volume of request for purchase (RFPs) forms being written for radiology PACS is in decline and the volume being written for cardiology PACS is on the rise. One reason might be as simple as the age of the two markets. The radiology PACS market is believed to be largely a replacement market, while the cardiology PACS market is swelling with first-time buyers. Is selecting the first cardiology PACS that much more challenging a process than selecting a first or second radiology PACS?

In the ever-changing and complicated process of integrating information systems, it’s easy to see how buying everything from a single vendor can have its perks.


When reading through a large set of image data, the last thing a radiologist wants is interruptions. Because efficient workflow is critical to productivity one of the principle complaints among radiologists is how to limit interruptions. Although some interruptions may be warranted, such as a STAT case alert or a call from a referring physician, interruptions need to be managed.
PACS/RIS Manage Interruptions

In October of 2006, they gave us fair warning: “If the Deficit Reduction Act goes through…facilities will buy less and less expensive products,” said one industry expert. Others echoed this, and now the river of anxiety has morphed into a tsunami.

With the DRA here, we re-visit the issue, questioning an industry cross-section to find some surprising issues hiding in the shadows.

1. How has your organization adapted to prepare for the DRA?

When a sudden interruption of blood flow halts oxygen delivery to the brain, the individual suffers a “brain attack,” more commonly known as a stroke. Medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, carotid artery disease, atrial fibrillation, diabetes and obesity, as well as heredity and age, are common risk factors. As with any disease state, the keys to prevention rest largely on a healthy lifestyle and access to the latest medical advances.
Subscribe to
© Copyright Wainscot Media. All Rights Reserved.
Subscribe Now