I wonder if any vendor, radiologist or IS technology guru really imagined that the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) could realistically become a seamless part of the complicated world of Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) and Radiology Information Systems (RIS). In reality, the integration requirements of these individually complex systems strongly suggests that the marriage of these component pieces requires an interface strategy and an implementation to-do (or must-do) list that defies normal information system capabilities and user-required functions.

You may be surprised to hear that some industry experts question the relevance of radiology at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference. Radiology is about X-rays and imaging modalities, right? So why is HIMSS important to radiology?
Hospital IT Directors may say that HIMSS is their show, but they shouldn’t go without

February 2, 2007 - The 'Harvard Women's Health Watch' (February 2007) published results of the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) study suggesting that many women with heart disease don't get a proper diagnosis because they have a form of the disease that doesn't show up on the usual diagnostic tests. The new research shows that heart disease is not one but several disorders and may shed light on why heart disease often behaves differently in men and women.

Feb. 1, 2007 - Royal Philips Electronics announced the release of its new vital signs monitor, the Philips SureSigns VS3. Unlike traditional spot-check monitors, the SureSigns VS3 has a large 8.4” color LCD display and a simple user interface to make it easier for clinicians to assess patient vital signs information. Designed for use both in and out of the hospital, the SureSigns VS3 is suitable for general care wards, emergency departments, outpatient surgery and urgent care centers.

Feb. 1, 2007 - Patients treated at top-rated hospitals nationwide are nearly one-third less likely to die, on average, than those admitted to all other hospitals, according to a study released today by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings company. Patients who undergo surgery at these high-performing hospitals also have an average five percent lower risk of complications during their stay, researchers found.

FEBRUARY 1, 2007 - Orion Health Technologies announced that international medical equipment manufacturer, Spacelabs Healthcare Inc., has selected Orion’s Symphonia messaging and mapping toolkit. Symphonia can rapidly map data between HL7 systems and connect clinicians to patient information.

Incorporated into the Rhapsody Integration Engine, Symphonia is an easy-to-use, messaging and mapping toolkit that enables vendors, consultants and other developers to rapidly add industry-standard messaging capabilities to new, existing and legacy systems.

FEBRUARY 1, 2007 - Nonin Medical Inc. has entered into a multiyear agreement making its complete line of pulse oximeters and sensors, including its wireless oximeter based on Bluetooth technology, available to MedAssets customers. Over 1,500 acute care hospitals and 25,000 alternate-site facilities will benefit from the agreement.

FEBRUARY 1, 2007 - A panel of experts will discuss key issues and challenges faced by hospital/physician joint ventures. The discussion takes place today at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, NC. and is one of ten segments of the Carolinas Healthcare Forum on Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures. The panel of experts was gathered by Surgery Consultants of America (SCA).

In order to better meet the increasing patient demand on their growing practice, the Women’s Imaging Center at Hillcrest Radiology recently opened the doors of their new office to serve the women of the greater New York metropolitan area. Located in Jamaica, Queens, the new center takes up one entire floor of a medical building.

Feb. 1, 2007 — Results from a clinical trial have demonstrated the effectiveness of the QuickOpt Timing Cycle Optimization method for optimizing cardiac devices. Published in the February edition of the peer-reviewed Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (JCE), the study found that the new approach is equivalent to traditional echocardiography (echo) in optimizing implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), but requires less time and effort.

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