FEBRUARY 2, 2007 - At the recent IHE 2007 held last month in Chicago, Dynamic Imaging successfully tested its new IHE mammography profile designed to harmonize the integration of digital mammography interpretation with traditional radiology PACS. As a result, institutions of all sizes will be able to optimize their digital mammography reading workflow.
Features include customizable reading layouts and sequences for any third-party full-field digital mammography system, along with full support of the company’s IntegradWeb PACS.

FEBRUARY 2, 2007 — Silicon Valley El Camino Hospital demonstrated the educational and collaborative capabilities of the IPELA, Sony Electronics’ high-definition IP-based visual communications system. During a live, two-way conference, oncology physicians from El Camino Hospital and City of Hope cancer center, both located in California, shared information on difficult-to-treat liver tumor cases.


If “more is better” is the philosophy behind multislice CT (MSCT) technology today, then it isn’t surprising that 80 percent of the CTs installed in 2006 had 16-plus slices; and that trend will only multiply once Toshiba launches its 256-slice CT system in 2008.

The Digital Healthcare Information Management System (DHIMS) includes PACS as well as other clinical and administrative applications. The components of DHIMS consist of the
• Infrastructure such as the LAN
• Devices that generate or provide a means to input information such as modalities and keyboards
• Storage management
• Information management which in the PACS application is known as the archive manager
• Visualization management which provides the end-user the ability to interact and view the information

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.

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