UltraRAD Corp. and Nightshift Radiology have entered a partnership agreement to supply high-quality, on-call radiology services. The two companies have been working together over the last 12 months to replace Nightshift’s previous PACS system with an UltraRAD solution.
The solution utilizes UltraRAD’s advanced DICOM UltraGATEWAY, which supplies advanced JPEG2000 compression and optional encryption to route and manage the data flow from the customer site(s) to the multiple data centers and the information to the remote reading physicians.

UltraRAD Corp. and Nightshift Radiology announced a partnership agreement to supply high-quality, on-call radiology services. The two companies have been working together over the last 12 months to replace Nightshift’s previous PACS system with an UltraRAD solution.
The solution utilizes UltraRAD’s advanced DICOM UltraGATEWAY, which supplies advanced JPEG2000 compression and optional encryption to route and manage the data flow from the customer site(s) to the multiple data centers and the information to the remote reading physicians.

InStar Systems International Inc., announced that the company has recently installed its state-of-the-art radiology information system (RIS) at several imaging facilities throughout the country. The company has entered into agreements with a range of diagnostic imaging center operators to help improve workflow and enhance their imaging practices.

Together, GE Healthcare and Intermountain are working to help enhance patient care by accelerating the adoption of electronic health records and the use of evidence-based medicine and other forms of best practice among health systems in the U.S.

A Purchasing Service for excess medical equipment launched by Med-XS solutions will allow both healthcare facilities and medical equipment distributors the opportunity to bundle and sell medical equipment in one straightforward transaction. The Purchasing Service creates an alternative to the Rescue and Resale Product that was launched in July 2006. 

Scarlet fever has been spreading in North Korea and threatens to become a full-blown epidemic despite efforts by authorities to contain the disease, a news report said Wednesday. The disease, which broke out in the North's northern Ryanggang Province last month, is rapidly spreading to other parts of the communist state, including the capital, Pyongyang, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing unnamed sources.

A statewide campaign promoting healthier diets and exercise kicked off Tuesday, as educators and nutritionists attempt to counteract an obesity epidemic among New Jersey children and adults.

The new campaign, "Get Moving, Get Healthy New Jersey," is a multiyear effort intended to change the way New Jerseyans think about diet and exercise in much the same way public perceptions about cigarette smoking and using seat belts progressed over time, said Kathleen Morgan, who chairs a family and community health program at Rutgers University and is spearheading the project.

GE Healthcare also introduced at the American Heart Association (AHA) the Vivid e, a new compact ultrasound system for the growing demand for cardiac imaging at the point of care.
The Vivid e, the newest member of GE’s Compact Series of ultrasound systems, is designed to provide a dedicated cardiovascular ultrasound solution for the Physician Office in a PC laptop-sized design. GE’s Vivid e is FDA cleared and is commercially available in the U.S.

GE Healthcare highlighted at the American Heart Association (AHA) in Chicago new 4-D imaging capabilities in its Vivid 7 Dimension cardiovascular ultrasound platform, which are designed to help clinicians assess cardiovascular anatomy and LV function with more accuracy.

Numerous clinical data and physician-led presentations during the TCT meeting in October addressed the important role IVUS can play as part of every day interventional procedures. Topics of these presentations included current IVUS applications related to optimal drug-eluting stent (DES) sizing and placement, post-DES confirmation of expansion and apposition, and the ability of Volcano Corp.’s proprietary VH IVUS technology to identify plaque composition, and in turn help identify angiographically silent or intermediate lesions potentially at risk for a future coronary event.

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