Researchers at the Technical University of Munich and Siemens Medical Solutions have developed a method of electronically transferring clinical data gathered at the point of care for use in prospective clinical trials. Through this process, clinical trial research results can be documented more efficiently, saving both time and money.

A recent study done for the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) by the Moran Group found that the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 will cause physician offices and independent imaging centers to be paid under the estimated cost to perform medical imaging procedures due to the act causing the Medicare reimbursement rates to drop.

GE Healthcare today announced that Partners in Practice, a management firm with over 100 practices that strives to help these practices improve organizational efficiency, has selected the company’s Centricity Group Management to enhance their ability to provide financial management and financial decision support services.

Barco’s diagnostic display systems have been selected by Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. As part of its Philips PACS implementation, the hospital recently installed a combination of grayscale and high-luminance color display systems for use with several radiology modalities. The installment marks a new breakthrough for Barco’s unique ’Diagnostic Luminance’ color technology in diagnostic environments.

Agfa HealthCare has announced today that the AZ Monica acute care hospital in Antwerp, Belgium, has contracted the company to install ORBIS comprehensive hospital and clinical IT system. AZ Monica has 477 beds over two locations, and treats 18,000 inpatients and 40,000 outpatients annually. The solution will manage the entire patient flow through all departments at AZ Monica’s two hospital sites in Antwerp. The contract marks the first commercial implementation of ORBIS in Belgium, following the launch in the Belgian market in March of this year.

Patrons at the East Brook Mall in Willimantic, CT can now get an MRI while they shop. Dr. Hadeer Shaikhly, a former chief radiologist at Windham Hospital in Willimantic, has opened an outpatient center for CT and MRI scans right between the Radio Shack and Borders Express in the mall. While patients or their escorts wait for their exam they can take a pager, which rings when it is their time, into the mall and shop.

Philips Medical Systems has announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is using the Philips iE33 echocardiography system and QLAB Quantification software to evaluate the effects of space flight on the hearts of space shuttle astronauts and, in the near future, astronauts on the international space station and ground-based analogs.

Siemens Medical Solutions announces today that Scott & White of Temple, TX, one of the largest multispecialty physician practices in the U.S., has signed an agreement with Siemens to be its provider of NextGen Healthcare's electronic medical record (NextGen EMR) solution. This agreement will enable Scott & White to establish a framework for interoperability across its 15 ambulatory clinics, ultimately helping to improve clinical efficiencies, reduce costs and enhance the quality of patient care.

Radlink, Inc., a supplier of medical imaging systems to healthcare providers, announced that it has signed an agreement with Flowood, MS-based Mid-South Medical Imaging to serve as master distributor of its CR Pro machine to healthcare organizations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of western Tennessee. The CR Pro utilizes Radlink’s sealed fiber-optic laser technology to deliver high-resolution, diagnostic-quality digital x-ray images.

The Diagnostic Center for Disease has announced the grand opening of its world headquarters in Sarasota, FL is scheduled for December 2006. The center offers advanced detection imaging technology and interpretation for prostate disease while featuring a 3.0 Tesla Signa HD-X Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spectroscopy (MRIS) scanner from GE Healthcare.

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