Carestream lands several Irish installs

Mater Private Hospital, located in Dublin, has signed a multi-year contract with Healthcare IT solutions provider Carestream Health, for the installation of several DR solutions.

Installation of the Carestream DRX Retrofit System, a Directview Elite CR System with mammography feature and the latest Carestream RIS & PACS will begin this year in phases, with completion scheduled for the end of 2010 said the Rochester, N.Y.-based company.

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CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.