Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

Barco designs the perfect side display for clinical image review

Kortrijk, Belgium, 24 June 2014 – Healthcare imaging specialist Barco announces the launch of Eonis 21” – a new 21-inch clinical review display offering a 40% higher calibrated luminance and almost twice the contrast ratio of the previous generation. With a 2MP resolution for viewing consistent, quality-controlled images for accurate review, Eonis 21” is the perfect display for image review in radiology and cardiology.

EHR 'search engine' could optimize emergency department imaging

Targeted summaries of data contained in the EHR generated by queries written for a programmable health record intelligence system are a rapid and accurate way for clinicians to gather relevant medical histories on patients, according to an article published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance and Konica Minolta Medical Imaging offer new financing program

MINNEAPOLIS (June 11, 2014) -- U.S. Bank Equipment Finance and Konica Minolta Medical Imaging (KMMI) announced a new financing program tailored for KMMI channel partners and their healthcare customers. This new program offers KMMI resellers and customers a streamlined application and approval process, lease calculation tools, and direct access to a dedicated U.S. Bank support team.

Claron Technology ranks No. 305 on the 2014 PROFIT 500

June 12, 2014, Toronto—Claron Technology, a leading medical imaging solution provider, was ranked today as No. 305 on the Canadian Business and PROFIT 26th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. The PROFIT 500, which is published in the July issue of Canadian Business and online at PROFITguide.com, ranks Canadian businesses by their revenue growth during the preceding five years. Claron was selected for its five-year revenue growth of 166%. “

Carestream Vue PACS workstation’s advanced measurement features, native reporting shine at ISCT Workstation Face-Off

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 12 — Carestream showcased the ability of its CARESTREAM Vue PACS workstation to support streamlined reading, processing and reporting of imaging studies from multiple modalities at the “Workstation Face-Off,” which is part of the annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT. The event was held June 11 in San Francisco. It was hosted by the International Society of Computed Tomography (ISCT).

Imaging tools help radiologists diagnose lung cancer, save lives

Medical-imaging software under development at Rochester Institute of Technology could someday give radiologists a tool for measuring the growth of nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

ScImage, Inc., awarded U.S. government’s DIN-PACS contract

ScImage, Inc., a leading provider of on premises, in the cloud or hybrid healthcare enterprise imaging and clinical workflow solutions has announced the U.S. government has awarded the company its DIN-PACS III (Digital Imaging Network/Picture Archiving and Communications System) contract.

Carestream’s Smart Link real-time monitoring helps achieve exceptional uptime levels for healthcare IT, imaging systems

Carestream’s Smart Link helps ensure optimal system performance and uptime by continuously monitoring operations of its healthcare IT and digital imaging systems at healthcare providers across the globe.

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