Greensboro Radiology, a medical imaging provider based in Greensboro, N.C., is merging with High Point Radiological Services to create one of the largest private radiology practices in the nation.

The Task-Technology Fit (TTF) model developed by Dale L. Goodhue, PhD, is a valid tool to predict the utilization and perceived net benefits of a PACS upgrade, according to a case study published in the December issue of the Journal of Digital Imaging. The researchers, including Luigi Lepanto, MD, of the University of Montreal, and colleagues also found that utilization alone was not predictive of net benefits.

MedData, a medical billing services provider headquartered in Brecksville, Ohio, has acquired MedDirect, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based patient services provider that sells revenue cycle management and personalized patient communications products to healthcare organizations.

As of Jan. 1, Fujinon, a provider of endoscopy equipment, became an integrated division of Fujifilm Medical Systems, according to the Stamford, Conn.-based diagnostic imaging and medical informatics company.

As reimbursement cuts loom, integration with a larger hospital system has become inescapable for some private practice physicians. That process includes the grueling task of transferring data from the practice to the hospital. While hospital integration may be valuable, ensuring that patient data are stored and transferred properly may be nothing short of a battle. Here is one practice's tale.

Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, Calif., has placed an order to upgrade its existing PACS to the latest version of Carestreams Vue PACS.

QuadraMed announced that it has finalized a definitive reseller agreement to acquire NCR Healthcare from NCR, a developer of IT products and services, and will begin selling NCR Healthcare products such as MediKiosk patient access software, NCR Patient Portal, NCR Physician Referral Portal and NCR Patient Tracking.

DatCard and Fujifilm Medical Systems are expanding their reseller alliance by combining Fujifilms Synapse PACS with DatCards Agilisys-AIX.