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.

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NuVasive to purchase Impulse Monitoring for $80M

NuVasive, a San Deigo-based manufacturer of surgical products for the spine, is planning to purchase Impulse Monitoring, an intraoperative monitoring provider, for $80 million.

Johnson & Johnson unit purchases remanufacturer SterilMed

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a surgical device unit of Johnson & Johnson, has announced plans to buy SterilMed, a privately-held company that remanufactures and sells pre-owned medical equipment.

Sony buys first medical device developer

Sony has acquired Redmond, Wash.-based Micronics, a company that researches and develops point-of-care devices for disease diagnosis, treatment monitoring and blood testing.  

Greenway acquiring CySolutions

Greenway Medical Technologies, a health IT company, is acquiring technology assets of CySolutions, a Southlake, Texas-based developer of integrated IT for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Community Health Centers (CHCs).

KLAS: 3D adoption grows, but questions linger

3D visualization is valuable in a variety of clinical applications because of its ability to provide diagnostic information previously unavailable through a 2D image, according to "Enterprise 3D 2011: Filling a Need?," a new report from healthcare research firm KLAS.

Aesculap acquires Aragon Surgical

Center Valley, Pa.-based surgical instrument manufacturer Aesculap has acquired Aragon Surgical, which focuses on radio frequency (RF) electrosurgical instruments for tissue fusion and cutting. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

OrthoScan bought by Ziehm's parent co.

The parent company of Ziehm Imaging has purchased Scottsdale, Ariz.-based mini C-arm specialist OrthoScan.

Tunstall to buy health monitoring developer for $82.3M

American Medical Alert Corporation (AMAC), a developer of remote health monitoring and 24/7 communication services for patient services, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Tunstall Healthcare Group Limited, a telehealth and telecare technologies developer, for approximately $82.3 million.

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