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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Integra gains access to competitors technology for $65M

Integra LifeSciences, a maker of implants and medical devices used in orthopedics, neurosurgery and general surgery, has purchased Ascension Orthopedics of Austin, Texas, for $65 million in cash.

PerkinElmer to acquire Caliper Life Sciences for $600M

PerkinElmer has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Caliper Life Sciences of Hopkinton, Mass., for approximately $600 million.

vRad nabs Northeast practice

Virtual Radiologic (vRad) has acquired Diagnostic Imaging, a radiology practice located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Stryker delves further into stroke devices with $135M purchase

Stryker of Kalamazoo, Mich., will acquire Concentric Medical in an all cash transaction for $135 million.

JACR: MU may mean $1.5B for radiology

Journal of American College of Radiology issued a wake-up call for radiologists in its September issue, reminding them that a collective $1.5 billion in incentives, or $44,000 per individual radiologist, is at stake with meaningful use (MU) reporting.

Sectra, Philips finalize mammo deal

Sectra has completed its mammography-modality deal with Royal Philips Electronics.

Bayer snaps up Pathway to deepen PAD therapies

Bayer HealthCare, along with its affiliate, Medrad, has acquired Pathway Medical Technologies, of Kirkland, Wash. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

ACR names RLI board of directors

Six leaders from academic and private practice radiology have been appointed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) to serve on the board of directors for ACRs Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI).

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