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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Aprima snaps up revenue cycle management firm

Aprima Medical Software has acquired Health Care Strategies, a developer of revenue cycle management services, for an undisclosed sum.

Fuji debuts 24/7 online continuing education library

Fujifilm Medical Systems has made available its online continuing education Virtual Library, which is geared to diagnostic imaging professionals, and offers online presentations and tutorials followed by testing to visitors seeking continuing education.

Accusoft launches mobile imaging toolkit for iPad, Android

Accusoft Pegasus has released AIMTools, a mobile imaging toolkit, which includes support for viewing images on Apple and Android devices.

Radiology Central

Im headed to Grapevine, Texas in a few days for the annual meeting of the Association for Medical Imaging Management. As I browse the list of sessions, I am once again reminded of the central role image management plays in the 21st century imaging department.

JACR: New system curbs patient ID errors

A four-step process reduced patient identification errors in medical imaging and offered a useful, easy, quick and relevant process for staff members, according to a study published in the August issue of Journal of American College of Radiology.

Cantel boosts its presence in GI endoscopy for $100M

Looking to grow its presence in the gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy business, infection-control giant Cantel Medical has acquired Texas neighbor Byrne Medical, which develops disposable infection-control products used in GI endoscopies. The purchase price was $100 million.

Merge completes OIS buy

Merge Healthcare has acquired Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS), completing a previously announced $30 million deal.

Blackstone to privatize Emdeon with $3B purchase

Blackstone Capital Partner, an investment and advisory firm, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire a controlling interest in healthcare revenue software developer Emdeon for $3 billion, resulting in the privatization of the Nashville, Tenn.-based Emdeon.

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