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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Healthcare Quality Congress: How to improve care while bending cost curve

BOSTONAs the U.S. healthcare system gears up for a movement toward accountable care, thought leaders discussed bending the cost curve during a keynote address at the 9th Annual Healthcare Quality Congress, presented by the World Congress.

Barco expands display controller line

Barco has launched the MXRT-5450, a dual-DVI display controller featuring AMD FirePro professional graphics.

JACR: Community hospitals can reduce CT dose

Although community hospitals contend with challenges in the implementation of comprehensive CT dose reduction programs, these organizations can effectively deploy long-term, ongoing programs to successfully curb radiation dose, according to an article published in the August issue of the Journal of American College of Radiology.

Report: ICD-10 progress is 'sobering'

With the October 2013 date for ICD-10 conversion looming on the horizon, a report on a HealthLeadersMedia survey suggested that health organizations are overwhelmed with competing priorities.

Report: FDA's proposed mobile med apps rules will fuel market

The "relatively easy touch" with which the FDA has approached mobile medical apps appears "reasonable and has not surprised many," according to healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information, which studies mobile medical app markets. The firm had previously estimated an $84 million market for mobile medical apps, and expects continued growth.

Merck takes up AF drug from Astellas in North America

Merck, known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, and Astellas US, the U.S. subsidiary of Astellas Pharma, have entered into an agreement under which Merck, through a subsidiary, will acquire the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize the investigational intravenous formulation of vernakalant in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. from Astellas for an undisclosed fee.

BD to acquire Carmel Pharma

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Carmel Pharma, a Swedish company that manufactures the PhaSeal System, a closed-system drug transfer device for the safe handling of hazardous drugs that are packaged in vials.

Fuji updates Synapse RIS, TeleRIS

Fujifilm Medical Systems has released its Synapse RIS and Synapse TeleRIS version 6.0 applications.

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